I was so massively disappointed by this book that I don't really feel bad about giving this one star. 
 Instead of reading this book, I should have just watched Disney's Aladdin, because really -- that was basically what was going on here. There were a few tweaks; like Jafar getting a hold of the genie instead of Aladdin in the beginning, but quite a bit of what I'd read was the movie. I was hoping for something more different than what I'd read. The characters had no real depth to them; I even read the Genie in Robin William's voice because the author wrote him just like he was in the movie. I don't have a lot to say about this other than it could have been written more differently. So sad that this wasn't up to par. That's what I get for having such high standards.