Another thing I appreciated about the prologue was that it revealed Manizheh to be alive. The development was needed to continue to make the characters seem real. And ultimately I think it was a very clever way of giving the characters some development that would have been boring to follow too closely. It was the kind of attention-grabber that pulls you in because you suddenly desperately want to know what happened during the years you missed and how the characters have developed. Not only did it make the prologue highly efficient and justified, it also completely changed what I thought this book was going to be.

Did I suspect we would get a five-year time jump? No, no I did not. Initially, I thought it a bit strange until it’s revealed why. The book starts off with a very long prologue where we kind of check in with our trio to see where they are right after the end of the first book. My main thought: uwgbkjfngiuejngoiejbahdngojhnkdmgnenjdboajdnkbk If you want to know my thoughts on the first book, check out my review.

I can’t wait until the third book comes out, and we can all see where these journeys end.This review is all spoiler-filled because it’s the second book in a trilogy. To stick through when your favourites are unlikable is the sign of a good reader. To be unafraid of making your favourites unlikable is a sign of an aware writer. They are imperfect and grating at times, which makes their virtuous moments shine through brilliantly. It is impossible to reach these points of character growth organically and keep characters likeable 100% of the time. And Dara wrestles with perhaps the basic of questions: what is he, and is he comfortable adding more blood to the oceans of it at his feet? How many have to die before enough is enough? Ali has embraced the fact that religious differences do not inherently equal disrespect for those differences, and sometimes a subtle approach is best.

Nahri has grown from a selfish thief into a socially conscious leader. DEVELOPING CHARACTERS: SOMETIMES YOU HATE THEM Ībout 2/3 of the way through the Kingdom of Copper, I remember thinking “Wow, I don’t even like any of these characters.” They were frustrating, stupid, and selfish! None of that is a criticism of Chakraborty’s writing.

The kingdom of copper