A Jinn's Wish

Hidden Wishes #3

by Tao Wong

Henry Tsien made a wish and became a mage. With his magical powers though, has come trouble as various powers vie over his wishing ring. The tenuous alliance that had formed around Henry begins to crumble as individuals grow impatient.

As friends and family face an uncertain future and increasing danger due to his actions, Henry must choose the final fate of the ring and it's occupant.

A Jinn's Wish is the final book in the Hidden Wishes trilogy, a Gamelit/ LitRPG urban fantasy novel that mixes gaming concepts with popular fantasy tropes.

Genres: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Elves

293 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2023

About the author

Tao Wong is the author of the A Thousand Li progression fantasy series and the System Apocalypse LitRPG series, among others. His work has been released in audio, paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats, and translated into German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and several other languages. He was shortlisted for the UK Kindle Storyteller Award in 2021 for A Thousand Li: The Second Sect. In 2026, the first three books in the A Thousand Li series will be republished in hardcover by Ace Books.

When he’s not writing or working, he enjoys practicing martial arts, reading, and dreaming up new worlds. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

Reviews

[Murtah Blake · Rating 5 out of 5]

I rather enjoyed all 3 books in this series, the characters were interesting and realistic and I enjoyed the complicated ideas behind magic in this world. The races and their attributes were interesting also. I feel these books could have been made into an entire series with how interesting and large the world was. Thank you Tao Wong.

[Adam England · Rating 5 out of 5]

The last book in a great series!

This is a great book and it was a great way to end the series.

The main character, henry, wished for magic from a jinn and it went crazy from there. As he and Alexa does a balancing act to preserve their life, evil things are preparing to take a turn at them.

[Richin109 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sad it had to end.

Sad the series had to end. I am hopeful that there will be more books in the series. Recommend tbe books to anyone

[Tryptophan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unfulfilled

The writing while excellent leaves me wanting more. The entire experience of him leveling leaves me unfulfilled as he never hit his cap. I feel like this could have easily been extended to another book for a more satisfied conclusion. That aside the biggest problem I had was that too much of his character development happened off screen and when he’s reintroduced we’re told that being on the run changes his but not really shown.

[Sandra Bergman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even though I just finished this book a few days ago I'm a bit fuzzy on how it ended (i.e. maybe not the most memorable end?). I think the series lost a bit of steam for the last installation, felt like the sudden willingness of the former guardians to change approach wasn't really motivated as the second wish still was "in the way". Also slightly unclear about how the limitations of the third wish really worked, seems to allow a lot before it was really properly made.

[Doug Sundseth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book ties off the threads presented in the first books of the series. The stakes go up very substantially and the action involved in that is handled well.

There is a middle section that is a bit of a slog (for good story reasons, but it's still a slog), but the rest, specifically including the climax are quite good.

If you're looking for something LitRPG-adjacent, but with a twist, this series is recommended.

[Ahliya (Yaya) S. Wordsmith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm so excited to review A Jinn's Wish by Tao Wong. I don't know if he is new or if I'm just new to him, but since my introduction to his work, I've been anticipating anything he puts out. Tao Wong's characters are relatable no matter what they are. In this series, for example, there's Lily the Jinn, Alexa

[Paps · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great conclusion to the series. I love the place the author left Henry, Alexa and Lily. There was a glimpse of a lot oof big players at the end wich gives this series more that enough to continue the expansion of this universe, but the world the author did with it was great so far.

[Alan Boggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good end to the series. I do wish there were more books ass it is an excellent series. The books are well written.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hope there will be more books in this series as I feel like there could be much more to this story. The epilogue made it seem like there could be more.

[Scott Wozniak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid ending to a fun series. It wasn't epic, but it was enjoyable.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the premise of this series, but wish there was more. It felt like it could have been a fun Dresden style litrpg, but it didn’t go far enough. Still worth the read! 🩵🩵🩵