Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds
Genie Knows Best
Samantha Blaine finds a copper lantern that she thinks will change her life. She starts to see and hear creatures that for us don’t exist. She’s also come in contact with a real hottie. His name is Kaled and he is the genie of the lantern. We also see that there are rules to being a djinni. He’s there to grant her wishes. But Samantha gets more than the three wishes in the stories we grew up with. With all those wishes, what would you wish for?
We also meet Samantha’s greedy ex-fiancé Albert Viehl. You will see early on that he will go to any lengths to get what he wants. He thinks only of himself. Judi does a great job of painting him as such a jerk. He is definitely a character that you like to see bad things happen to him. He will keep popping up every once-in-a-while. He only thinks of how he can make money. You just keep hoping that he will get what’s coming to him.
One thing I love about Judi’s story is that she doesn’t make Samantha a woman who wants riches beyond her wildest dreams, sex with the hunkiest guy on the planet (in my opinion there isn’t anything wrong with that wish), or her own private island. This tends to be Kal’s story and Samantha is a vehicle for which his wish can come true.
Judi takes you on a magical trip so you don’t mind the lack of romance at the beginning. You want to find out more about the place that Kal and Sam have landed in. I love how Judi gives Sam a conscience where she makes her wishes for other people. How many of us would do the same thing?
Kal sees to Sam’s comfort and these don’t take wishes but then Sam turns the tables on him. She wishes him a massage. I wish I could have been there! But then Sam actually gives him the massage – oh to be in her shoes. Kal then gives her what she secretly wishes for.
As Judi starts to give us the good stuff, one of her magical creatures interrupts everything. Then the reality of Sam’s life catches up with her. Is she a poor little rich girl or are we going to see her change her life – it’s never too late. We hope that she ends up making the right decisions.
The day starts to catch up with her and Kal puts her in a nightgown. He decides it’s better if he sleeps in his lantern – too much temptation. You’ll definitely want to read what happens next. But then we get another magical appearance. It’s just like in the movies with the running gag – they just keep popping up. But it works here because you want to keep on reading.
Judi gives us a couple of minor characters, Maille and Bart that you just have to laugh about. They are husband and wife (if you can call it that) who have quite a few babies. Once the four of them get back to Maille’s place, you will have a good laugh. Judi does a great job of getting us to laugh throughout her story. You can almost picture this scene taking place.
If you’re looking for a book with lots of sex, you won’t find it here – and it’s not needed. If you’re looking for a romance with some laughs, you will definitely find that in this book. Judi also has you wondering what she has in store for us next.
You do not have to read the books in this series in order. But I definitely recommend that you read this book. You will find that this is a story that you will want to read more than once.
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