My Friday: The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury

Please join us over at RoseCityReader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name.

This is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice
These are the rules:

1. Grab a book, any book.

2. Turn to page 56, or 56% on your eReader.

3. Find any sentence (or a few, just don't spoil it) that grabs you.

4. Post it.

5. Add the URL to your post in the link on Freda's most recent Friday 56 post.

This is, hopefully, the next owned book I get to. 

Synopsis:

   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 Aladdin from acclaimed author Jessica Khoury.

Book Beginning:

I sense the boy the moment he sets foot into the cave.

Friday 56:

Irritably I look away. "I don't know what you're talking about."

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50/50 Friday is a new weekly link-up hosted by Carrie @ The Butterfly Reader and Laura @ Blue Eye Books.  Every week they have a new topic featuring two sides of the same coin - you share a book that suits each category and link up on the hosts' blogs.

This week's topic:  Character Most/Least Likely to Join a Motorcycle Gang

Most Likely
Jesper Fahey, Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo
Of all the Crows, besides Kaz, he seemed to enjoy "the life" the most. He's a bit of a thrill-seeker.

Least Likely
Anise Wise, Spellwork Syndicate by Lola Dodge
She just isn't the type to be in a gang. All she wants to do is learn magic and bake. She doesn't really like excitement, even though ever since she moved in with her Great Aunt she's had to deal with nothing but...


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Q: Have you ever wished that there were official government bookish holidays, and that, by law, employers HAD to give their workers a paid day off? If so, what kind of bookish holiday would you like to have?

A: I've never really thought about it. Not everybody gets the same level of enjoyment from reading, they don't find it relaxing, which is fine. I do think that people who love reading should get PTO to attend bookish events if they desire.