The City of Brass

This is a great debut novel and I am looking forward to more from this author.

This book follows Nahri, an orphan living in Cairo. Nahri makes her living from the marks that come to her shop. She has some healing abilities that she uses as well. Mostly, she survives by being a con artist.

Nahri is asked to perform a ritual to heal a girl. She takes the job, believing the family to be her next marks. The ritual requires her to call upon a Djinn warrior. Nahri doesn't believe in Djinn and she isn't superstitious. But, as she is doing the ritual, something definitely happens. Something that will turn her life upside down.

Meanwhile, we also follow Ali. Prince Alizayd Katani of Daevabad. Ali is second born and trains to serve his brother when he is king. Ali is a deeply devout Daeva. He sees the way the Shaffit are treated in his city. The Shaffit are not pure blooded and they are treated poorly by the Daeva. Ali hopes one day he can change all that. He knows they just want a chance to live and support their families. He dreams of creating jobs for them and improving their living conditions.

Fate will bring Nahri and Ali together. Hopefully they will survive it.

This book started out pretty slow for me. That is the only reason I gave it 4 stars. The second half was amazing! I loved the characters, the cultures, and the magic. I will definitely read the next book.