The Forbidden Wish

The Forbidden Wish

Hardcover
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Beschreibung

"Lush, romantic, and exquisitely written . . . a rare, glittering jewel of a novel."—Sarah J. Maas, author of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series

"This is Aladdin like you've never imagined."—Renée Ahdieh, author of The Wrath and the Dawn

She is the most powerful Jinni of all. He is a boy from the streets. Their love will shake the world. . . .

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. She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes.

But 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 saving herself means betraying him, Zahra must decide once and for all: is winning her freedom worth losing her heart?

As time unravels and her enemies close in, Zahra finds herself suspended between danger and desire in this dazzling retelling of the Aladdin story from acclaimed author Jessica Khoury.
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Hardcover
Seitenzahl
352
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16.00 €

Beiträge

3
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5

This was so beautiful, I don't know if I can put it into words right now, but I will try! I have to say that Aladdin is my favorite fairytale of the Arabian fairytales, it's my favorite Disney movie and my favorite musical; basically it is my favorite everything, so of course I had high expectations foe this books. And boy, these expectations were more than met! I loved the twist to the story that the story is told from the Jinnis POV, who is a girl now. I will not give away too much from the plot, but I can say that it went into a completely different direction than what I expected. The book kept me on the edge of my seat, because there was not one scene without action or excitement. I loved the plot so much! The characters were amazing too! I loved the main character Zahra, and I even think she is now one of my most favorite female characters ever. She is so strong, she doesn't depend on anyone, and I love that! Aladdin felt kind of one-sided at first, but I grew really fond of him. My favorite were the watchmaidens, though. This group of girls is just slaying, no matter who they face. What would I give to be part of them? I loved all of them so much. We also got not one, but kind of four villains in this story, which was great! One thing that was also described so nicely was the magic in this world. Usually when magic is used in other books you hear the sentence "and I felt tge magic tingling at my fingertips when I released it", and that's it, but it wasn't like this in this book. I almost felt the magic growing inside of me when I read about it, which was amazing! Another thing that was great, was that the author incorporated elements and even sentences from the real fairytale, and even from the Disney movie, which made me fangirl so hard! I love it when you can still see some elements from the story the book is based on. I loved that so much. I honestly do not have anything bad to say about this book, that's how much I loved it. it is definitely one of my favorites so far this year! Definitely check it out, guys!

5

No, i definitely haven't read it in ONE day and absolutely loved it! 5 stars! Read it! Now! Jessica Khoury NEVER disapoints me!

4

The Forbidden Wish is a retelling of Aladdin, which happens to be one of my alltime favorite Disney movies ever. You can imagine how excited I was to find out about this book, right? I was super excited and am happy to say that it lived up to my expectations even though I was still a bit disappointed - if that makes sense? So, TFW is unlike the Disney version of Aladdin - for example, the jinni is a female called Zhara - but that really didn't disturb me. Quite the opposite! I loved the change and found it very refreshing and interesting. "Nothing is worth betraying someone you love." Aladdin still had his spirit and a personality I enjoyed a lot. Zhara on the other hand was more reversed and serious - probably due to her age and what she's been through already - but together they just fit. It made sense, you know? They complemented each other and made me fangirl SO MUCH. I adored them right from the beginning and was anticipating certain scenes throughout the whole book ... I even became a little bit frustrated when it took too long, haha. Either way, I loved their relationship a lot - it's slow-burn and definitely not insta-love (not really), which is great and that they're so different made this whole adventure even more enjoyable. Aladdin said and did so many great things throughtout this book which made me love him even more. Seriously, I wouldn't mind finding a thief like him in real life - he was so sweet and caring and had a way with words that just made you fall for him. I LOVED HIM! "He is the sun and I am the moon. We must stay apart or the world will be thrown out of balance." As of the plot, I don't want to go into too much detail - we all know how the story goes and therefore some things were predictable while others weren't. I'm generally not as disturbed by predictable scenes as other people might be ... so long as there are great characters involved and it's still interestingly written. That was definitely the case in The Forbidden Wish. However, at times it felt a bit dragging. The beginning was action-packed but towards the middle things seemed to slow - I wouldn't have minded a few more exciting scenes but overall it was still a great retelling of Aladdin. "All the world is in your shadow, Zahra. I cannot help but see you when I close my eyes." So, would I recommend this? Definitely, if you're a fan of retellings and specifically Aladdin. It features strong female characters - seriously, Caspida, her Watchmaidens and Zhara are brilliant characters! -, an intriguing plot that, yes, sometimes is a little bit predictable but never boring and managed to keep me interested this whole time. It's a great book and I enjoyed it immensely! www.aworldbetweenfoldedpages.blogspot.com ________________________ May 7th: Enjoyed this a lot! Aladdin is one of my favorite Disney movies and I'm so, so glad that this book lived up to my expectations - even though it still disappointed me a teeny tiny little bit. Great characters, an intriguing plot, beautiful writing and a great love story - LOVED IT!

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