![]() ![]() To tell you a bit about the story, it is set between two worlds - that of the "real" world in Baghdad and that of the Jinni kingdom. My knowledge of Jinni mythology is virtually non-existent so I was hooked and ready to discover more about this exciting world. In every direction, thousands of tiny homes dotted the cavern’s sides, each lit with lamps. ![]() Fire twisted in the air above the dark water. A waterfall fell from a gap in the Cavern wall and poured into a canal that ended at a bubbling, flashing lake. Lough sets the scene beautifully and had me staring at the pages like the glittery-eyed tourist I so totally am.Ī cavern, as huge as a mountain turned inside out, curved up around me. It started well, hence the extra star in the rating. ![]() The potential for this book was huge - a brand new setting to explore different kinds of mythology and culture the ability to use a setting which will be incredibly foreign to most of the book's readers - and the power to use this untapped landscape to tell a very different kind of story. I don't even know any other fantasies that are set in the Middle East. ![]() I was hoping The Fire Wish would make waves in Young Adult and perhaps - if we were really lucky - pave the way for an influx of exciting, non-western, non-white, YA fantasy. This is like The Parent Trap, if it was set in the Middle East and had a nice big side order of instalove.Īnd let me tell you, I tried so bloody hard to love this book. ![]()
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