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inkylabyrinth's review
Love the concept. After reading The City of Brass, I am so interested in djinn stories. This blurb is giving Sense 8 but it's so slow so far. And I like slow most of the time. But I am just bored. I will attempt to come back to this one, only because I already own it and I enjoyed the other Rushie book I've read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
jarnbooks's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
2.5
I started out really enjoying this book. It was really slow and took its time introducing characters. But that’s the entire book. It’s really slow. It’s not until ~70% through the book when the plot actually happens. There’s hints of it earlier but those are around a paragraph and then never mentioned again. And even the supposed climax of the book was disappointing. It seemed like the author forgot that the book needed a story and haphazardly put one together right before the deadline.
Some characters are great but some characters make the book drag on forever. The main antagonist is confusing and it’s hard to keep track of the djinn characters. Their names are interchangeable to me and I wish the book did a better job at establishing them.
I really enjoyed the first half, despite nothing happening plot wise. But I can only read about the characters daily lives for so long. It was a weird read and I don’t think I’ll be reading it again. It only has 2 stars because I really enjoyed that first half.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Death and Sexual content
Minor: Incest
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