A review by riverlasol
City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda
4.0
I was so ecstatic when I got this review copy from Disney!! Rick Riordan Presents is the coolest thing and so far I have really enjoyed all of the books from the line that I’ve read. It started out in a way that almost felt familiar to me. It was easy to sympathise with the main character, Sik, and his voice stood out at once. It had that lovely mix of action and comedy that I’ve often seen in middle grade books and the plot was always on the move. It’s a book I would consider to be easy to binge! I also loved learning about mesopotamian mythology. It was all introduced in a way that was easy to understand for the reader and I would love to see more in this universe, though I think this was a standalone.
One thing I do want to mention is if you get queasy easily or don’t like books with a gross factor (I just made this term up) then this might not be the best fit for you. I personally don’t like any sort of gore and there were a few scenes where I had to stop reading and distract myself from the vivid descriptions. Besides from that, this was another fantastic title from Rick Riordan Presents and if you like mythology you should add it to your tbr!
One thing I do want to mention is if you get queasy easily or don’t like books with a gross factor (I just made this term up) then this might not be the best fit for you. I personally don’t like any sort of gore and there were a few scenes where I had to stop reading and distract myself from the vivid descriptions. Besides from that, this was another fantastic title from Rick Riordan Presents and if you like mythology you should add it to your tbr!