When saving herself means betraying him, Zahra must decide once and for all: is winning her freedom worth losing her heart?Īs time unravels and her enemies close in, Zahra finds herself suspended between danger and desire in this dazzling retelling of the Aladdin story from acclaimed author Jessica Khoury. She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes.īut 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 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. 'This is Aladdin like you've never imagined.'- Ren e Ahdieh, author of The Wrath and the Dawn Winner Blurb: This retelling of Aladdin and the Jinni focuses on the jinni Zahra’s path to autonomy and agency. Maas, author of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series The Forbidden Wish Winner Description: Author: Khoury, Jessica.

But what I truly appreciated about their story was the. Naturally, the two bond as friends and eventually fall in love. a rare, glittering jewel of a novel.'- Sarah J. In The Forbidden Wish, Jessica Khoury indroduces us to two complicated (yet lovable) characters named Zahra (a powerful jinni who's been trapped in her lamp) and Aladdin (the young thief). His other books were BEHIND THE FORBIDDEN DOOR and the wonderful A FORTUNE TELLER TOLD ME. He died at 65 he wanted only his name on his gravestone and the word traveller. 'Lush, romantic, and exquisitely written. Handsome, dashing, he looked like a buccaneer.

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