The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty

The Kingdom of Copper (The Daevabad Trilogy, #2)

by S. A. Chakraborty

Return to Daevabad in the spellbinding sequel to THE CITY OF BRASS.

In Daevabad, where djinn can summon flames with a snap of their fingers, where rivers run deep with ancient magic, and blood can be as dangerous as any spell, a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom.

Nahri’s life changed forever when she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad, she needed all of her grifter instincts to survive. Now, as Nahri embraces her heritage and her power, she must forge a new path.

Exiled for daring to defy his father, Ali is adrift on the unforgiving sands of his ancestral land, hunted by assassins and forced to rely on frightening new abilities that threaten to reveal a terrible family secret.

And as a new century approaches and the djinn gather within Daevabad's brass walls to celebrate, a power in the desolate north will bring a storm of fire straight to the city’s gates . . .

Reviewed by Briana @ Pages Unbound on

3 of 5 stars

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3.5 stars but rounding down to 3 since I rounded book 1 up to 4.

Initial Thoughts:

After two books, I'm finally starting to understand the politics of this place. Who the "good guys" are is much clearer. The side characters are still more interesting than the main characters. The author seems to have used the five year time jump to substitute for character development. Suddenly Nahri believes in "her people's" religion, is invested in "her people," etc. when in the first book she didn't care and didn't know anyone in the city. Nahri is way less active than I'd like in this book, however. She ends book one by saying she always smiles at her marks, which sounds exciting. Then she does...nothing. She even references being tired of scheming near the end of *this* book when she might have been the person in the book doing the least scheming of all.

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