*I received a copy from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review* 
 "I promise not to go to war without your permission." 
 4.5/5 
 First things first: if you're a fan of Rebel of the sands and An ember in the ashes, this is the book for you. 
 THE PLOT 
 Nahri is a thief who lives in Cairo and she has a special power, she can heal people and she always knows if a person is sick and where the sickness is. She's also living on the streets and she's always ready to trick some rich nobles in order to steal from them. During one of her tricks, she accidentally summons an ancient Daeva warrior, Dara. She quickly discovers that her past and origins are more complicated than what she thought. So Nahri and Dara start their journey to Daevabad, the City of brass, where all the djinni tribes live. 
 THE PROTAGONISTS 
 We have two protagonists, Nahri and Ali, and we read from both of their pov. 
 Nahri: like I've already said, she's a thief with a healing power but she quickly discovers that she's the only survivor of the Nahidi family. The Nahidi family was basically worshipped by the Daevas, one of the djinni tribes and flame wielders who used to rule Daevabad. 
 Ali: he's the second son of the djinni king. He's training to be his brother's Qaid (leader of the army meant to protect the king and heir) but he's also fighting for shafit's rights (the shafit are half-humans half-djinni) because they're basically treated like dirt. I think he's the one who got more character development. 
 Dara: aka love of my life, leave him alone. He's an ancient Daeva warrior with a lot of secrets. He has some kind of memory loss but he remember being The scourge of Qui-zi, mass murderer and leader of the Daeva rebellion against Ali's ancestors. He also remember his death. He's funny, vain, strong, loyal and he's just the best he deserves the world dammit *starts crying* 
 THE ROMANCE 
 I've seen many mixed reviews on this, but to me it's obvious that - at least for now - the only romantic feelings are those between Nahri and Dara. No love triangle. Thank god. 
 I love them as a couple, even if The city of brass is so not a romance novel. 
 THE ENDING 
 aka the bane of my existence because how can I survive without knowing the fate of a CERTAIN SOMEONE *crying intensifies* 
 I can only say, THANK YOU S. A. CHAKRABORTY FOR THE EPILOGUE, I NEEDED IT. 
 There's not a real cliffhanger but you'll want to have the next book immediately, trust me