Seen at Bookish Antics! 
 I love the idea of a novel about genies, especially one that has diverse main characters, but Exquisite Captive was poorly executed. The novel is dreadfully slow-paced, romanticizes slavery and an abusive relationship and the book's plot is seriously lacking. There are tons of random flashbacks that feel irrelevant and truly add nothing to the story. Not to mention the fact that I feel no reason to care for any of the characters nor did I feel a need to continue this book. I quit a little bit more than a 1/3 of the way in and I don't plan on getting back to this one.