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hypofocus's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This was a fun ride! An alternate version of a well known story has potential to go wrong in so many ways, but I really enjoyed this particular direction! There was great attention to cultural detail that I really appreciated as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Death, Body horror, and Animal death
rootedreader's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Death of parent
knunderb's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This book was a fun, entertaining read! It was however, annoying how long it took for them to figure out that they could just do what they did at the end. the book could have been half as long I'd they had stolen the lamp in the first place. It made the characters feel really stupid.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, and War
Minor: Death of parent
skyegbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Reading this book after the beauty and the beast twisted tale was a dire disappointment. This books is somthing that anyone could of come up with. Additionally I did not like the insta-love trope.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, War, Animal death, Child death, and Death
Minor: Alcohol
ru_bunny's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
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An interesting start to the Twisted Tales series, it was much darker than I expected. The scenes of the new Agrabah were developed organically and Jasmine becomes much more than a sheltered princess.
An interesting start to the Twisted Tales series, it was much darker than I expected. The scenes of the new Agrabah were developed organically and Jasmine becomes much more than a sheltered princess.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail
ninaleeray's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-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
5.0
This take on Disney’s Aladdin starts off familiar and takes a dark turn. Jafar with his evil magic goes to unimaginable lengths to become all powerful stops at nothing using Iago, genie and death to his advantage.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death of parent, and Violence
toy_masterpiece's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Torture, Death, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death
rachaellostinneverland's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
A good book for fans of Disney, and those who have ever enjoyed reading fanfiction, as it is essentially official Aladdin fan fiction that has gone through teams of editors and marketing (I mean that in a good way, not in the condescending way most people mean when they say “it reads like fanfiction).
What I Like
What I Like
- I feel like because it was in the form of book, we got a lot of insight into these individual characters, especially Aladdin himself.
- Some of the new characters were entertaining!
- I think in many ways, it gave us more insight into Aladdin’s life of thievery and why he does what he does.
- I feel like there were some genuinely fun moments.
- The jabs at the original movie (there was a scene where a character questioned where all the animals go after the big parade).
What I Didn’t Like
- The pacing. It was honestly my biggest issue here, and part of the reason I decided to rate it 3.5 stars instead of 4 stars. I would describe it as medium-slow, but when it slowed down, man did it slow down. I don’t even mind slower paced books, but there were scenes that dragged.
- Jasmine. I love Jasmine in the original movie, and I feel like they tried to make her more dynamic in this version, but idk… it just fell short for me. I saw a lot of missed potential, and it was kind of annoying. There are also privileged things she says that got on my nerves. I don’t think she was horrible in the books, and I don’t dislike her, I just dislike the missed potential.
Overall, I do plan on reading the rest of the series, even if this book was slightly above average for me. It does seem to be fans least favorite book, so I don’t know if I will continue to go in order, or read a more popular / well liked book in the series next.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
kibbles15's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Torture, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Bullying and War
Minor: Misogyny
asahome's review against another edition
1.5
A man loses his mind and destroys my childhood.
I think this ruined my childhood... I mean, I know that sounds dramatic, but while reading the required book, I wanted to put it down so many times. I forced myself to finish, but it was so dark. So sad... It made me so sad to think about how far people were willing to go to get power. Madness is not something that can be predicted. I finished this book and don't know if I'll continue with this series of books.
I think this ruined my childhood... I mean, I know that sounds dramatic, but while reading the required book, I wanted to put it down so many times. I forced myself to finish, but it was so dark. So sad... It made me so sad to think about how far people were willing to go to get power. Madness is not something that can be predicted. I finished this book and don't know if I'll continue with this series of books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, and Police brutality
Minor: Confinement and Animal death