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A review by nicholeb84
The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury
4.0
I have been hearing a lot of amazing things about this novel, so naturally I was excited to read it. I'm a huge fan of fairy tale retellings, the reimagining of the Jinni was interesting, and who doesn't love the story of Aladdin? While this novel didn't blow me away - I really enjoyed it.
The novel was (as several other people have stated) written beautifully. Our leading lady is someone you root for from the very beginning. And the relationships in this novel? While the romance between the Jinni and Aladdin didn't knock my socks off, it was enjoyable. The real high-light of the novel was the friendship between the ladies. Let me be frank: the greatest part of this novel is the Jinni, Zahra. Zahra makes this novel what it is and I totally adore her. Aladdin is playing second fiddle here, and that works out beautifully.
My biggest issue with the novel (and its one I've been seeing a lot of lately in YA novels. Maybe because they are stretching things out to make series?) is that the story started off rather slow. It took me a while to really get into the story.
Overall, I really liked this one and am awaiting the second novel in the series.
The novel was (as several other people have stated) written beautifully. Our leading lady is someone you root for from the very beginning. And the relationships in this novel? While the romance between the Jinni and Aladdin didn't knock my socks off, it was enjoyable. The real high-light of the novel was the friendship between the ladies. Let me be frank: the greatest part of this novel is the Jinni, Zahra. Zahra makes this novel what it is and I totally adore her. Aladdin is playing second fiddle here, and that works out beautifully.
My biggest issue with the novel (and its one I've been seeing a lot of lately in YA novels. Maybe because they are stretching things out to make series?) is that the story started off rather slow. It took me a while to really get into the story.
Overall, I really liked this one and am awaiting the second novel in the series.