5/26/2023 0 Comments Thief of Cahraman by Lucy Tempest![]() ![]() ![]() Even though I've never read another adaptation of "Aladdin," the first two books in this trilogy did not feel fresh or original because they shared more traits with "Cinderella" or "The Princess and the Pea," in which a young woman must prove herself worthy of a prince's hand and does so in an unexpected way, than the story of "Aladdin." Many authors use these competitions as a way of introducing other princesses whose stories they intend to write about in future books, but that doesn't make it any less of a cliché.Īdelaide is tossed into the competition for Prince Cyaxares by a wicked sorceress named Nariman who sends her to steal back a lamp that she claims the king stole from her. Sadly, that turned out to be the exact plot of Thief of Cahraman and Prince of Cahraman. ![]() I was hoping that the gender swap would give Adelaide a chance to go after her prince and win him over with the help of a little magic instead of needing to compete for him with a bunch of catty noble girls like in so many other princess books. While she does start out as a thief who steals to survive, her story doesn't involve many genies or wishes until it gets toward the end. The Thief of Cahraman trilogy tells the story of Adelaide, who is a female version of Aladdin. ![]()
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