City of Miracles

While I didn't love this as much as I loved the first one, I still had a great time reading it, especially as the action builds towards the end. In this volume, Sigurd becomes the primary POV character, and the journey he has taken, the planning that Bennett must have been putting into this character from the very beginning, transform Sigurd from one-dimensional overpowered bruiser to a multi-farted plot point and perhaps our only hope in the face of this new threat.

Shara, too, while less present in this book, is a shadow whose influence stretches wide over the story as we see the impact her life had on her country, her friends, and the family she chose for herself. if nothing else, this series is one of the few books written by men that I know of which include incredibly complicated and unique female characters.

More so than City of Swords, the Divine elements of this book are back in focus. This is the aspect that most sucked me into this series, and Bennett's creativity and exploration of this world where hey, miracles happen, make it well worth any mythology nerd's time. If you enjoyed the other two books, you will be right at those here.