The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury → Start Date: March 14th, 2016

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Amanda and me!
Join us if you can!

[Amanda]

This looks interesting. I hope we like it :)

[Amanda]

My copy came in at the library. So excited for this :)

[Pang]

I want to read this!! I'm in to join you guys!!! :D
Start March 29th, right? Wooo that's long!! But I will wait! :)

[Amanda]

Trisha would you be able to start this earlier? My copy is due on the 21st and there are holds after me.

[Pang]

I kinda agreed with Amanda! I really want to read this book, March 29th kinda too long! I'm afriad my mood of wanting to read this book will disappear before then. ):

[Amanda]

I'm probably going to have to start this on Monday the 14th. My copy is due on the 21st and I can't renew it since there are holds.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

14th sounds perfect. I think I already have it too!
Ill update the thread! :)

[Amanda]

Yay! Thanks Trisha.

Can't wait to start this :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Sorry, I'll be starring late - still trying to catch up today.....

[Amanda]

That's okay. I will be starting late tonight after work anyways :)

[Amanda]

5 chapters in.

Aladdin (view spoiler)[loved his reaction when he first meets the jinni. (hide spoiler)]

Zahra (view spoiler)[I love that the jinni is a girl. The mission to free another jinni to gain her freedom sounds like a dangerous one, but it's a risk worth taking to gain freedom. (hide spoiler)]

I'm liking this so far.

[Amanda]

10 chapters.

Aladdin (view spoiler)[I find it amusing that he keeps calling Zahra Smoky. I wonder if he will be able to go through with his plan now that he was turned into a prince. (hide spoiler)]

Forbidden wish (view spoiler)[it sounds like if the master of the jinni wishes for their freedom it costs the wisher their life. Curious to see of Aladdin wishes for Zahras freedom in the end. (hide spoiler)]

[Amanda]

15 chapters.

Zahra (view spoiler)[I am starting to wonder if the offer she was given to free another jinni to gain her freedom may be a trap? Curious to see what happens (hide spoiler)]

Aladdin (view spoiler)[I am not sure that he will go through with avenging his parents. I also wonder what will happen when it comes out that he is not really a prince? (hide spoiler)]

A pretty good retelling so far.

[Amanda]

20 chapters.

Zahra (view spoiler)[now that she has found the lamp I wonder when she will free the jinni or if she will do it at all. (hide spoiler)]

Aladdin (view spoiler)[I am not certain he will go through with the wedding. I am wondering if he will confess to not being a prince. (hide spoiler)]

Darian (view spoiler)[ugh I don't like him. He only thinks of women as his property. I would love to see him end up with the fate of being imprisoned in a lamp as a jinni. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

ugh, I'm so so sorry
I seem to be on burn out...or have too much on my plate...or something....

I will definitely start tonight!

[Amanda]

No worries. I'm breezing through this since my copy is due soon. Can't wait to see what you think :)

[Amanda]

Finished.

Zahra (view spoiler)[so glad that she was able to gain her freedom. I liked that the forbidden wish worked in her favor and the was able to be with Aladdin in the end. I also am happy that the princess offered her a spot with her fighters. (hide spoiler)]

This was more a 3.5 for me, retellings can be hit or miss for me, but I had fun reading this. I can't wait to see what you think.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm so sorry I missed you on this Amanda

I have the book...I've even started it...but not far enough to post.
I plan to get back to this Sunday, when i get back from camping training :)

[Amanda]

No worries. Have fun camping :)

[Pang]

I'm so sorry girls I might be late on this. I'm struck at the middle of 'Lady Midnight' buddy read with my friends. )':

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

10 chapters
I am really liking this one so far!!

Aladdin(view spoiler)[ I do like that I feel like he's more realistic. he's not drawn into some sappy love story and he's a little more....gray in his morals (than the black and white disney would like you to believe!) I love this slant on it. (hide spoiler)]

Zahra(view spoiler)[ I really like her too! but I feel bad for her - sounds like she was forced into this kind of slavery Jinni deal..... (hide spoiler)]

[Amanda]

I agree, Aladdin (view spoiler)[he seemed more human in this one as opposed to the Disney version. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

no worries Pang :) get here when you can!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

20 chapters

I worry(view spoiler)[ that the promise to free her won't be honored (hide spoiler)]

Aladdin(view spoiler)[ ah! I love him! The Aladdin story has always held so much magic for me that I love the re-telling (hide spoiler)]

Caspida(view spoiler)[ I'm not sure Aladdin will go through with the wedding either. I'm not sure what he should or they should do...
obviously the Vesier is bad (he always is! LOL) but Darian.... Holy crap, he's an awful awful person. (hide spoiler)]

[Amanda]

Yes Darian (view spoiler)[was truly awful, ugh I really didn't like him. (hide spoiler)]

Aladdin (view spoiler)[I loved him too. Aladdin is one of the few Disney movies I really love, but then I remember seeing it in theaters when it was first released too. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm done! I Loved this one! it was so fun!!

I agree, re-tellings can be hit or miss but this one was so so good! :)

[Amanda]

Yay, I loved this one too :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Pang, I'm moving this one for now but let us know when you get to it and I can move the thread back to "in progress" and chat with you! :)