The City of Brass

This book struggled with the muddy middle.
The beginning was good, fast paced enough to keep me hooked on the story, with the two characters being hunted but then it seemed to take them forever to get where they were going with no real change in either of the characters. Ali had more of a storyline through these moments and changed, but I do wish that he had a bit more to his character and he reached the moment that pushed him over the edge sooner

There were times when I rolled my eyes so much they hurt because of the characters' decisions. I know they are young, but no one can be that naive.

The world is interesting.

The ending was good. But I disliked the sudden change in Daras character. RED FLAG but that's a personal opinion not something with the story.

Overall I liked it. writing was smooth and the world Immersive.

Will be continuing the series.

3.5