PanThe Washington Independent Review of BooksAs Alif, Dina and some new friends with insight into the Alf Yeom move farther from the recognizable world and into the realm of ‘the unseen,’ readers will quickly know whether they’re on board for the ride or not .. As Wilson’s characters discover that genies are real and that magical texts may contain secrets of great power, it’s never really clear what the rules of this universe are. Can the genies be killed? If the bad guys have magic, are computers and codes even important anymore? Without a better sense of what might happen, it’s hard to be invested in what does happen.
