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- Content warnings: Slavery, Violence, Graphic violence, Death, Murder, Classism, Poverty, Attempted murder, War
A Whole New World
by Liz Braswell
Book 1 in A Twisted Tale
This is the Aladdin where Jasmine picks up a sword and Jafar actually wins, and the story doesn't flinch about what an enslaved Agrabah looks like. The romance stays a slow-build subplot under all the rebellion plotting, which is the point.
goodreads 3.48/5 39,985 ratings
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Length376 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Found family
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Delayed romance
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Earned hope
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- Thief/criminal
- Class difference
- Sweet / tender
- Adrenaline rush
- Reluctant hero
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Longing glances
- Escape
- Rebel leader / revolutionary
- Mutual pining
- Tension / anticipation
- Redemption arc
- Sunshine hero
- Tension
- Perspective shift
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Fairytale retelling
- Big city / metropolis
- High fantasy
- Djinn
- Forbidden love
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- Royal court / palace
- Alternate history
- Humans only
- Secret heir/royalty
- Desert / frontier
- Adventure romance
- Hidden identity
- Right person wrong time
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Dark
- Cinematic
- Moderate
- Royalty
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- BIPOC MC
- Adventurous
- Atmospheric
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Dramatic
- Fast-paced
- Runaway / on the run
- Nostalgic
- Warm
- Gritty
- Tense
- Emotional
- Underground rebellion
- Crumbling empire
- Power corrupts
- Arabian Nights retelling
- Enemies forced to ally
- Slow start explosive finish
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 376 pages
- Publisher
- Disney-Hyperion
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book