A Whole New World

"Have you ever thought about what would happen if Aladdin hadn’t used the lamp first, what if Jafar had gotten the lamp and used it for his own gain from the beginning? In this book, this twisted tale- that is exactly what happens. Aladdin still meets Jasmine in the market, they still fall in love after running from the guards that Jafar sent, and Aladdin still gets thrown into the dungeon and is told to go get the magic lamp from the cave. However in this turn of event’s Aladdin gets trapped in the cave when it caves in, without the lamp. Jafar takes the lamp and uses his first two wishes to become Sultan and to become the most powerful sorcerer. Agrabah is forced to live in fear, there’s a curfew, money and food has become a trick for the people to pledge loyalty to Jafar. Aladdin, Jasmine, and the Street Rats must find a way to save their city. In this book there is a rebellion, there is joining together of people from different walks of life, and it shows the importance of community. This book was a wonderful twisted tale for me, it still had the key factors but there was enough changed to keep me entranced. Anddddddd it involves ghouls, magic, and a fight of rebellion. This made me like the characters more. I suggest you read if you enjoy Disney or the uprising of a city."

"This book is too graphically gruesome to bear the Disney stamp. Someone's head is twisted off his body in great detail. Wow. This is not advertised as horror. People will offer it to little children because it says Disney. I expected it to be more like the Mulan book. Same character, same theme, new setting and challenges. Mulan is a soldier during a war put in the underworld in her twisted tale and there is less blood and gore than three quarters of this book. Did not finish. Zombies, really?"

"I thoroughly enjoyed how complex Jafar and Jasmine became in this story. They are brought out of that one dimensional stereotype of villain and damsel in distress and given depth and nuance not seen in the Disney films. I also love the notion that in order to gain your wishes, you must sacrifice something held dear, an idea that didn't truly make it into the first Aladdin movie. "

"10/10 - A lot of action and loved the 3rd limited POVs "

"There was a twist every where I did not expect it is kinda gory in the middle "

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"It was good. I can’t lie I was mad with Jafar thought the whole book. It was given me vibes I didn’t like. In my eyes it gave Jasmine and Aladdin a new outlook on life as well. This twisted was good"

"Oof that hurt, Especially the ending!! This was an Incredibly well done re-imagining!!! I *really* Love Liz Braswell's writing, and I'm excited to read more of it!!!"

"i am loving this concept so far! such a great way to explain the “what ifs” of disney movies! it really is great to see the dark side of things!!"

"The first four chapters were the movie, the rest of it was damn good!"