Reviews tagging 'Blood'

A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark

21 reviews

bel017's review against another edition

medium-paced

Very heavy on world building. As a short story I would have appreciated more plot and less detail.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Death

nicnevin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I am in love with this wordbuilding, steampunk magic Egypt with tantalising hints of other worlds. I gotta read the rest of this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

totallyshelfaware's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Wow. Just .. wow. 

The setting, the intricacy of the world-building, the characters, the lore - this was so interesting and enjoyable, I loved everything about it! 😍

Plus, Suehyla El-Attar's narration elevated this to being an easy favourite. 

So glad that there's more from this universe left for me to explore!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Blood and Violence

Minor: Suicide

tinyelfarcanist's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

There was a lot of focus on the djinn’s penis size.

I was very excited for this as I love djinn folklore, but the steampunk setting didn’t do it for me. I found the resolution predictable and underwhelming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Suicide

ellekhupe's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Blood

Minor: Sexism and Cannibalism

horizonous's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I'm already in love with Fatma, who looks like this (https://abload.de/img/1239031e1jf8.jpg) in my head

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Sexual content

◦ Sexual content = Prostitution

mar's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

BANGER

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Sexism

rorikae's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

In 'A Dead Djinn in Cairo,' P. Djèlí Clark creates an intriguing murder mystery set in a fantastical Cairo that is populated by angels, djinns, and ghouls. 
The story follows Fatma el-Sha’arawi, an investigator, as she tries to unravel what appears to be a suicide. But things aren't adding up in this case and as she begins to probe further, she finds that much more may hang in the balance than she previously thought. 
Despite it's short length, Clark creates a fully fledged world for the reader to step into. Populated by fantastical beings and helmed by a bad-ass investigator in a crisp suit, it's hard not to instantly be pulled into the world. An intriguing mystery that unravels more of the world as Fatma delves deeper into what happens, creates the perfect balance of world-building and story. I am so excited that there are more in this series. Though the story itself fits well into the novella length, there is clearly so much happening in the world that I can't wait to explore it further. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

zlad13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Body horror, and Sexism

gracew's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Oh super love this series, would only love it more if these were longer. A fun, dark fantasy mystery that manages to be equal parts fantasy and horror. I love putting a semi-steam punk world but setting it in Cairo, I love the world building, I love the complex lady characters kicking ass and taking names. I would literally read a twelve book series set in this world, please give it to me at once!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Suicide