readwith_e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Thank you, Chakraborty, for keeping me on my toes throughout this book and introducing me to some truly captivating mythology. I’m not done with the series yet, but I can already tell how heartbroken I’ll be to leave the breathtaking world of Daevabad.
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, War, Mass/school shootings, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Slavery
brynalexa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism, Racism, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Stalking, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Suicide, War, Miscarriage, Slavery, and Torture
dazzle_spider_reader_1212's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Alcoholism, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, War, Sexual assault, Death, Alcohol, Child death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Slavery
googlegirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence, War, Murder, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Sexism, Slavery, Alcoholism, and Misogyny
hanarama's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
- Expanded world building
- Tense political intrigue
- Good use of dramatic irony
- Character motivations expanded and explored more closely
- Intense final act.
- Some character's decisions feel contrived/convenient
- Complicate characters
- Opposing POVs
- Political intrigue
- Looming threats
A massive improvement over City of Brass. I really fell in love with this book and I was lukewarm on CoB, which felt very slow and many characters felt unsympathetic.
Chakraborty has fixed many of these issues with KoC. She takes greater care to make all of her characters feel more sympathetic in this book, while keeping their moral complexities in tact. And she again delivers an absolute gut punch of an ending.
KoC takes place five years after the events of CoB. Even as Ali is exiled, Daevabad seems intent on drawing him back into its political machinations. Nahri has taken her place as Banu Nahida and struggles against the yoke of King Ghassan's rule. With a once-in-a-century celebration looming and an unseen enemy plotting revenge on the city, the characters' lives weave together as everyone angles to achieve their own goals.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Police brutality
annalisaely's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Genocide