Epic Crush of Genie Lo

by F C Yee

She annihilates standardized tests and the bad guys.
 
Genie Lo is one among droves of Ivy-hopeful overachievers in her sleepy Bay Area suburb. You know, the type who wins. When she’s not crushing it at volleyball or hitting the books, 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 in class who becomes Genie’s self-appointed guide to battling demons. While Genie knows Quentin only as an attractive transfer student with an oddly formal command of the English language, in another reality he is Sun Wukong, the mythological Monkey King incarnate—right down to the furry tail and penchant for peaches.

Suddenly, acing the SATs is the least of Genie’s worries. The fates of her friends, family, and the entire Bay Area all depend on her summoning an inner power that Quentin assures her is strong enough to level the very gates of Heaven. But every second Genie spends tapping into the secret of her true nature is a second in which the lives of her loved ones hang in the balance.
 

• ISBN13: 9781419725487
• Publish Date: 8 August 2017
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Abrams
• Imprint: Amulet Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 320
• Language: English
• URL: https://abramsandchronicle.co.uk/book/9781419725487-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.