Epic Crush of Genie Lo

by F C Yee

Genie Lo is one among droves of Ivy-hopeful overachievers in her sleepy Bay Area suburb. When she’s not crushing it at volleyball, Genie is typically working on how to crack the elusive Harvard entry code. But when her hometown comes under siege from hellspawn straight out of Chinese folklore, her priorities are dramatically rearranged. Enter Quentin Sun, a mysterious new kid who becomes Genie’s guide to battling demons. While Genie knows Quentin only as an attractive transfer student, in another reality he is Sun Wukong, the mythological Monkey King incarnate. Suddenly, acing the SATs is the least of Genie’s worries. 
 
This epic debut draws from Chinese mythology, features a larger-than-life heroine, and perfectly balances the realities of Genie’s grounded Bay Area life with the absurd supernatural world she finds herself commanding.
 

• ISBN13: 9781419732096
• Publish Date: 25 June 2019 (first published 8 August 2017)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Abrams
• Imprint: Amulet Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 320
• Language: English
• URL: https://abramsandchronicle.co.uk/book/9781419732096-epic-crush-of-genie-lo/

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

Rating: 4.5 Stars

That was a fun and fantastic adventure! I hope there will be more.

Pro: This book is hilarious. I laughed so much and so often.

Pro: Genie Lo is such a fierce heroine. She is smart and sassy and she can throw a punch.

Pro: The banter between Genie and Quinten is fantastic. I loved these two and couldn't get enough of them on page together.

Con: Really, I got nothing.

Pro: Yee did such an awesome job integrating Chinese folklore with humor and the stresses of high achieving teens.

Pro: I had to give Yee applause for that awesome twist. I didn't see it coming.

Pro: I loved the ending, mostly because it left it open for us to have more Genie and Quinten books.

Overall: I loved this uproarious tale, that was packed with action, folklore, and fabulous characters.



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[layawaydragon]

Cute. Action packed. I got 2/3rds of the way through and then skipped to the end because I was not in the mood and bored. Nice ending, clearly open for a series. I might continue, but I probably not.