City of Stairs

i read this for the @shelfspacebookclub january read - my first one of their book picks! it's hosted by @jessiemaebooks & @bookswithv, who i both sub to on booktube (you should too ❤️)! i had no idea what to expect, but i really enjoyed it. the beginning felt a bit difficult to get into, with so much being unknown and bennett not frontloading the history behind the continent, its divines, or saypur, but after eventually getting over those first few chapters, i found i quite liked the way he unravels their stories.

the characters were enjoyable - i loved sigrud and he and shara were an interesting dynamic. mulaghesh was hilarious (my favorite scene included her + sigrud) and vo was quite the intriguing tragic character.

the ending felt very satisfying, and i look forward to finishing the trilogy - not to mention checking out bennett's other books. i've also heard many good things about foundryside