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The Empire of Gold: 3 (Daevabad Trilogy)

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this book caught my attention thanks to its marvelous cover, I am glad I read this review because now I know that there are two books that I should read before getting to The Empire of Gold. The rest of the supernatural world considers them monsters and they are, but they’re also so much more. This setting invited an examination of Nahri’s personal evolution since book one, the ways in which her newfound powers and her found-family have both changed her and helped strengthened her existing identity.

Interspersed with the journeying is aching, heavy sadness as Dara, a hero so fallen he is himself a monster, narrates his own past of manipulation and abuse at the hands of the Nahids and works to puzzle out his own salvation (if any is to be had). After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people. It could be just me, but it seems like there have been a lot of fantasy novels that have a title in the “ ____ of ______” format lately.One of the best parts of this trilogy, and possibly the most compelling, has been the throughline of the main character arcs. I live in Vienna, Austria and, apart from reading, I enjoy movies, video games, thunderstorms, eternally bickering couples, coffee, and anything made of chocolate.

And he’s also been learning that the focus on his father’s heritage has made him neglect his mother. It's been almost a week since I finished and I needed a few (*cough* several) days to collect myself so I wouldn't just burst into tears while writing and posting this. In addition to having to endure the awfulness of Manizeh’s rule, Daevabad, the capital city of djinn-dom, has lost its magic, and is falling apart, literally.

Manizeh, Nahri’s Mommy Dearest, is doing her best to win friends and influence people, for her opposition.

And then there are political considerations, (would you be with someone from the family that murdered large numbers of your people? Afte rall, Nahri’s mother has taken Daevabad, Ali is trying to get over his brother’s death, and Nahri still can’t believe what Menizah and Dara have done… As understandable as this quieter period in their lives is, as eager was I for the story to pick up again.In all fairness, Chakraborty’s characters seem to feel the same way, but I think this is worth pointing out.

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