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 Arabian Nights from acclaimed author Jessica Khoury.
Oh wow, I LOVED this book so so much, I kind of want to punch myself for waiting this long to read it. I've literally had this book since its release, I pre-ordered it and got the pre-order incentives. And it still took me FOUR YEARS to read this book. It took me a bit to get into the story, but after a while, I just couldn't put it down and read almost the entire book in one day. I loved Zahra, I loved Aladdin, I loved seeing the references to the 'original' story (cuz I'm still not sure if it's a retelling of the original story or more of the Disneyfied story, I have not read the original Aladdin story). But yeah, this retelling was amazing and I highly, highly recommend if it Aladdin is (one of) your favourite Disney movie(s).
