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A review by outspokenlibrarian
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
4.0
Close to 4 stars, so rounded up.
The only other thing I had read before by Clark was "The Haunting of Tram Car 015," which is set in this same world, a steampunk-and-magic version of early 20th century Egypt. It was cool to get immersed in this world of djinn and a Ministry of Supernatural.
The plot, however, did drag a little, and I don't know if Clark meant to be so heavy-handed at times about where things were going, or that it was a commentary on Fatma not being as competent as she should be. Hadia, as the newbie, seemed to grab some of these things more quickly; more of Hadia, please! Which is not to say I dislike Fatma as a character, it was just occasionally annoying.
The only other thing I had read before by Clark was "The Haunting of Tram Car 015," which is set in this same world, a steampunk-and-magic version of early 20th century Egypt. It was cool to get immersed in this world of djinn and a Ministry of Supernatural.
The plot, however, did drag a little, and I don't know if Clark meant to be so heavy-handed at times about where things were going, or that it was a commentary on Fatma not being as competent as she should be. Hadia, as the newbie, seemed to grab some of these things more quickly; more of Hadia, please! Which is not to say I dislike Fatma as a character, it was just occasionally annoying.