Becoming Jinn (Becoming Jinn, #1)

by Lori Goldstein

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I love the idea of the Jinn, especially them having their own society. So I was pretty excited about reading Becoming Jinn.

I really liked the plot, even though I felt like it was a little dark in way. There is some crazy stuff that happens which kept it interesting. It really took the time to set things up. I think the second book is really going to be an explosion of action.

I love the way that Lori created a Jinn world hierarchy. There are different rules that they need to follow and they kind of have their own motherland called Janna. The numbers of Jinn interacting with humans is limited and as you read the book you find out why that is. We actually learn more about the history of their society and how it’s changed.

There is a strong theme of friendship throughout the book in my forms. Jinn woman form and group of friends called a Zar. These are their sisters for life that are there to support and care for eachother. Especially because the number of Jinn in the human world is limited. Azra’s mom has her own Zar and then the daughters of them form Azra’s Zar. There is also Azra’s friendship with Henry and his sister, which is a driving force in her lack of wanting to embrace her abilities. We really see her change from the beginning of the book to the end as she really sees what her indifference has done. That her personal choices actually have an impact on the people around her. I hope we see more of the Zar working together.

The romance was there but light. Of course there was the person I wanted her to be with and the person that she was with. I wasn’t really sure about where Azra’s feeling fell by the end of the book. I can’t wait to see what happens with that.

I really enjoyed Becoming Jinn and I’m excited to read the next book and see where the story is going. I really feel like it has some major potential to be awesome, my gut is telling me it won’t suffer from a middle book slump.