Into the Forest discussion

A place to discuss books with Djinn in them for our 2020 Reading Challenge.

The Golem and the Jinni is pretty good. I read it for a challenge last year or the year before?

Cat wrote: "The Golem and the Jinni is pretty good. I read it for a challenge last year or the year before?"

Yes, it's wonderful!
I also really loved Alif the Unseen

Cat wrote: "The Golem and the Jinni is pretty good. I read it for a challenge last year or the year before?"

I love that one!

I also real enjoyed The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories.

Margaret wrote: "Cat wrote: "The Golem and the Jinni is pretty good. I read it for a challenge last year or the year before?"

I love that one!

I also real enjoyed The Djinn Falls in Love & O..."</i>

I loved [book:The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories - really impressed by the writing.

I want to read The Golem and the Jinni - sounds interesting.

I feel like you would definitely like it, Amanda.

I also LOVED The Golem and the Jinni -- but I'm really nervous that the publication of the second book keeps getting pushed back, it's now set for 2021. 🤞

+1 for Alif the Unseen

And I own but haven't read yet The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories, so I may read it this year. But I also own and haven't yet read Djinn City, which I have on my challenge planner as the book I'll read for this challenge. Of course that could change.

If anyone's looking for:

YA recs I enjoyed Rebel of the Sands, but yes, it is quite YA-y and there be YA romance.

On the lower age range of YA, I had a lot of fun reading The Amulet of Samarkand mainly because Bartimaeus is so freaking sarcastic and tricksy.

Non-fiction rec I liked but didn't love The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca and you can look up photos of the remodeled house which is gorgeous!!

Leah wrote: "I also LOVED The Golem and the Jinni -- but I'm really nervous that the publication of the second book keeps getting pushed back, it's now set for 2021. 🤞

+1 for [book:Alif the Uns..."

Which is strange because that book was really popular. I checked her Twitter and she does seem to be writing, ha!

I also enjoyed the Samarkand books, though I read them a long time ago.

I need to find something for this category. I loved both Alif the Unseen and The Golem and the Jinni, so much that if I don't find anything suitable I could reread them.

Recently I've found The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by the author of Djinn City who was mentioned by Leah.

Now there is a question whether any of them will draw me in to actually get through.

Leah wrote: "I also LOVED The Golem and the Jinni -- but I'm really nervous that the publication of the second book keeps getting pushed back, it's now set for 2021. 🤞

+1 for Alif the Uns..."</i>

<i>Asaria wrote: "Recently I've found [book:The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by the author of Djinn City who was mentioned by Leah.

Now there is a question whether any of them will draw..."


I just ordered Djinn City!