Nura and the Immortal Palace

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She currently resides in Toronto, Canada, with a hyperactive cat and an increasing selection of fantasy video games.

even though faisal isn’t brave enough in some situations, nura doesn’t blame him and instead, gave him the support. It’s a completely different way of life and something that she’s not use to which further entices her into this new world.Other great adventure and fantasy books for ages 9+ in a similar vein include; Rebel Skies, Legendarium, The Secret Wild, The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne, and Oddity. The story around the Palace itself is so interesting and I like the build up to what happens in the end and how Nura ends up learning from her past mistakes.

An exciting magical adventure with a headstrong heroine who values family and friendship over riches, and community over selfishness. But when a terrible accident traps her best friend Faisal underground, she determines to save him - and crosses over into the magical and treacherous realm of the jinn.

Be sure to check out this book for a determined protagonist, her soft boy companion, their adventure into a jinn world and a glimpse into workings of the real world! My final thought when turning the last page is that I wish there’d been a book like this when I was younger. If I could travel back in time right now this is the book that I would immediately hand to younger me.

Disclaimer: I received this E-ARC via the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review and this blog tour post. Jinns are essentially spirits and tricksters but as Nura finds out that not all jinns are scary and some are good. Education is not an option for these kids, they spent their day in a struggle to collect the most mica to earn more. Vivid description, an engaging lead character and a smattering of humour lead the reader through the story, whilst bringing into focus, albeit with a light touch, the victims of the modern world's demand for minerals that bring such hardship to the poorest communities.One of the best things about Nura and the Immortal Palace is how vividly the setting has been described. They are told they have the 3 days of Eid Al Fitre to leave the magical prison and, if they can’t, in 3 days they will lose all their memories of the human world. M.T Khan smoothly combines the commentary on child labor and the continual cycle of exploitation into the world of the Jinn.

But it's not long before Nura discovers this world to be as unfair as the real one, and that trickster jinns will always live up to their reputation.This book was so fun and creepy, and I really loved the way it handled the very difficult issue of child labour, which is something I've actually never read about in a book. Prose style: enjoyable (being a teacher of English of course I was making a mental note of each simile I read 🤣) I would love to teach this text to my year 7 students! This story is beautiful and innocent while dealing with the horrendous evils of child labor, and the way M.