Djinn 
Bijou Fitzroy is strange. With the unwanted gift of being an empath, she has spent her entire life as a sheltered recluse, homeschooled by her secretive and overprotective grandmother, who never allows them to stay in one place long enough for Bijou to settle and make friends. When Bijou and her grandmother move to Sykesville and she starts to attend the local high school, Bijou’s world begins to crumble. Town locals begin to disappear and the creatures from her nightmares begin to take shape in her reality. She finds herself at the center of a war she never knew was being fought all around her.
Djinn is a twisty page-turner about magic and identity, rooted in folklore but with a 21st century spin. The unfolding tale keeps the reader guessing right to the end.Bijou Fitzroy just wants to fit in. She knows she's different, perhaps mentally ill; she constantly shuffles cards to calm her nerves, she's hypersensitive to the feelings of others, and her color-changing eyes seem to freak people out. She has no idea what's wrong with her, and Gigi, the wealthy, uncannily young grandmother who
My friend received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review and all I can say is WOW!I just finished watching season five of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so I caught a lot of Bijou'S (the MC) subtle and not so subtle references. It was hilarious and I loved that every chapter is named after a different Buffy episode.***Spoilers Ahead***Bijou Fitzroy is complicated...not just strange. She's socially awkward because she's been homeschool for like forever and kept in isolation by

I got a copy of the book from the publisher. It took a few attempts to start reading the book, because of my busy schedule, but once I stated, I finished reading it within 24 hrs. Djinn is a page turner that keeps the reader guessing right to the end. I loved how Author Sang Kroma incorporated African folkore (Liberian) like the Mami Wata that I grew up on. I can not wait till the next one.
A friend recommended this one to me, so I went and read it in my usual way - that is, without even looking at the blurb, as I like to be suprised by a book.This story wasn't for me, and looking at the blurb for some advance warning wouldn't have helped, because the blurb doesn't give away that this is a story about a 'chosen one' - the kind of people chosen by a prophecy or something to be the savior of mankind, stuff like that. I probably should have stopped reading the moment I realized that,
(I don't typically write reviews but here goes! Spoilers ahead?)As a fan of the original Mara Dyer trilogy, the comparison between the two lured me in. I'm particularly a fan of unreliable narrators and YA novels that intertangle high school and fantasy with a little bit of mystery. In other words, I was the ideal reader for Djinn.Identity, love, trust, loyalty, and duty are all integral facets to Bijou Fitzroy's inhumanly human story. It's made clear from the very start that things aren't usual
One of the things I liked the most about Djinn was the mixing of Buffy nostalgia with African (Liberian) mythology. Bijou has led a sheltered life, hidden away by her secretive grandmother until at 16 she's finally able to attend public school for the first time. As Bijou learns to navigate the traitorous waters of high school mean girls, first crushes, and unfriendly teachers she also finds herself embroiled in the mystery of what's happening to girls who share her birthday. Is Bijou, like
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Hardcover | Pages: 343 pages Rating: 4.17 | 52 Users | 19 Reviews

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| Title | : | Djinn |
| Author | : | Sang Kromah |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 343 pages |
| Published | : | March 20th 2018 by Not a Pipe Publishing (first published 2018) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fantasy. Urban Fantasy |
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Some believe that at birth, we’re each born with a guardian attached to us, watching from afar, but never seen. Truth is, there are certain people, special people, born of this world and of the other, who need that extra protection. They go their entire lives, unaware of the other world, and unaware of the existence of their own personal watcher, watching from afar. But what happens when fate takes a turn for the worse, and The One who needs the aid of a watcher most can’t be found to be protected?Bijou Fitzroy is strange. With the unwanted gift of being an empath, she has spent her entire life as a sheltered recluse, homeschooled by her secretive and overprotective grandmother, who never allows them to stay in one place long enough for Bijou to settle and make friends. When Bijou and her grandmother move to Sykesville and she starts to attend the local high school, Bijou’s world begins to crumble. Town locals begin to disappear and the creatures from her nightmares begin to take shape in her reality. She finds herself at the center of a war she never knew was being fought all around her.
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| ISBN: | 9780998388 |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.17 From 52 Users | 19 ReviewsWrite-Up Based On Books Djinn
Loved Djinn! I wish I would've been able to read it faster but my reading time in 2019 so far has been sparse.Though I never watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but I much prefer the mythology and lore Sang Kromah brought to Bijou's story. This brought back a lot of memories from high school, as well. The respect Kromah gives to problems we old folks often forget are very real for teenagers is great. It really bothers me when you can tell that writers treat teen issues like melodrama or angst andDjinn is a twisty page-turner about magic and identity, rooted in folklore but with a 21st century spin. The unfolding tale keeps the reader guessing right to the end.Bijou Fitzroy just wants to fit in. She knows she's different, perhaps mentally ill; she constantly shuffles cards to calm her nerves, she's hypersensitive to the feelings of others, and her color-changing eyes seem to freak people out. She has no idea what's wrong with her, and Gigi, the wealthy, uncannily young grandmother who
My friend received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review and all I can say is WOW!I just finished watching season five of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so I caught a lot of Bijou'S (the MC) subtle and not so subtle references. It was hilarious and I loved that every chapter is named after a different Buffy episode.***Spoilers Ahead***Bijou Fitzroy is complicated...not just strange. She's socially awkward because she's been homeschool for like forever and kept in isolation by

I got a copy of the book from the publisher. It took a few attempts to start reading the book, because of my busy schedule, but once I stated, I finished reading it within 24 hrs. Djinn is a page turner that keeps the reader guessing right to the end. I loved how Author Sang Kroma incorporated African folkore (Liberian) like the Mami Wata that I grew up on. I can not wait till the next one.
A friend recommended this one to me, so I went and read it in my usual way - that is, without even looking at the blurb, as I like to be suprised by a book.This story wasn't for me, and looking at the blurb for some advance warning wouldn't have helped, because the blurb doesn't give away that this is a story about a 'chosen one' - the kind of people chosen by a prophecy or something to be the savior of mankind, stuff like that. I probably should have stopped reading the moment I realized that,
(I don't typically write reviews but here goes! Spoilers ahead?)As a fan of the original Mara Dyer trilogy, the comparison between the two lured me in. I'm particularly a fan of unreliable narrators and YA novels that intertangle high school and fantasy with a little bit of mystery. In other words, I was the ideal reader for Djinn.Identity, love, trust, loyalty, and duty are all integral facets to Bijou Fitzroy's inhumanly human story. It's made clear from the very start that things aren't usual
One of the things I liked the most about Djinn was the mixing of Buffy nostalgia with African (Liberian) mythology. Bijou has led a sheltered life, hidden away by her secretive grandmother until at 16 she's finally able to attend public school for the first time. As Bijou learns to navigate the traitorous waters of high school mean girls, first crushes, and unfriendly teachers she also finds herself embroiled in the mystery of what's happening to girls who share her birthday. Is Bijou, like


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