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The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
4.0

Oh wow. So my roommate has been wanting me to read this book for about 2 years now and she FINALLY convinced me to pick it up aaaand I finished in 2 days.
AHHHH! This was SO good and I liked it waaay better than I thought I would! Perfect timing for me to finally read this since the sequel comes out later this year!
I loved both main characters and I’m super excited to see what they’re up to in the sequel with the big time jump. I ship them a lot. Like, a lot. I was disappointed that we didn’t get to see them get together at the end but I’m happy knowing there’s a sequel. Other fave characters in this one were Saleh, Maryam and the Radzins!
Knocked off a star only because it was a little draggy at times and had a bit too much narration from people other than the main characters for my taste. Other than that, it’s got me super hyped for the sequel! Six months!