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A review by ashleybhaley
The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury
3.0
3.5 Stars
"'Love is a path lined with roses... but it leads to a cliff's edge, and all who follow it tumble to their doom. You will not find your happiness there.'" - Jessica Khoury - The Forbidden Wish
This was a cute YA retelling of Aladdin. I found myself comparing all of the characters in the book to the movie trying to figure out who Jafar or Jasmine would be. The only name that is kept is Aladdins, so it leaves room for the story to be unique and stand on its own.
I liked that the book took an alternative route and was written from the perspective of Zahara (the jinni) and I was really rooting for the romance that developed between the characters.
Now I must warn you, Fantasy is not really my gig, so I found parts of both the very beginning and very end slightly confusing when the characters were working out the differences between the Jinn and Human worlds, but other than that it was very enjoyable. And it's a standalone.
"'Love is a path lined with roses... but it leads to a cliff's edge, and all who follow it tumble to their doom. You will not find your happiness there.'" - Jessica Khoury - The Forbidden Wish
This was a cute YA retelling of Aladdin. I found myself comparing all of the characters in the book to the movie trying to figure out who Jafar or Jasmine would be. The only name that is kept is Aladdins, so it leaves room for the story to be unique and stand on its own.
I liked that the book took an alternative route and was written from the perspective of Zahara (the jinni) and I was really rooting for the romance that developed between the characters.
Now I must warn you, Fantasy is not really my gig, so I found parts of both the very beginning and very end slightly confusing when the characters were working out the differences between the Jinn and Human worlds, but other than that it was very enjoyable. And it's a standalone.