Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

14 reviews

aardwyrm's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A mystery is a balancing act, and overall this one does a good job of leaving clues the audience can follow and making sure it all pays off. Also djinn are cool as shit.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Violence, Sexism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Police brutality, Misogyny, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Death, Homophobia, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

uranaishi's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Colonisation, Homophobia, Murder, Sexism, Slavery, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Blood, Racism, Stalking, Religious bigotry, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Death, and Racial slurs

Minor: Alcohol, Police brutality, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Outing, Violence, and War

claudia_bow's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Addiction

hanz's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

So disappointed that I didn't really enjoy this, because I've liked everything else I've read in this world. The worldbuilding is incredible, but there are way too much descriptions that halt the plot and it feels like you're not really moving forward. 
Fatma and Hadia are also not very good investigators, which makes progress on the mystery aspect very slow, even when the criminal was obvious less than half way through. Overall, not for me, but I'm clearly in the minority. Back to reading the short stories again! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Slavery, and Violence