Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. I wanted to like this book. A re-telling of Aladdin with the 40 thieves, genie, magic, princess, etc. I loved the much lighter and more humorous Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, and I hoped for something similar. And yet... this is the first time in a long time that it was hard for me to get through the book. I'm sure this is a great story... for someone else. It's high fantasy rather than paranormal. Think horses and swords instead of cars and phones. Once upon a dark dream, the gods told me of our ruin. But I wasn’t nearly as afraid as I should have been.

Halfway through I find that I'm starting to actually care about 3 of the 4 characters (sorry Austyn) and the plot has my attention enough that I sorta want to continue listening. I'm always worried when a chapter ends that the next chapter will be from Austyn's perspective.