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A review by elijahs_bookshelf
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
5.0
What a fun romp! The memory-loss trope usually doesn't do it for me, but I enjoyed the way this one was executed quite a bit. A big part of this is that Clark's approach to the trope; Eveen's character arc wasn't intrinsically tied to a plot of regaining her memory. Rather, the tensions of her memory loss were derived from other sources, as developed throughout the story in different ways. The braiding of worldbuilding, plot, and character threads together also felt masterful. The story world felt very well fleshed out, full of small details that get teased and exlored and revealed at a deeply satisfying pace. As a side note, I listened to the audiobook and loved the narrator--her voice was a great match for this story.