S.A. Chakraborty
Book 2 of The Daevabad Trilogy
A fantasy story set in the east, with eastern mythology. I was not quite as much in love with this 2nd book. It took some work to get through. The political background was more confusing than needed and I really only found myself interested in one plot thread. Like any good fantasy epic, there were 3-5 concurrent threads interwoven. In the end (about 2/3 through) it picked up steam again, focused on the Ali-Nahri storyline that was most interesting and set the stage for a potentially interesting final volume. The plot here continues to follow Nahri as one of the last remaining Daeva healers as she is politically wed to the emir, in love with the emir's brother (but also hates him for having killed her bodyguard). Add to this the fact that the bodyguard (Dara) is not dead but returned to life as an ifrit warrior controlled by Nahri's thought dead mom who really only has deadly revenge on her mind. Oh, and the racial-political tensions in the city are at an all time high.
3 stars (out of 4)
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