Sullivan presents several familiar ingredients of YA adventures, including a nerdy, underdog protagonist and threatening bullies, but it’s the djinn that truly makes this fantasy shine. However, a more powerful entity may cause Bax to regret his desires. Eventually, Bax dreams of getting everything he wants-financial stability, his parents reunited, and the attention of his crush, Scarlet Lane. Later, Ashley Bryant, Bax’s brainy neighbor, asks Bax to have Janni spy on her parents. This is Janni, a low-level djinn it obeys Bax’s wishes, but its powers have limits-for example, it can’t change people in any way. The next day, as Bax and Jason examine the ring, a short, monkeylike being with white fur appears and asks to be of service. Bax accepts it even though he doesn’t know where his dad is. One night, on his way back from his best friend Jason Franklin’s house, Bax meets a stranger who insists that Bax give Greg, the teen’s estranged father, a gaudy ring with a purple gem. He also suffers from episodes in which stress causes him to faint. His parents split up 13 years ago, and he lives with his mother, Sara, who supports them with two jobs. Louis, Missouri, Baxter “Bax” Allen is a sophomore at Truman High School. A dangerous supernatural being starts granting a teen’s deepest wishes in Sullivan’s debut YA fantasy.
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