Reviews - A Master of Djinn

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A Master of Djinn

P. Djèlí Clark

4.07 AVERAGE

kittykels's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

nymerianyx's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

sim1's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny 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

I may have had too high expectations here... I mean it was good, but it didn't blow my mind or anything. The world is really interesting and I liked the characters but the plot was just...kinda a basic detective story. With honestly pretty common "tropes". Like..the detective who "works alone" and is mad that they got a partner. The femme fatale, the young newbie etc. Just because the detective is a woman doesn't make it...not tropey 🤷‍♀️
Anyway apart from that there were a few things that were frustrating about Fatma. She's described as this amazing investigator but she never does any really special deducing..it's just...normal police work. She didn't even realize the Djinns were being controlled unil her girlfriend said it out loud to her face. And I'm pretty sure I spent the last 40% of this book screaming at her that it was the sister not the brother. So that twist absolutely failed to shock me at all, and the fact that Fatma figured it out so late was more frustrating.

I guess I was just so intrigued by the world building and stuff that I really wished the actual Plot was better.

mkot's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny 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

emoverhere's review against another edition

4.0

As an egyptian, reading this was such a uniquely delightful experience. All the locations I knew, the words I understood, the sayings I heard my own mother and her mother before uttering a thousand times, the rich history I found myself living, even in an alternate reality. I’ve never had a book that made me feel so proud of my identity. It’s truly a wonder, I hope P. Djèlí Clark considers writing more novels in this universe, with these same characters, and this wonderful spirit. I’d read it in a heartbeat.

4.75/5 ⭐️

amsavv's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny medium-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

badb_catha's review against another edition

3.0

2.5 stars. Rich setting and world building, some tough and strong women, two of whom love each other, but kind of a forgettable plot and a sense of meandering that almost made me want to stop reading. However, I probably would have loved this years ago, so if you’re looking for atmospherics and magic this may be a good one to try.