A review by twowheelsaway
The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud

5.0

I did a Bartimaeus re-read... was that earlier this year? Last year? I loved it just as much as I had the first time, and was sad it was, again, over.

I was delighted, then, to find out this prequel existed!

Highlights:
We <3 Bartimaeus. Footnotes, sass, grit, and panache, that's what the best djinn is made of.
Asmira's character arc was surprisingly satisfying.
The middle-end chunk of the book is a really good heist.
Solid foreshadowing that makes the revelations towards the end feel well set up, guessable, but still shocking.
Again, Bartimaeus.