Review: Season 2 is here and starts off with Aladdin!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2014
This is a twist on the tale of Aladdin. Jasmine, daughter of Snow White Vampire Queen of Sharra, has discovered that her secret hideaway is in fact the home of Laeddin, a genie. And she learns that she has been his master for several years and must make 3 wishes.Jasmine's first wish is to wish her wings away and for a normal high school life on Earth instead of Sharra. She hates her wings, they mark her as 'other', the only Original Vampire in all of Sharra, and they prevent her from traveling to Earth to experience all she wants to: movies, high school, friends, etc.But when she gets her wish, she discovers that it's not all that it's cracked up to be, she desperately misses her best friend, and she has feelings for Laeddin. That...and there is a monster on the loose. One she could handle if she had her wings and the powers they grant her.I really liked this book. I'm excited about the rest of the season and to see where this lands. Like most teenagers, Jasmine doesn't quite think things through and ignores her instincts. She is having issues with her parents (growing pains!) and yearns for a love as great as theirs. Although there were a few homonym misuse mistakes in my copy, it was an early read to review copy for the tour, so I'm sure those would be fixed up. Overall, I loved the story and the plot and look forward to seeing how this unravels in future episodes. Jasmine was on the verge of making a good decision, but ultimately made a poor one at the very end of this book...and it has endangered lives: hers and others. Can't wait to see what happens next!