Eden's Escape

Eden's Escape by M. Tara Crowl
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Stories of old tell of genies trapped in lamps until someone finds the lamp and gives it a good rub. That person is then granted three wishes. Now imagine that genie doesn’t live in the lamp. In fact, that genie lives in New York City. Where else! Eden grew up in the Lamp under the supervision of Goldie and Xavier. She was given the finest things and received the best education. By the time Eden was 10, she had granted 36 wishes for 12 mortals. She had always wanted to live on Earth and Goldie and Xavier decided to give her that chance. Eden was to become the first resident genie and live on Earth while continuing to grant wishes until her 999th wish. After that, she may retire after using her 1000th wish for herself. Things weren’t so easy though. There were forces on Earth who were searching for that lamp. Eden knew about the genie alumni who had formed the group, Electra, to seek out the lamp’s power for themselves, but she had not known about the mortal who was doing the same thing.

One night while enjoying karaoke with guardian and friend, Pepper, Eden was whisked away for a wishing. Instead of appearing to an excited mortal rationing ideas for wishes, Eden found herself magnetized to a chair like an unwilling science experiment. David Brightley, technology mogul, found sudden interest in the powers of the genie lamp and had decided to use that power for himself if only he can figure out how to harness it. After Eden escapes and realizes she is in Paris, headquarters of Electra, she is thrown into corporate corruption from both mortals and genie alumni and looks to her friends…both mortal and immortal…to help her save the lamp and the future of all genies.

Eden’s Escape by M. Tara Crowl I find to be a true original. I can honestly say that I’ve never read a story about genies and had no idea their lives could be so interesting! Crowl’s characters were easy to like and even at the end, I did feel bad for Sylvana for being so misguided. The tale wove itself around with nice twists and turns and by the time EVERYONE ended up in Brightley’s lab, I was truly dumbfounded as to what they were going to do next! The storyline included a little deceit and a little mystery. I found myself giggling at the similarities between David Brightley and Steve Jobs as well as the Kiwi store and the Apple store. My favorite part had to be the end though when everyone sees everyone for who they truly are and we learn a little bit more about the other genie alumni and what they wished for and what their futures hold. Heloise is definitely one to watch for (I don’t want to give away too much!). Eden’s Escape by M. Tara Crowl is a fun book full of mystery and action and a must read for every mortal and immortal alike! Happy wishing!

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