![]() ![]() ![]() The plot is quite intricate and certain threads link up to each other in different time frames, yet the worldbuilding is solid and makes a lot of sense. I decided to read this for Asian Lit Bingo. ![]() However, someone told me that it doesn’t have a toxic relationship and thus I decided to go for it, as I actually do like the original Aladdin story. I was very unsure about reading The Forbidden Wish, as I was worried that it would be similar to The Wrath and the Dawn which I didn’t like at all (here’s my review for that book). When saving herself means betraying him, Zahra must decide once and for all: is winning her freedom worth losing her heart?Īs time unravels and her enemies close in, Zahra finds herself suspended between danger and desire in this dazzling retelling of Aladdin from acclaimed author Jessica Khoury. She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes.īut when the King of the Jinn offers Zahra a chance to be free of her lamp forever, she seizes the opportunity-only to discover she is falling in love with Aladdin. When Aladdin discovers Zahra’s jinni lamp, Zahra is thrust back into a world she hasn’t seen in hundreds of years-a world where magic is forbidden and Zahra’s very existence is illegal. Book cover: Zahra looks up to the sky, smoke is billowing out of her mouth. ![]()
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