Goldstein, Lori. Circle
of Jinn. 390 pages. Feiwel and Friends (Macmillan Press),
2016. $18.99. Violence: PG; Language: PG (9 swears); Sexual
Content: PG-13 (kissing with shirts off, but panties on).
A sequel to Becoming
Jinn (2015), this story picks up a couple of weeks after the last
book. Azra granted a hasty wish to her
boyfriend’s little sister, Megan at her father’s funeral, to make their family
whole again. Azra is temporarily living
with her boyfriend Nate’s family as she tries to fulfill the wish. Meanwhile, friction between her human world
and her jinn world continues when she meets a male jinn fresh from the
underworld of Janna. He helps her grant
the wish and she discovers his true identity and shocking truths about herself
and her family. Yasmin, one of the six
sister’s in her zar, is distraught when her mother is imprisoned by the Afrit,
the evil group that controls Janna and the jinn. Her best friend and potential love-interest,
Henry, helps her spread the word about a resistance effort to other female jinn. Azra learns that she is the key to the
uprising and if she ever wants to reunite with all of her family she must
fight.
Teens tired of vampire romances will eagerly delve into this
circle of jinn with its love quadrangle. The jinn are all beautiful and talented, but
also powerful at granting wishes. The plot
has some exciting twists and surprises, but it ends as you’d expect. Azra grows from a character who pushes
everyone away, to one who learns to trust and care for others. Because this is a sequel/companion book, purchase
only if the first book is popular at your library.
HS-OPTIONAL. Samantha
Hastings, MA, MLS. 
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