A review by beastreader
City of Jasmine by Deanna Raybourn

4.0

I have been a long time fan of this author's. I really love her Julia Grey series. So I was curious what the author could do aside for that series. First off the world that Mrs. Raybourn built in the 1920s, the ancient City of Jasmine, and the desert was wonderful. Then there was the adventure. There was plenty of action happening in this book and the characters were great that it made reading this book a breeze. I enjoyed Gabriel being a man of many disguises as it added some mystery to him and made him intriguing. However my personal favorite person was Evangeline. She was full of spunk.

I do agree with another reader that this book had the Indiana Jones feel to it but I thought it also had undertones of Tomb Raider and The Mummy but minus the mummy. More of the love story and adventure aspect from The Mummy. So my final conclusion after reading this book is that Deanna Raybourn has the magical touch of gold. City of Jasmine is a treasure of a read!