The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark

4.02 AVERAGE

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brittany_thereader's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lisaliest's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous lighthearted 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
I’m not entirely sure what exactly P. Djèlí Clark was going for here, but I enjoyed the ride. It was entertaining, fascinating, and the writing was spot-on.
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chrismcott's review

5.0
Listened to this one on audiobook and can I just say Wow! Lynette R. Freeman delivered everything as the narrator! 4.5/5 stars but rounded up because she was amazing. This, for me, felt like a mash up of Six of Crows meets NOLA meets the mythological underworld.

bridrizzle72's review

4.0
adventurous dark funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ogier79's review

3.5
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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vezreads's review against another edition

4.25
dark funny medium-paced

hayleyrhiannon's review

4.75
adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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penguin_anarchy's review

3.75
adventurous dark funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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lizthelizars's review

5.0
adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced
This started out like a plain old action adventure assassin book. But then it got snarky, weird, and delightful. Amazing characters, deep worldbuilding, interesting magic system mechanics. What a fun romp! I loved, loved this one. 

Brb, adding Clark's ENTIRE backlist to my TBR. 

For fans of The Library at Mount Char, Gideon the Ninth, Mistborn Era 2

ctflex's review

3.0
Took a premise and ran with it. Too short to outstay a welcome but I'd love to read more.