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Dimitri Hayes has to do whatever he is told. Why? Well, because he's a modern day genie.

Obviously.

As such, he has to listen to his "master," Karl Walker, or bad things tend to happen to him. To make matters more complicated, he doesn't have any magical powers. One would think that might give him a pass on the whole genie bond thing, well, think again. No, Dim just has to come up with creative ways to grant wishes. Sometimes, thermite is involved.

This story starts with a bang, and the narrative explodes off the page. We meet Dimitri in the middle of granting one of Walker's wishes. He then goes to a bar to blow of some steam, because as he says, he really hates having to kidnap people.

Who doesn't?

Enter Syd, a woman he instantly wants to bang. She comes off flat in the beginning, but as Dim and the reader will soon learn, she's a little crazy. Good crazy. Women,especially women in their early twenties will be able to relate to this girl. Hell, we've probably all been this girl at one point. She was a welcome surprise, because not only is she fierce, she's intelligent and empathic.

Unlike Silvia who is a different kind of crazy, and the next person in line to inherit Dimitri. He is constantly trying to ward off her advances and keep Syd at a distance while he's granting wishes that become more bizarre as the story advances.

Then he has to face granting a wish that might just kill him. Boom! This story has everything. This is a mature read that can be enjoyed by a broad audience.

Thoughtfully paced action, realistic yet edible romance, and jaw dropping creativity.


A beautiful debut.