Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight will love this rich, intricate high school drama where the supernatural world complicates the already fraught politics of an American high school. But this novel does more than those, weaving African folklore into the foundational mythology of the story and populating the world with a far more diverse cast so that modern readers will see themselves and a more realistic set of their peers navigating an unreal world of magical powers. This took me right back to my high school experience; I may not have been surrounded by Djinn, but I was trapped in a world where the emotional stakes often felt more important than the physical and social consequences of decisions, and I could empathize with the way Bijou Fitzroy and the other characters often make impulsive, irrational decisions because their passions are so powerful. Teens will recognize the veracity of Kromah’s voice, and us olds will be taken on a journey back to our youth.
Full Disclosure: I’m one of the co-publishers of the company publishing this novel. We enjoyed Djinn so much we decided to publish it, and we think you’ll love it, too!
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