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City of Blades (The Divine Cities, #2)

Robert Jackson Bennett

Start date: March 21, 2016

Finish date: April 4, 2016

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Jun 20, 2022 Bee rated it really liked it

Shelves: favourite, audiobook, fantasy, urban-fantasy, political-fantasy

I finished this a week or two ago, but my impressions are still quite clear. As with the first one I absolutely loved this book. It had less of the majesty and grandeur of the first book. But General Turyin Mulaghesh is one of my favourite characters in a long while. She's badass. And she's angry.

This world is so rich, so ready for deep stories and intense interactions. I just love it. This is one of my favourite types of stories.

The interactions between Mulaghesh and Signei (no idea how to sp ...more

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Sep 23, 2015 Clarita rated it it was amazing

Publication Date: January 26, 2016:(

Понеже съм зарязала другите четива временно и засега си живея в Буликов,нямам търпение, още повече, че някой спомена генерал Мулагеш и Зигруд:)). Ами скъпата ми Ашара?
Явно тъй и ще си умра някой ден - в очакване на следващата книга от обсебила ме поредица:)).

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Jun 30, 2019 Shhhh... Books rated it liked it · review of another edition

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General Turyin Mulaghesh is drawn out of a retirement (by none other than Prime Minister Shara) and entangled in another divine (or not?) mystery on the Continent.

Mulaghesh is a badass -- she is a one-armed soldier who takes on everyone in this, and I continued to love the side characters... but I was on and off bored throughout much of this. Also, Jackson Bennett's style lends less toward figurative and more toward detailed description which many people find very satisfying but is the opposite ...more

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