A review by amrsalehduat
The Jinn Daughter by Rania Hanna

5.0

I know books can’t sing but my god The Jinn daughter might as well have. A fun fact many people might not know is that the highest quality Arabic prose has a melodic almost ethereal feel to it. Rania Hanna’s prose is probably the first English book I’ve read that was able to replicate that feeling. No, I’m not overselling this, the prose in this book can only be described as magical. 

 

But enough gushing about the prose. What about the story itself? The Jinn Daughter at its core is a story about the relationship between a mother and her daughter. This might seem simple but it’s the layers of the characters and the vividness of the world and its creatures that turned this story into something truly magical. 

 

If you want a tale inspired by Middle Eastern folklore, a heartfelt story that will leave you with tons of feelings, or you just want to enjoy the melodies of Hanna’s prose, The Jinn Daughter is a book that will leave you in awe.