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March 3, 2021

REVIEW: A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsdjinn / Egypt / Fantasy / female detectives / Middle East / POC / POC author / short-story / steampunk / strong heroine / turn of the 20th century / unusual heroine2 Comments

Egypt, 1912. In Cairo, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (possibly) divine. What starts off as an odd suicide case for Special Investigator Fatma el-Sha’arawi leads her through the city’s underbelly as she encounters rampaging ghouls, saucy assassins, clockwork angels, and ... more >

February 13, 2018

REVIEW: A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn

JennieB+ Reviews / Book ReviewsEgypt / Mystery series / unusual heroine / Veronica Speedwell series / Victorian mystery5 Comments

Dear Ms. Raybourn: This is the third in the Veronica Speedwell mystery series, and the fourth Deanna Raybourn title I’ve read. (In addition to the first two books in this series, I read the first Lady Julia Grey mystery, Silent in the Grave. I do plan to get back to ... more >

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