Jinni and Human scholars used to work together in their great college of learning. All that ended one bloody night and now the Jinni in their undergound world are caught up in a war with a human Caliphate. Two girls on opposite sides of the conflict suddenly become the linchpin on which the war turns. Excellent and interesting story, with vivid descriptions and engaging characters.

advance copy provided by Edelwiess. ( )

Curious about the world of humans, jinn Najwa does what no jinn can do and enters the human palace. Zayele wants to escape her fate as Princess. The opportunity to escape falls into her lap when she catches the overly inquisitive jinn, and wishes to change her fate.

Because the story spans such a short period of time, some of the character relationships are a bit rushed. A few of the bigger reveals are common to the fantasy genre, so it can come across as overdone. Really, this just means this should be advertised for younger audiences, not YA.

On the other hand, the whole world built around the jinni and the middle-eastern culture are fascinating, and it definitely sets The Fire Wish apart from many other novels.

Entertaining and creative, this book is a pleasant and easy read. ( )

Couldn't finish this book - waay to confusing and to cumbersome to figure out!

I quite enjoyed it, the plot wasn't anything surprising, I could pretty much see where it was going the whole way through but it was still well written and I want the next book. ( )

While I did enjoy reading it, I felt like it had an obvious plot. A review I read before described it as resembling The Parent Trap (the twins switching places bit, not the parents bit) and I couldn't agree more. It's very easy to predict the ending in addition to the various reveals throughout the novel but it was still a nice, enjoyable read. ( )