Premee Mohamed

In a far future city, where you can fall to a government cull for a single mistake, And What Can We Offer You Tonight tells the story of Jewel, established courtesan in a luxurious House. Jewel's world is shaken when her friend is murdered by a client, but somehow comes back to life. To get revenge, they will both have to confront the limits of loyalty, guilt, and justice. And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed is a dystopian thriller with a breathless, unique voice.

And What Can We Offer You Tonight

Lucy

Jewel lives and works as a courtesan in what is supposedly the best House in the city. But all is not so fabulous. Her friend Winfield is murdered by a client, mysteriously comes back to life, and sets out on a mission for revenge.

Winfield clearly has nothing to lose, so she goes all out in her quest for vengeance, but Jewel still has everything to lose and has a much more of a don’t rock the boat mentality.

A lot happens in this little novella. It reads like Jewel’s thoughts, sometimes fast and chaotic, and at other times slow, calm, and thought out. You get a real sense of the world that Jewel lives in. Where the smallest infraction can lead to government culls, and you mean absolutely nothing at all unless you are rich.

Jewel spends a lot of time explaining her world, all of the inconsistencies and the inequalities between the courtesans, clients, owners, and the people left behind in the town. You get a real sense of how trapped Jewel is.

I loved Winfield’s sense of not caring, though I do wish I had gotten to see a bit more of her. And I enjoyed the writing style, very flowy and frilly.

Netgalley provided me with a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. These are my thoughts.

Jasmine

Thanks so much to NetGalley, Neon Hemlock Press, and Preemee Mohamed for this eARC in exchange for an honest review! 

What a darkly poetic book And What Can We Offer You Tonight turned out to be! This story follows Jewel, a well-established courtesan in a dystopian society. Jewel comes to question everything she's grown to know after one of her friends was murdered by a client. That is enough to mess someone up, but what happens when that friend comes back from the dead with a mind for vengeance? 

This book came off as magical to me. The characters were way more interesting than you’d think possible for an 80-90 page novella. As I mentioned above, Mohamed’s writing is incredibly poetic, which adds quite a bit to a story that tends to lean towards the bleak pretty heavily. It’s also great fun to read about a zombie courtesan out for revenge. This is going to be four stars from me. I’m already looking forward to reading more from this author!

Áine Murphy

ARC from NetGalley

I wasn’t sure of this book at first but at about chapter three I got really into it. I’ve never read anything like it. There’s a little bit of sci-fi, a little bit of fantasy, a tiny bit of paranormal and a bit of murder. 
Even though it’s only 80 pages, there’s a good plot and good characters. It’s also gripping enough that you could read it all in one go. 
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I’ll definitely look into the author’s other works.

And What Can We Offer You Tonight

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