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Series Review: The Suitable 'Verse by R. Cooper

Greetings and welcome to Reviews That Burn: Series Reviews, part of Books That Burn. Series Reviews discuss at least three books in a series and cover the overarching themes and development of the story across several books. Full Audio Here Powerful noble families known as the beat-of-fours, answerable only to a ruler and the mysterious, godlike fae, scheme and squabble amongst themselves, and go to war for the chance to put one of their own on the throne. But the fae might be pulling more strings than the nobles realize and they definitely have their favorites. A series of love stories loosely centered around the political crisis that led to the current ruler, featuring oblivious librarians, crafty though loving kings, an innocent half-fae noble, a legendary outlaw turned conqueror, worried warriors, clever guards, and an infamous beauty. PUBLISHER: Independently Published LENGTH: ~1000 pages so far AGE: Adult GENRE: Fantasy, Romance RECOMMENDED: Highly Queer Rep Summary: m/m and m/m/...
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A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (The Dead Djinn Universe #1)

Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she’s certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer.

So when someone murders a secret brotherhood dedicated to one of the most famous men in history, al-Jahiz, Agent Fatma is called onto the case. Al-Jahiz transformed the world forty years ago when he opened up the veil between the magical and mundane realms, before vanishing into the unknown. This murderer claims to be al-Jahiz, returned to condemn the modern age for its social oppressions. His dangerous magical abilities instigate unrest in the streets of Cairo that threaten to spill over onto the global stage.

Alongside her Ministry colleagues and a familiar person from her past, Agent Fatma must unravel the mystery behind this imposter to restore peace to the city—or face the possibility he could be exactly who he seems…

TITLE: A Master of Djinn
AUTHOR: P. Djèlí Clark
PUBLISHER: Tordotcom
YEAR: 2021
LENGTH: 464 pages
AGE: Adult
GENRE: Fantasy, Historical, Mystery
RECOMMENDED: TBD

Partial Queer Rep Summary: Lesbian/Sapphic Main Character(s).

*I received a free review copy as part of voting for the 2022 Hugo Awards.. 

I haven’t read any of the other books in this world and that makes it very hard to get into. The pacing is uneven, and it wasn’t until I looked up other reviews that I found out this isn’t the introduction to Fatma (the main character), as that happened elsewhere in some other story. 

I’m not interested enough to go back and read the other stories before trying to finish this one, it’s just not working for me and I’m not intrigued enough to put in the extra effort.

Partial CW for sexual content (brief), sexism (brief), racism, violence, fire/fire injury, murder, death.

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