The Brothers Grimm aren't the only source of major inspiration for young adult books. That was so damn cool, okay? He seems to arrive at some conclusion at last, because he stops his mad pacing and faces me squarely, his jaw hardening in resolution. A rare beast in YA these days! Like Liked by 1 person Were he a prince or a renowned warrior, he would have entire harems vying for his attention. I’d think you’d want to stretch your legs after lying around in that cave for—how long were you in there, anyway?” “Since the war ended. I thought I had resigned myself to this fate long ago, when it seemed no one would ever find me. Bored already? The concept is foreign, as distant and untouchable as the new moon behind its black veil. The Forbidden Wish was seriously amazing! My body hums with energy.One more interesting detail: jinn communicate with each other differently than humans do:We jinn know one another by the patterns of our thoughts, the way humans use facial features. Sand trickles down the walls, tinkles across the piles of golden coin. He reaches out, and I shift from smoke to fire with excitement. 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. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2016. But then the enchantments twang like the strings of a lute, and my fragile hope grows cold. Below in the grass glitter delicate blossoms of topaz and lapis lazuli. “The Forbidden Wish” is a re-telling of the classic “Aladdin” story. Was it too much to hope, Habiba, that five hundred years would be enough to bury the past? His heart beats fast enough for the both of us, its thunderous pulse echoing through me.I bury my hands in his dark hair, fingers knotting around those thick locks. “It is until you give me something better.” “Where are we going?” “Why? The trap has been sprung. It clings to the walls, drips from the ceiling, puddles between the golden roots of the jewel trees. I press a thousand smoky hands against the stone ceiling of the cave. a rare, glittering jewel of a novel. One day he was caught and brought to a palace where a sinister vizier Jafar made a proposition to him: retreat an old lamp from a dangerous land and Aladdin will live, or decline and he will die. Devil of sand and ash. This might be more like a 4.5 but MAN OH MAN did I love this book. The Forbidden Wish is a romantic Aladdin retelling with added romance, yes, but it's also a story about women and their power in the world. Perhaps you’ll wish for a mighty dragon to carry you through the sky, only to be devoured by it when you land. He chokes and coughs, his mouth filling with sand. --NoveList. It sits on a throne-like chair wrought from iron and rubies, the metal twisted to resemble rose vines. “What are you?” he whispers. “The Forbidden Wish has everything you’d hope for in a retelling of the Aladdin story—hanging-by-your-fingertips danger, palace intrigue, a dark villain, forbidden love, a swashbuckling hero, and a feisty, dagger-eyed princess, and yet each richly written chapter in this thrilling adventure story is full of unexpected surprises. Will you toss me away? Dogs. Carvings wind up the pillars: gaping lions, winged horses, dragons spitting fire. Or like, a release year? The writing is rich and imaginative; the magic of the Jinn was described with such ease, and it was so easy to get lost in the sprawling desert landscapes and wondrous palaces. A cruelty that cannot be forgotten or forgiven:His eyes are hard as diamonds, glittering in the starlight. The writing is addictive, the romance is subtle and smooth, the jinni aspects are captivating, the story is great, and it is a fitting retelling of Aladdin. Devil of sand and ash. Three wishes. But because time is short, I shrink and harden, assembling my wayward tendrils. What if there were more to her story? Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. I return his gaze with equal candor, adding him up. . “But it leads to a cliff’s edge, and all who follow it tumble to their doom. . She is the most powerful Jinni of all. I think you just don’t want to get hurt. . He watches in amazement, recoiling a bit at the sight of my golden eyes and extended claws. “If I tell you my name,” he says, “you must tell me yours.” I stop walking. . This has such a fantastic premise and I thought it would be wonderful and whisk me away to this wonderful Aladdin retelling, however, I found the plot to be very slow and I couldn't fall in love with the characters the way I wanted to. For five hundred years this magic has churned and coiled in its chambers, building up like gas beneath the earth, waiting for a spark to set it on fire. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Once, the queen of this city would sit here for hours, reading and meditating, but that was a very long time ago. He is just a boy, a moment in time that will soon pass. She is the most powerful Jinni of all. I know, I know, every one totally deserved a happy ending, and I will definitely smack myself on the head for wishing a little more drama. Ever since I became jinn, I’ve been bound to my lamp. .” He pauses to swallow. But I keep that to myself. I didn't expect this one to be as great as it was, and I'm happy to say I've found a book that gives me, [An epic fight between the two most powerful jinnis, the Forbidden Wish, and we also get to see Zahra real physical appearance (even though I would have loved that she kept the shape-shifting power, I see that I'm not the only one ^^). He was a homeless thief who survived by stealing food. You fight back.”“And you think I’m a fool for it?”“No. . um, found it, it began whispering to me. Jinni. “You haven’t granted me any wishes yet. We must stay apart or the world will be thrown out of balance. Massive stones fall from crumbling towers, and walls shatter into pieces. a rare, glittering jewel of a novel. “Every wish has a price, O Master. The ending (slight spoilers ahead; if you haven't read the book, you may better skip this part) I liked it, I really did, but, still, something wouldn't let me live happily ever after with characters. Desire pulls at my stomach, and I lean into him, lifting one leg and wrapping it around his waist. Zahra is awoken by Aladdin, but she finds that the world has now banned magic, and she herself is considered illegal. But universe weaves her own threads and soon the story turns into a tale of woe about star-crossed lovers destined to be apart for eternity... CharactersAladdin. And this boy is wilder than most, his energy radiating outward, warming the air around him. 4.5 stars! The Forbidden Wish (Book) : Khoury, Jessica : "Forced to hid her true identity, Zahra, a teenage genie, finds her chance for freedom challenged by her love for her master,"--NoveList. How did he find this place? Seriously NOW I am going to go and smack myself on the wall!!! He sucks in a breath, taking a half step backward, and he scans me head to toe as if just seeing me for the first time. And the last time I got personal with a human, it ended badly. "I am a jinni, Aladdin. I square my chin and meet his gaze challengingly. And then up, up, up to the stars, to press my face against the sky and feel the cool kiss of the moon. I absolutely get his anger and resentment: Aladdin's parents were killed in front of him and he watched as their heads were severed from bodies and put on a stake. I took the job from Xaxos for the money, nothing else.”ZahraDemon of fire. “It all makes sense now.” He pauses as a string of sand trickles onto his shoulder from above. And such a sky! When Aladdin discovers Zahra's… The Forbidden Wish Teen Fiction. Looking away, I shake sand from my robes. .” He pushes his hair back. . What did you say?” I frown. He holds it out on his palm, and after a slight hesitation, I pick it up. I pick out the scars on his hands and his legs. ‎"Lush, romantic, and exquisitely written . Now. The greatest treasure in all the world, as comfortless as light to the blind. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. To me, it was as if one one of the main characters had died. (view spoiler)[I wanted for Zahra and Aladdin to be together in the end, I did, but it's so damn sad Zahra lost her shifting abilities. But what if the genie were a girl? Refresh and try again. My sixth sense is blurred, like watching fish swim in a rippling pool, and I must concentrate very hard to see him at all. It really invested me into this story! How long until they come running? See more ideas about warrior princess, aladdin, girl names. She lives in Easley, South Carolina, with her husband and two dogs. The Forbidden Wish – Review ★★★★★ Most Americans have grown up watching Disney’s Aladdin film. The Forbidden Wish has an unusual power dynamic between its two main characters Zahra and Aladdin. Seldom do you—or I—know what that price is, until it has already been paid. We don't just have a simple mechanism: you own the lamp, you have three wishes - no, it's more complicated than that. Then he relaxes, melting into me, stepping forward until I am caught between him and the wall, the torch crackling beside me. He is a boy from the streets. Cute pets *giggles*. So I thought, why not see what it wanted?” “What did it say?” “It wasn’t so much words . I need to think.” I watch as he paces in a tight circle, his hands raking his hair over and over, until it nearly stands on end. Be ready for a lot of stress while reading the book.He is the sun, and I am the moon. For the first time in centuries, I stir. And thus began a story of Aladdin who became a prince and fought evil vizier and won a princess' hand. I don’t know how it was possible but the gods somehow grant her a new life but an unending thread of power was also unleashed as she severed ties with her lamp. He is a boy from the streets. “You’re not like the jinni in the stories and songs. .” His voice fades and his eyes grow wide. “I just knew it wanted me to follow it, that it would lead me to something important. “I know who you are,” he says. Word Count 94,420. (hide spoiler)]. “Strange,” he murmurs. . I had heard good things before I decided to pick it up, but, guys, I'm super impressed. You’re afraid.”Yes, she is afraid to live, to dream, to hope. He is a boy from the streets. Shadowy hands reach from the stream and grab his ankles. He presses on with his eyes shut, hands groping like a blind man’s. Their love will shake the world. Please try your request again later. “No, but I’ve heard stories of them.” Turning my back to him, I look up at the stars. For a second, I can only blink at him, but I recover quickly. The last time I saw the city from above ground, it stood proud beneath a sky filled with black smoke, its air clanging with the sound of fighting and the cries of the dying, both human and jinn. I hold the power to grant your desires thrice. But what if the genie were a girl? He stands still for a moment, watching me. With a swirl of smoke, I shift from hawk to girl, dropping to the ground beside him. Now there is only the lamp, gleaming in the diamond light. Jessica Khoury holds a BA in English from Toccoa Falls College. “Of course you have. “And the Shaitan, most powerful of all.” A chill runs down my spine. Why hasn’t it been used until now, and why by such an unlikely individual? Perhaps he is a simple pauper who stumbled across an ancient and powerful talisman without understanding its true worth. Can you keep up with me, jinni girl?” At that, I can only laugh, and in an instant bind myself into the form of a hawk and begin winging across the treetops. You’re that jinni. If I fail, I know I will never have another chance to escape. “I don’t care to know it.” Better that way. oh, so very long, Habiba. “But you look no older than me.” “Looks are deceiving.” I don’t tell him that the face I wear is stolen, its possessor five hundred years dead. A. “But if you wish for your life, I will save you.” He grins, cheeky as a crow. Now the city sinks once and for all, taking the dead with it. No. “ The Forbidden Wish has everything you’d hope for in a retelling of the Aladdin story—hanging-by-your-fingertips danger, palace intrigue, a dark villain, forbidden love, a swashbuckling hero, and a feisty, dagger-eyed princess, and yet each richly written chapter in this thrilling adventure story is full of unexpected surprises. The face of a monster. No noble cause in this one, all he wants is revenge for his parents. The magic makes one last effort to stop us, and this trap is the most dangerous of all. He is a boy from the streets. Wind and fire and water and sand—and sky sky sky! Some of the buzziest reinventions base their... To see what your friends thought of this book, February 23, 2016! That even now, legions of angry jinn—ghuls, maarids, a dozen other horrors—could be racing toward us? “Don’t your songs mention my name?” His lips slide into a half grin, and he resumes walking, the wind blowing his hair across his face. “These ruins are old. The cave shudders. And most important one: can we win in the end? Zahra is one of the best heroines I've read about. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. . The desert ripples, throwing the boy onto his back. . 3 editions. I simmer and expand. It is the one that betrayed you to your death, Habiba. "— Sarah J. Maas , author of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series "This is Aladdin like you've never imagined. The Forbidden Wish - Ebook written by Jessica Khoury. Seriously NOW I am going to go and smack myself on the wall!!! “By all the gods,” the boy murmurs, his quiet words drifting through the enormous vault. “Zahra.” He pauses and looks over his shoulder. “Throw you away? No. The air is thick with old jinn magic, a vestige of the great war fought here many centuries ago. As I wait for him to reply, I pass my little flame from hand to hand. I stand still a moment longer, watching him. . THE FORBIDDEN WISH is a story that has been tugging at me for years, and I'm overjoyed and honored to finally be sharing it with you at last. This is not THE story this book is about. A heart-wrenching tale of love and loss, THE FORBIDDEN WISH tells the story of Zahra, a powerful jinni, and Aladdin, a dashing thief. I dress myself with your shape. “Why wish for it when I can run? From the trees hang fruit: ruby apples, golden lemons, amethyst plums, sapphire berries. Trying to decide if I want to round up or down. On the coast. --NoveList. And I've been wholly won over. “I said it’s strange that mere curiosity—” “No, not that. Who is he? “I didn’t mean . I open myself and multiply, swelling into a great cloud over the boy’s head. He leaps out of the door and rolls, clutching my lamp to his stomach. I was looking for something to distract me. “Ah, of course.” “So are they true? You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury. I lead him over and around the piles of treasure, through arches made of glittering, buckling sand. Would I throw away a bag of gold just because I found it in a pile of dung?” He winces. “What?” “My name,” I stammer. It’s curdled your heart. No. The sound of his footstep rattles me like a clap of thunder, and I bolt fully awake. Command, and I your slave shall answer, son of man, for such is Nardukha’s law.” Ah, Nardukha, mighty King of the Jinn. Chapter One. I long to stretch myself out, to crawl smokily across that glorious moon-blue sand, spread myself like water, a hand on each horizon. She once was a 17 year-old girl and then she was turned into immortal jinni whose only purpose to serve her masters; she lived for 4 thousand years, she saw everything, and some part of her is broken under the pressure of world's cruelty. The night is calm and deceptively peaceful, the city that stood here just moments ago nothing more than a memory. Title: The Forbidden Wish Author(s): Jessica Khoury ISBN: 1-59514-767-5 / 978-1-59514-767-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Razorbill Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon AU For the last few centuries, these jeweled fruits have been my constant and sole companions.