The Golem and the Jinni Lib/E (Audiobook)

from quickmind

This book ticked all the right boxes for me. I love the combination of historical fiction, mythology, and fish out of water story. The characters are wonderful and the story is compelling, and although it is a sizable book, it is tightly written and went by rather quickly. The only problem I had ...

from gypsysmom

Although fantasy isn't my favourite genre I was persuaded to try this audiobook because the narrator, George Guidall, is excellent. And I found that I quite enjoyed it. I see LT has labelled it as the first in a series. I'm not sure if I liked it enough to continue with the series but you never k...

from WiserWisegirl

The innocence of the young Golem's clay built magical character always trying to please humans is opposed by the cynical and ancient fire-ey Jinni creature, who seems exasperated by everything about the lowly human people that surround them. The stately Golem's flat affect in spite of her fears o...

from dmtrader

Different, fresh take on fantasy. Not the typical dragon or vampire or enlightened youth story. I found myself actually caring about the characters (rare, these days when I read modern fiction). The author obviously spent a lot of time developing each main character before she wrote the book. T...

from JRobinW

This is a real page turner. The thing that sticks with me most after reading it? That the golem and the jinni were not the true monsters. Most often the monsters were human.