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A review by thefantasticalworldofsara
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
3.0
(3.5/5) There were parts of this book that I loved:
- The fact that it's a fantasy not set in England (or even fantasy England where they pretend it's not but it is). I loved getting to see a steam-punk-ish Egypt with magic!! It gave me enough world-building to understand the world and be amazed without being overwhelmed
- That the main character, Fatma wears suits and generally kicks ass (and she's queer!!!!)
However, I found it lagged a lot in the middle and that's what took me awhile to get through it. I found the banter near the end freaking awesome and I wish there had been even more of that through the book! Overall, not my favourite but definitely worth a read if you were an Ancient Egypt kid.
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- The fact that it's a fantasy not set in England (or even fantasy England where they pretend it's not but it is). I loved getting to see a steam-punk-ish Egypt with magic!! It gave me enough world-building to understand the world and be amazed without being overwhelmed
- That the main character, Fatma wears suits and generally kicks ass (and she's queer!!!!)
However, I found it lagged a lot in the middle and that's what took me awhile to get through it. I found the banter near the end freaking awesome and I wish there had been even more of that through the book! Overall, not my favourite but definitely worth a read if you were an Ancient Egypt kid.
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