Review of Exquisite Captive by Heather Demetrios

Advance Review of Heather Demetrios' Exquisite Captive

Release Date: October 7th, 2014

Synopsis as found on GoodReads.com:


Forced to obey her master.
Compelled to help her enemy.
Determined to free herself.

Nalia is a jinni of tremendous ancient power, the only survivor of a coup that killed nearly everyone she loved. Stuffed into a bottle and sold by a slave trader, she’s now in hiding on the dark caravan, the lucrative jinni slave trade between Arjinna and Earth, where jinn are forced to grant wishes and obey their human masters’ every command. She’d give almost anything to be free of the golden shackles that bind her to Malek, her handsome, cruel master, and his lavish Hollywood lifestyle.

Enter Raif, the enigmatic leader of Arjinna’s revolution and Nalia’s sworn enemy. He promises to free Nalia from her master so that she can return to her ravaged homeland and free her imprisoned brother—all for an unbearably high price. Nalia’s not sure she can trust him, but Raif’s her only hope of escape. With her enemies on the hunt, Earth has become more perilous than ever for Nalia. There’s just one catch: for Raif’s unbinding magic to work, Nalia must gain possession of her bottle…and convince the dangerously persuasive Malek that she truly loves him. Battling a dark past and harboring a terrible secret, Nalia soon realizes her freedom may come at a price too terrible to pay: but how far is she willing to go for it?

Inspired by Arabian Nights, EXQUISITE CAPTIVE brings to life a deliciously seductive world where a wish can be a curse and shadows are sometimes safer than the light.

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I have had a very long week... this is the first week for the entire year where I have not felt like reading. When I get home from work, I am either so tired I just pass out or I have a ton of television to catch up on. It has taken me far too long to read this incredible book.

I love when a writer can find beauty in a tale that has already been written, be inspired enough to find a new story within the old one, and weave a fantastical world that I would love to be a part of. This is a world of Djin: A World where Djinni's of 5 different races live, but also a world where they are kidnapped and sold into slavery. They are smuggled out of their world by being tied to a bottle and sold to a master. When they have a master, they are granted 3 wishes. Sounds very familiar, right? That is where the familiarity ends.

Demetrios has given us a tale as old as time, but as new as the coming seasons. Be prepared to fall in love with her strong female character, Nalia, the last of her race. I was shocked at how much I even loved the obvious villain, Malek, Nalia's master.

If you want a breathtaking read, check out Exquisite Captive! On Sale, this October.