#a master of djinn
My Book Review
A Master of Djinn is a fantasy, murder mystery set in a 1912 steampunk world of Cairo, where our protagonist, Famita el-Sha’arawi, is the youngest investigator at the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, but not a rookie when it comes to the field.
This was one of my most anticipated books that I kept putting off to crack open at the right moment.
A Master of Djinn starts off great. It’s witty, weaves in alternate history, the premise is fun, and the world building is vivid. (That last point kept me locked in.) But the ultimate plot didn’t live up to my expectation and almost started to feel like a chore to get through. (I figured out the mystery waaay too early.) Plus the pacing is off, the characters are a bit flat, and the dialogue is clunky.
Maybe it still wasn’t the right moment since I was coming off a semi-reading slump ♀️. What doesn’t work for me may work for you.
If Clark decides to create a sequel, I’ll still give it a go nonetheless. He knows how to deliver a magical world. But hopefully the plot and other areas previously addressed will be just as rich and imaginative.
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A Master of Djinn & A Snake Falls To Earth are two of my favourite books, and they both just won Nebulas! I did a little doodle of Fatma and Oli (and Ami) today because i love them…
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