The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

A light read with a lot of “rule of cool” action within some interesting world building. The numerous assassin fight scenes felt like video game boss battles to me, but each one is unique and there is a crafted mystery here to be solved. And it is a juicy mystery that unfolds piece by piece. Yet I’m still stuck on the final ending sentences (no spoilers) because it felt out of character and added more for aesthetics.

It has been SO RARE to read fantasy that is based on Black & African traditions. I am so delighted that P. Djéli Clark has woven yet another set of worlds that is delightful & action packed. I feel this is a book that would be suitable for young teens and above. What a wonderful tale. Not one dull moment.

There are very clear rules about being an assassin and Eveen the Eviscerator (it was one time, she says) follows them very carefully. After all, being an assassin is the only reason that she’s alive…well, not actually alive. She’s undead. In her first life, she made a promise to serve Aeril, the Matron of Assassins, for one hundred years. In P. Djèlí Clark’s beautifully plotted and highly entertaining novella, The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, we get to witness Eveen’s greatest caper...

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration.