A review by dontquotekonthat
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

This story was a little bizarre and thus took a few chapters to really get into. But once I did, it was an easy ready. I wanted to know what happened next but not to the point where I was flying through the book.  I did like how immersed in the culture it seemed to be but it made things a little clunky and the books was not as accessible as it could have been. The last 20% of the booked dragged on so long however and just got more and more absurd.  The writing also got really simple, as though the author wrote the end first and then the beginning, maturing as a writer in between.  At some points the absurdity was funny but at others it just made the book hard to finish. However, the characters were fleshed out and the world building was done so well that it was still an enjoyable and satisfying read.