I struggled to put it down despite my comprehension issues at times. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book. The book was more violent than I was anticipating, but overall I think it added to the authenticity of the story, and heightened the risks. Ali is a complex character who I really enjoyed being in the mind of, and Dara, well, he always gave me weird vibes but I also can’t help but feel bad for the guy and I definitely liked him a lot for the first half / 3/4 of the book - definitely harbouring conflicting feelings for him. Loved the MC Nahri in the beginning as a conwoman who basically fell into this new world, but towards the end she became less interesting to me.
The general air of confusion I had while reading it made it difficult to ascertain which characters were on whose side, however I still enjoyed the diverse cast of people. It didn’t necessarily ruin the book for me because I personally love deep world building, complex political situations and when authors are uncompromising with their world, however, I often found myself reading but not completely understanding what was going on. I found it difficult to keep the machinations of the world in order, the difference between the Djinn and the Daeva, which tribes liked whom and which were enemies. I did find it confusing at times, I wasn’t sure if it was because I didn’t pay enough attention to something important early on in the book, or if it really just wasn’t all that clear throughout. The book includes a rich fantasy world and a diverse range of characters set within a highly political city. It brings me joy to recognise things like the Euphrates River, and the use of ziggurats in the Daevabad capital, not to mention the setting of Cairo. As an ancient history graduate, I loved the setting of the book.
The book is set in Egypt, and also Daevabad, the fictional land of the Daeva, Djinn and Shafit.
The tale is heavily grounded in Middle Eastern folklore and includes Arabian nights influences (I’m not all that familiar with Arabian nights but that is the consensus). Chakraborty is the first book in the Daevabad Trilogy.
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