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A review by cb1984
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
adventurous
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
3.75
Fun but a bit forgettable. It's a really excellent setting: early 1900s Egypt, but djinn have been a big part of the world and Egypt in particular for the last few years, which has transformed Egypt into a major power.
The main characters are good enough. Fatma's dandyism was a fun character trait and easily added a lot of depth to her character. The lesser characters weren't as well realised, and the suspects for the murder were all suitably bad but in fairly boring ways.
I felt like the plot let it down. It was fine, but pretty predictable and took far too long to get anywhere (in my opinion). It worked ok, but wasn't compelling, which is probably a reasonable summary of the book as a whole.
The main characters are good enough. Fatma's dandyism was a fun character trait and easily added a lot of depth to her character. The lesser characters weren't as well realised, and the suspects for the murder were all suitably bad but in fairly boring ways.
I felt like the plot let it down. It was fine, but pretty predictable and took far too long to get anywhere (in my opinion). It worked ok, but wasn't compelling, which is probably a reasonable summary of the book as a whole.