Those questions are more are answered in Liz Braswell's A Whole New World-- the first in A Twisted Tale series.
Beside Disney, I have a passion for reading. It makes sense. I'm a high school English teacher. I am so thrilled that Disney Press now publishes young adult novels, or, as I like to call it, fast reads for busy adults. I actually found out about A Whole New World on Instagram. Of course, I had the get the book on my next trip to the library.*
Overall the book is pretty good. The first few chapters follow the film quite well. Currently, Brody loves Aladdin, so I can recall most of the movie without thought. The chapters run a little long though. I don't want to give much away of the plot. I hate spoilers.
Aladdin and Jasmine are very well developed and true to character. However, most of the others are a little flat. Several new characters were added for foils to the two protagonists. The death of one character seemed unnecessary, while another was definitely a must in order for Jafar to rule. I didn't like the character of Jafar at all. He seemed to be an imitation of the antimatter villian. Genie was a little dry too. His personality was sad throughout with little inaction with Aladdin, which is how the plot would be if Aladdin hadn't gotten the lamp. Brasswell did a nice job using quotes of Genie from the film and creating an awesome exposition for the character. There was a little more violence than I expected but not over the top. There were a lot of instances of political conflict, good for young adults to learn about the world.
Like I said, it's a nice easy weekend read. I recommend this book for young adults. The next book is titled Once Upon A Dream and centered around Sleeping Beauty. It's being released in April. I'm excited about that one. I love Aurora's story.
* Who am I kidding? I made a special trip just for this book. I wasn't sure if I would find it at a bookstore, and I live closer to the library.
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