Lough, Amber. The
Blind Wish. Random House,
2015. $17.99. 306 pages.
Language: G (1 swear). Violence:
PG. Sexual content: G.
Half-jinni twins, Najwa and Zayele learned in the first
book, The Fire Wish, that they were
sisters, the truth about their parent’s death and what really started with war
between the humans and jinni. In this
continuation, the girls learn that ending a war is much harder than starting
one. Najwa saved the Caliphate’s life,
but still the human’s don’t trust her.
Prince Kamal, her romantic interest, has been made vizier and promised
his father that he would no longer meet Najwa unless in public. Najwa learns to her chagrin that her
twin-sister is a magus—the most powerful of a jinni and she herself is
not. Zayele is training to be a magus
and her suitor Atish, is working hard to chosen as her dyad—united with her to
multiply her power. Zayele still feels
grief over her human cousin Yashar (she thought her brother) who was blinded
when they went into the desert. She
returns to heal him, only to discover that no matter how powerful you are some
things cannot be changed. Prince Kamal’s
brother wants to continue to the war and kill the jinni and his wish causes unforeseen
consequences for all. It is a strong
second book with more action and plenty of twists. Both sisters have great character development
and the secondary characters are interesting too. There isn’t as much romance as in the first
book, which I found disappointing.
Still, readers will eagerly be waiting for the third adventure.
MS/HS-ADVISABLE.
Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.
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