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A clever mashup of equal parts efreet fantasy and golden hackers in a Big Brother Muslim state seems like a winner at first glance to me. I love everything about the first two and the addition of throwing it into a Muslim culture MAY or may not have been a winning move. Sometimes it can come off strange or cheesy or uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Wilson's strong writing and respectful nature carried a number of complex and interesting characters into a great tale with romantic elements, stronger hac ...more
Fortunately, Wilson's strong writing and respectful nature carried a number of complex and interesting characters into a great tale with romantic elements, stronger hac ...more
May 25, 2021
Emma
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
alternative-history,
bipoc,
science-fiction,
fantasy,
urban-fantasy,
demons,
contemporary,
vampires
What an original and richly evocative urban fantasy story. I loved the cultural setting and a fabulous cast of characters. Recommended!
The whole idea of merging the digital and fantasy world was great. There is a lot of action, in both real and fantasy worlds. I loved reading about this "unseen" reality. Unfortunately that was the only good part of the book.
Alif is an idiot who makes mistakes, apologyzes, has anger outbursts, apologyzes, makes more mistakes. And two women fell for him! I can't believe it! The women were a joke. None of them a fully developed chatacter. The only character who was a joy was Vikram. He kept me att ...more
Alif is an idiot who makes mistakes, apologyzes, has anger outbursts, apologyzes, makes more mistakes. And two women fell for him! I can't believe it! The women were a joke. None of them a fully developed chatacter. The only character who was a joy was Vikram. He kept me att ...more
I found the main character to be super irritating and the female characters poorly drawn. I could not finish this book.
A full five stars for this wonderful book. You don't need me to recap; I couldn't do any better than Goodreads.
This one felt like a very original story that almost blurs the lines of genre classification, which I fucking love. I've seen people try to nail down exactly what genre this is and I ask myself "why?" It's a great story, an original story, with many different layers and wonderful imagery set in a beautiful world. Wilson does an excellent job if conveying the setting and making you feel ...more
This one felt like a very original story that almost blurs the lines of genre classification, which I fucking love. I've seen people try to nail down exactly what genre this is and I ask myself "why?" It's a great story, an original story, with many different layers and wonderful imagery set in a beautiful world. Wilson does an excellent job if conveying the setting and making you feel ...more
A very unique book. This has made me a bit more interested in the mythologies of places like this, which I suppose was sort of the point.
For the book itself, I rather enjoyed it - I was much more interested in the world and the characters rather than invested in the plot, however, which I found a tad dull to be honest. Had trouble keeping my interest.
Still, an intriguing read.
For the book itself, I rather enjoyed it - I was much more interested in the world and the characters rather than invested in the plot, however, which I found a tad dull to be honest. Had trouble keeping my interest.
Still, an intriguing read.
Oct 13, 2014
Christina Pilkington
marked it as to-read
Oct 31, 2014
Navi
marked it as to-read
Jan 01, 2016
Jessica
marked it as to-read
Oct 25, 2023
Kent
marked it as to-read
