A Master of Djinn
2019 • 464 pages

Ratings233

Average rating4.1

15

I was disappointed in this one. I love a fantastical murder mystery, but this one was too light for the mood I was in. It's fine if you're just looking for a glittery steampunk popcorn read, but the story spends too much time on what the world looks like and not really enough on the characters for me to really enjoy it. Also, I guessed the murderer from the minute they were introduced, which always annoys me. I kept hoping I'd be wrong, but it just kept making all these obvious references to who really dunnit that I was frustrated that a character as supposedly adept as Fatma couldn't figure this out.

March 27, 2022