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Advanced Reader Copy Reviews with Fox
Aicha by Soraya Bouazzaoui Folklore and History behind the Fiction The setting of the story is based on the Siege of Mazagan (later El-Jadida) in 1769. It was the last port held by the Portuguese under the banner of King Joseph I of Portugal before the Siege of the Sultan which serves as the buildup in the book. Aicha can refer to the folklore character “Aicha Kandicha” a Djinn who looks like a beautiful woman (or woman possessed by a Djinn) with hooved feet that tempts men to their death. The folklore of her being a “temptress” could come from…
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Six Crimson Cranes
Six Crimson Cranes is book one of Elizabeth Lim’s duology. Princess Shiori of Kiata is the youngest sister of six brothers. As their last summer together approaches before adulthood, Shiori discovers a part of herself that she had inadvertently locked away. She conceals her forbidden powers, but when she uncovers a greater secret, she is confronted by her stepmother, the Empress Consort Raikama. Raikama banishes the princess and turns her brothers into six cranes with crimson crowns. With a bowl fused to her head and a warning that every word she speaks will be a death sentence for her brothers,…
Tales from the Enchanted Forest 