won by the street thief-turned-prince who "shows her the world". There is a woman in the movie, and she's. It's the one about a street thief-turned-prince, a clueless sultan, an evil vizier, a male genie, and a humorous parrot (also male). You know this story, right? At the very least, we've probably all seen the Disney version. I could picture it exactly and even feel the sense of magic in the air. Rarely do authors paint pictures of their setting so well. Khoury describes this world of deserts, palaces and magic in lavish, beautiful detail. The writing is so gorgeous it literally gave me goosebumps. Now let's break down all the great things about this book. You see, I never felt like the ultimate purpose of this story was to get Zahra and Aladdin together but, maybe as a result of that, I ended up wanting it anyway. Maybe it's because, in my opinion, the best romances are the ones in books that are not really about romance at all. Normally I don't like my books so heavily romantic, but maybe that's just because they are so seldom done well and generally sacrifice character development and plot for sweet nothings. Yet another YA retelling? Yet another YA romance? But I should never have doubted my trusted Goodreads friends because there is nothing typical about this book.įirstly, it is very romancey. I had a lot of doubts going into The Forbidden Wish. The question is, are you willing to gamble? How much are you willing to lose? What are you willing to risk everything for?” "Wishes have a way of twisting themselves, and there is nothing more dangerous than getting your heart's desire.
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