The Forbidden Wish"Lush, romantic, and exquisitely written . . . a rare, glittering jewel of a novel."—Sarah J. Maas, author of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series "This is Aladdin like you've never imagined."—Renée Ahdieh, author of The Wrath and the Dawn She is the most powerful Jinni of all. He is a boy from the streets. Their love will shake the world. . . . When Aladdin discovers Zahra's jinni lamp, Zahra is thrust back into a world she hasn't seen in hundreds of years—a world where magic is forbidden and Zahra's very existence is illegal. She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes. But when the King of the Jinn offers Zahra a chance to be free of her lamp forever, she seizes the opportunity—only to discover she is falling in love with Aladdin. When saving herself means betraying him, Zahra must decide once and for all: is winning her freedom worth losing her heart? As time unravels and her enemies close in, Zahra finds herself suspended between danger and desire in this dazzling retelling of the Aladdin story from acclaimed author Jessica Khoury. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 13 |
Section 3 | 23 |
Section 4 | 30 |
Section 5 | 38 |
Section 6 | 45 |
Section 7 | 60 |
Section 8 | 71 |
Section 12 | 118 |
Section 13 | 134 |
Section 14 | 147 |
Section 15 | 155 |
Section 16 | 167 |
Section 17 | 181 |
Section 18 | 192 |
Section 19 | 205 |
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Common terms and phrases
alomb Ambadya Amulen asks beneath Blood King breath Caspida catch cloak crowd curl dance Darian dark door dreadlocks drop Ensi Eristrati eyes face Fahradan fall father feel feet fight fingers fire flame flute gasps gaze ghuls girls grabs grins gryphons guards Habiba hair hand head holds human inside Istarya jinn jinni Khavar kill king kiss kurta lamp laugh leans lifts lips look maarids magic Malek murmurs Nardukha Neruby Nessa never night nods once palace Parthenia Phoenix Prince Rahzad princess pull Queen reach reply ring rises Roshana sand says Aladdin shadow Shaitan shakes shift shoulder shut sigh sixth sense skin smile smoke soldiers stand stares steps stone stop Sulifer Sulifer's swirl tell thief thought throne throw turn Tytoshi Vigo vizier voice waiting walk wall watch Watchmaidens wave whisper wind wrist Zahra Zhian