Aided by her bodyguard, who has secrets of his own, they must survive ghoul attacks, outwit a vengeful jinn queen, and confront a malicious killer from Loulie’s past. With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultan’s oldest son to find the artifact. When she saves the life of a cowardly prince, she draws the attention of his powerful father, the sultan, who blackmails her into finding an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land-at the cost of sacrificing all jinn. ‘Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. Source: ARC provided by the publisher (this in no way affects my review which is honest and unbiased) and I also have bought the finished editions! So, advance warning, this is more of a hyping up of a book than anything else, because the only thing I disliked about reading it was that it ended and now I have to wait for the rest of this story? I miss the characters already! That’s what happened with The Stardust Thief for me. Every once in while, you’ll read a book where you fall in love with the plot, the characters, the writing… everything just ends up being the perfect package for you.
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