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I was totally invested and I can't wait to revisit this world. Fatma is vibe, in her exotic english suit...she had me locked in after this story.
I need another adventure with Siti 🤣🤣🤣
Definitely continuing on to the next book.
4/5 stars
Special Investigator Fatma el-Sha’arawi, of the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, has been assigned the case of an unusual suicide involving a djinn but not everything is what it seems and heer night is just beginning.
Set in an alternate Cairo, where the supernatural coexist with regular humans, this was a fun adventure. I liked that this book didn't treat readers as idiots and introduced the world building without pages of exposition, thought I would have liked something like a glossary for certain words.
The plot itself was a very forward crime investigation and the main character was interesting and distinct. I will say that there were parts that felt a bit rushed and this definitely needed to be longer. I'm looking forward to reading the other tales and books in this series.
First unwritten rule of investigation—when in need of information, make sure you flatter your source. In that regard, immortals were no different than anyone else.
Special Investigator Fatma el-Sha’arawi, of the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, has been assigned the case of an unusual suicide involving a djinn but not everything is what it seems and heer night is just beginning.
Set in an alternate Cairo, where the supernatural coexist with regular humans, this was a fun adventure. I liked that this book didn't treat readers as idiots and introduced the world building without pages of exposition, thought I would have liked something like a glossary for certain words.
The plot itself was a very forward crime investigation and the main character was interesting and distinct. I will say that there were parts that felt a bit rushed and this definitely needed to be longer. I'm looking forward to reading the other tales and books in this series.
короткий рассказ, в котором автор, тем не менее, смог в ворлдбилдинг и даже совсем чуть-чуть в детектив (но реально чуть-чуть, последние 3% тайны). мир интересный - стимпанковский каир 20-х годов, в котором не только джинны с ангелами водятся, но и женщине разрешено быть детективом и носить мужские костюмы и короткие стрижки. пока не очень понятно, справится ли автор с образом героини и с лейсбийским романом в следующих книгах, но чем черт не шутит
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