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The Fire Wish
The Fire Wish (Jinni Wars)
The Fire Wish
Amber Lough
Top Choice
A jinni. A princess. And the wish that changes everything. . . . Beautifully written and accessible fantasy for fans of Tamora Pierce, Rachel Hartman, and Laini Taylor.   In this romantic and evocative fantasy, Najwa is a jinni, training to be a spy in the war against the humans. Zayele is a human on her way to marry a prince of Baghdad—which she’ll do anything to avoid. So she captures Najwa and makes a wish. With a rush of smoke and fire, they fall apart and re-form—as each other. A jinni and a human, trading lives. Both girls must play their parts among enemies who would kill them if the deception were ever discovered—enemies including the young men Najwa and Zayele are just discovering they might love.
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Book Details

Genre: 

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Romance

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
The Fire Wish review by alison_S
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alison_S

When Najwa, a spy for the subterranean Jinni race, transports to the human world, she encounters Princess Zayele, who's all too eager to escape her arranged marriage to the caliph's son Kamal. Before Najwa can disguise herself, however, Zayele captures the frantic Jinni and wishes to return home. But instead of returning to her hometown of Zab, Zayele materializes in the undergroud Jinni cavern, while Najwa remains trapped in the human world.

Rating:
4
Content Rating:

Content rating - some mature content
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The Fire Wish review by jotaf
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jotaf

The Fire Wish is a book about a girl named Zayele and a jinni named Najwa that end up switching places.  Zayele lived in a small tribe named Zab, until the Vizier came.  He said he was searching for a wife for the prince and that he was going to choose her.  So, although she was against it with everything she had, her parents forced her, along with her cousin, to travel to Baghdad.  On the last day of the three day journey, though, a jinni named Najwa appears.  Since the creation of jinnis, there was a universal rule that if a human gets close enough to touch a jinn

Rating:
5
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Content Rating:

Content rating - some mature content
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