Fans of fairytale retellings set in faraway lands full of romance, daring-do and pulse-pounding action will fall for this swoon-worthy tale." - Booklist, STARRED REVIEW "Lush and magical. Filled with unexpected twists and turns reminiscent of a magic carpet ride, Jessica Khoury's The Forbidden Wish is a must-read for anyone who loves a fantastic story." - Renée Ahdieh, author of THE WRATH AND THE DAWN From the Hardcover edition., **A Goodreads Best Book of February** "An exciting tale of deception, forbidden love, and dangerous magic, starring a cheeky thief and powerful but vulnerable jinni. I was utterly absorbed from the first page!" - Colleen Houck, Author of the NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling TIGER'S CURSE series "This is Aladdin like you've never imagined. Add to that a compelling new romance and I found myself adoring this tale immensely, from beginning to end." - Marissa Meyer, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CINDER and THE LUNAR CHRONICLES " The Forbidden Wish has everything you'd hope for in a retelling of the Aladdin story-hanging-by-your-fingertips danger, palace intrigue, a dark villain, forbidden love, a swashbuckling hero, and a feisty, dagger-eyed princess, and yet each richly written chapter in this thrilling adventure story is full of unexpected surprises. Maas, Author of the NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling THRONE OF GLASS series " The Forbidden Wish reminded me of all that I love about the story of Aladdin, now told through the eyes of a narrator who is as human and flawed as she is powerful and cunning.
I was captivated from the very first sentence and never wanted it to end! Absolutely stellar-and utterly unforgettable." - Sarah J.
"Lush, romantic, and exquisitely written- The Forbidden Wish is a rare, glittering jewel of a novel. 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 the Aladdin story from acclaimed author Jessica Khoury. 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. She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes. 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. Maas, author of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series This is Aladdin like you've never imagined.- Ren e Ahdieh, author of The Wrath and the Dawn She is the most powerful Jinni of all. a rare, glittering jewel of a novel.- Sarah J.
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