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liinley's review against another edition
Been reading this on and off for over a month and it’s just not capturing my attention. I’m not the biggest fan of Aladdin, but somehow this is worse.
yoskibroski's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
bookswithsamanthaj's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
book_leigh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is not the Aladdin story you know! It's not for young kids, but good for young adults and up. Our favorite characters from the Disney adaptation are here, but what happens when Aladdin doesn't end up with the lamp? A lot of dark, scary, and horrible things. It's a good, fast read. I wish the chapters had numbers, but they do have titles!
amanda_mh's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Liz Brazwell took a well known and beloved story and turned it into a much darker story that captured my attention from the first introduction of the world. In this version she somehow made Jafar more diabolical, and Jasmine more independent and powerful. Really enjoyed this one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
nerdalert219's review against another edition
4.0
The tag line really should be "What if Abu never stole the lamp?"
rhanebowreads's review against another edition
4.0
I have mixed feelings on this one. I thought the story was interesting on it's own but my familiarity with the characters Disney created for me I think messed up my read of this book. Also I felt that for the book to have been so researched and to have held so many references to the past that some of the wording in conversation between the characters came of as something you would read in a book set in a contemporary time. I rated it higher than I originally was going to just because I feel like I might be too critical on it and others will like it more but I didn't want them to be turned off by a lower rating.
cgagnon427's review against another edition
4.0
Fun story changing an original story line. I will likely eventually read others in the series. Very easy read.
brandicarney's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0