T. Khan has her nose deep in physics textbooks or glued to her CAD computer as she majors in Mechanical Engineering. She did make some rash decisions as well as assumptions (but who doesn’t) and she learns to acknowledge that.

One of the best things about Nura and the Immortal Palace is how vividly the setting has been described. Khan weaves a uniquely magical tale taking the tropes of jinn and presenting them as tragic, selfish, and all together untrustworthy. Reluctant to believe that her best friend is now dead, she digs deeper in hopes of finding him, but instead discovers a magical real home to the djinn. This hilarious sci-fi adventure highlights the importance of friendship and having the courage to face your fears. The two things that I appreciated on a more personal level with this book though were the big sister figure that Nura embodied because as an eldest child myself I saw my younger self in her, and also the depiction of day to day life in a Muslim community.But sometimes,” he sighs, ruffling my hair, “if you dig hard enough, you can find sparkles in the dirt, can’t you? While she can act first, and think about the consequences afterwards, Nura is a middle grade heroine I would have loved as a child. It’s a compelling read and interesting with how colourful and amazing the jinn world seems at first, and it’s a story I’m sure I’ll enjoy reading again.

Sparkling with magic, Nura whisks you from the mica mines of Pakistan to the dreamy and dangerous realm of the Jinn.Also, can we talk about how gorgeous the UK edition is, with its stepback cover and all the Islamic art? A magical adventure rooted in Muslim culture and tradition, Nura and the Immortal Palace follows a young girl's journey from modern-day Pakistan into the world of the jinn. Although her mother is adamant that Nura needs to stop working so that she can get an educatio, Nura is taking it upon herself to help provide for her mother and siblings. What makes this book unique and different from the other books is that it treads on much darker themes carefully while also making it action-packed and a worthy read. Through the eyes of Nura, we see that even when she makes mistakes that come with terrible consequences, she does everything in her power to make it right.

I knew it was going to be dealing with a heavy subject matter and I wasn’t sure that I was prepared to read that. Vivid description, an engaging lead character and a smattering of humour lead the reader through the story, whilst bringing into focus, albeit with a light touch, the victims of the modern world's demand for minerals that bring such hardship to the poorest communities. I can't tell you how wonderful it felt to read a children's book with the protagonist drooling for gulab jamuns. There's truly nothing better than when a Studio Ghibli comparison checks out and I'm happy to say, M. An enchanting portal fantasy full of hope but one that also brings to light the harsh realities of poverty that are present around the world.While written in first-person present, it flowed so naturally that it took several chapters for me to even realize that it wasn't in past tense like what I usually read. I got to read an arc of this book, and I was so charmed by the characters and the magic and the lush world of the Djinn!

This book advocates the importance of education at every chance it gets along with the opposition to child labor. however, it was also that that propelled nura to do everything and anything she can to get everyone out. And later on, I appreciated how she absorbed the lessons from different encounters, she always has her family as her priority. Based in Pakistan today, using the traditional Muslim tales of jinn that are timeless, Khan creates a fantasy adventure that can also help today’s child appreciate the inequalities and the dangers of modern life for those less fortunate than themselves.All her life Nura has been warned to stay away from trickster jinn, and now they are welcoming her into a palace with riches beyond measure.