*I received this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest and fair review*

I have to start this off saying I've never read a book involving the Djinn before. I decided to give this one a go because I liked the cover and found the summary interesting.

So, the book is about Glory, who finds a pretty vase in her dead grandmother's basement and decides to take it. She twists the key, wanting to see what he vase does and lo-and-behold a Djinn pops out [ no don't call him a genie].
Irving is hot, sexy, delectable, etc. Every time Glory sees him she comments on his appearance. Is that the only reason she likes him? She doesn't comment much else on his kindness, humor, or intelligence. In fact, their whole relationship confuses me.

Spoiler

In the beginning she's calling him an asshole and that she dislikes him yet, she keeps making him stay or come back to her. If you hate him so much why do you make him come to class with you? In fact, why do that anyhow unless you want to show him off? That scene at school didn't make sense to me.
Glory seemed to keep calling him in order to annoy him... unless she really needs company no matter how much she dislikes him

Anyhow, it is a book where they fight and dislike each other but end up liking each other... why? I thought there needed to be more reasoning.

Glory acts her age, 19, and she is definitely a snarky person. It is a personality that works with friends but, with some people just doesn't. I couldn't connect with Glory [mostly because I kept questioning her actions] so, her personality rubbed me the wrong way instead of making me fond of her.

I would love more interaction with characters so I could understand them better. Also, getting straight to the point is nice too because there was so many times that people would try to talk circles around Glory or do long lead ups to a big secret.

WOW so many secrets... things that didn't even have to be I as blown up as they were.

Spoiler

Irving being the Sultan...kinda? Why did she flip out??? I didn't get it when he was explaining that he wasn't the Sultan. She just chose to be dramatic and not listen.

So much talking, so little of anything else.
BUT, the story is still interesting. There is a lot going on and things are continuously thrown at the reader but, the series I think has a lot of potential.

Will I read the next one? Maybe but probably not. There are so many more books I find interesting or want to start I would probably never get to the sequel.