Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan

16 reviews

sofipitch's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was a very character driven reflection on love and grief. It didn't have much of a plot but I enjoyed the individual characters and their story. I was moving and cleaning a lot while listening, so I feel it not being plotty but still immersive was ideal. The prose was often pretty. My only gripes I feel like are marketing issues? This is marked as horror and isn't horror, it has gothic set dressing but no horror imo. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Classism, Death, Child abuse, and Death of parent

manderzreadz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Viking for granting me a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts:)
Wow did this book surprise me! I thought I was diving into a typical historical fiction about immigrants to South Africa during political upheaval but got so much more.
This book blends the physical and the spiritual, and touches on darker topics that leave you reflecting on what legacy you leave on those around you. 
I enjoyed the personification pieces about the house, you really got the atmospheric vibes. It was a tad slow at the beginning but I enjoyed it about 30% of the way through.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Suicide, and Emotional abuse

ukponge's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Infidelity

moonytoast's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death, Child death, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

l0v3lu's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Blood, Child abuse, and Death

kodi_rae's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I thought this one was really fun and the mystery kept me going for most of the novel. A little spooky, which I also enjoyed, though I wish there had been more about the djinn and how it came to feel so deeply. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Colonisation, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, and Religious bigotry

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Misogyny, Racism, Classism, Death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty

eed8's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

zydecovivo's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I saw this recommendation on a list made by my library and don’t think I truly understood what was coming. This story is about grief and love. While there is a djinn, they essentially represent (and reflect) different stages of grief. The focus is more on the main character, Sana, and the cast of characters around her in her new home. She searches for the concept of love and battles demons (both literal and figurative). While it focuses on a teenager, this is much deeper than any YA book and I would not consider it such. The writing is beautiful, but it is a heavy read. Everything, even buildings, are given life. If you don’t have a lot of prior knowledge about Indian, Muslim, and East African culture, you may find yourself looking up the meaning of some words. But I appreciate the author integrating so many facets of life in an obviously diverse area and showing a glimpse of (fictionalized) history. My only critique is a lack of commas that interfered with comprehension sometimes, which could’ve just been my digital edition from my library. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Animal cruelty, Death, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation

angcar's review against another edition

emotional mysterious

3.75

I think this book is mis-marketed as horror when it is closer to gothic horror or even speculative fiction. The Djinn is also a background character who only plays a role in the story at the very end, so the title doesn't do it much justice either.

That being said, I thought this was a solid story with a bittersweet ending. The audiobook narrator is really really good. Her narration enhanced the mysteriousness and the worldbuilding, which kept me invested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, and Murder