The Golem and the Djinni

by Helene Wecker

djinn are natural metalsmiths, and this one was unusually adept. He could work the metals into strands no thicker than a hair, or into sheets, or twisted ropes. The only metal he could not touch was iron: for like all his kind, he held a powerful dread of iron, and shied away from rocks veined with ore in the way a man might recoil from a poisonous snake.

Loved the level of insight the author has and how she shows respect and a deep love for all the cultures she writes about. The main characters are endearing and remarkable looking forward to the sequel

Bedouin women pinned amulets of iron beads to their babies’ clothing, to repel any djinn that might try to possess them, or carry them away and turn them to changelings.