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Forced to flee Cairo, Dara and Nahri journey together across hot, windswept sands teeming with creatures of fire and rivers where the mythical marid sleep, past ruins of once-magnificent human metropolises and mountains where the circling birds of prey are more than what they seem, to Daevabad, the legendary city of brass. But when Nahri accidentally summons Dara, an equally sly, darkly mysterious djinn warrior, during one of her cons, she learns that even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences. She makes her living swindling Ottoman nobles, hoping to one day earn enough to change her fortunes. On the streets of eighteenth-century Cairo, Nahri is a con woman of unsurpassed skill. Featuring a stepback and extra content including a bonus scene and an excerpt from The Kingdom of Copper. Chakraborty perfect for fans of The Golem and the Jinni, The Grace of Kings, and Uprooted, in which the future of a magical Middle Eastern kingdom rests in the hands of a clever and defiant young con artist with miraculous healing gifts.

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I think the way that each character acted in the situations that they were in felt reasonable, not exaggerated in any way and I loved them all very much. following orders that his father and brother gave him. He was caught between turmoil of doing the right thing vs. He was both a talented fighter, and found knowledge fascinating. Finally, Ali was another grey character, someone who I wasn’t sure if I was going to appreciate, but again, I’m not sure why I just felt like he was so relatable. The moments between Nahri and Dara were also just too much for my little heart to handle.

Hotheaded for sure, but I just had a soft spot for him the entire time. Even though I knew there were a lot of things he handled poorly, he was extremely loyal. He’s a very grey character, and by no means a perfect hero. Dara on the other hand, totally a different type of character, whose perspective we don’t get to read from, but I loved him all the same.

I also loved how she was not afraid to take matters in her own hands, put certain men in line, and dealt with her situation the best she could. If you plop a girl from her home town into a completely new city with new responsibilities, it will be difficult. I really loved that when she arrived in Daevabad she felt unsettled and it was difficult for her to get adjusted because it was again very honest. I loved her thirst for knowledge and how she tried to understand both sides of things, not shying away from truths that might be difficult to swallow. Moving on to the characters, ah the characters!! Nahri was painted as such an honest, yet defiant character that there was not much I didn’t like about her.