{"id":5785,"date":"2016-04-06T19:33:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T23:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=5785"},"modified":"2021-05-31T07:03:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T11:03:44","slug":"jinn-and-juice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/5785","title":{"rendered":"Jinn and Juice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jinn and Juice<\/a><\/em> (2014) Nicole Peeler<\/p>\n

\"Jinn-and-Juice\"<\/a>I absolutely adored the Jane True series, and so I eagerly ordered this book.<\/p>\n

Then I got it, started it, and then put it right back down. It just didn’t grab me the way the Jane True series did.<\/p>\n

But recently I decided that I was going to give it another try and just finish it–after, it’s set in Pittsburgh, so that’ was fun?<\/p>\n

If there weren\u2019t trolls, all of Pennsylvania would probably be drowning in whitetails.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For many, the fountain\u2019s refurbishment symbolized how Pittsburgh itself was rising, Phoenix-like, from its own ashes. <\/p>\n

That metaphor would have been avoided, however, if normal humans knew that Phoenixes are complete assholes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite all that, it was terribly disappointing.<\/p>\n

I had such high hopes, and I just didn’t care for the story, didn’t like where the plot went, saw where the story was going, and then was irritated when things ended unresolved for an obvious sequel.<\/p>\n

A sequel that appears not to have been published even though it’s been more than a year since this came out.<\/p>\n

Frustratingly, I liked Lyla and her friends. <\/p>\n

I loved that they name-checked Beats Antique.<\/p>\n

I loved the dialog.<\/p>\n

I just didn’t like the story.
\nRating: 5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Orbit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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