{"id":10669,"date":"2019-05-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10669"},"modified":"2019-05-13T10:42:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T15:42:04","slug":"supernaturally-she-is-both-the-candle-and-the-flame-by-nafiza-azad-ya-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10669","title":{"rendered":"Supernaturally, she is both THE CANDLE AND THE FLAME, by Nafiza Azad (YA book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"10670\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=10670\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Candle-and-the-flame.jpg?fit=592%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"592,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Candle and the flame\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Candle-and-the-flame.jpg?fit=592%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Candle-and-the-flame.jpg?resize=197%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"book cover of The Candle and the Flame, by Nafiza Azad. Published by Scholastic Press | recommended on BooksYALove.com\" class=\"wp-image-10670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Candle-and-the-flame.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Candle-and-the-flame.jpg?resize=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Candle-and-the-flame.jpg?w=592&amp;ssl=1 592w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/all-about-the-djinn-2593732\">Djinn<\/a> of order and of chaos battle in the human world that is home to neither in this adventurous tale, while family loyalties are tested, and a young woman receives an unsought gift that can break boundaries if it doesn&#8217;t fracture her first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the Name Giver, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ifrits (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/ifrit\" target=\"_blank\">ifrits<\/a> can come from their world to help humans defend theirs from the ravaging Shayateen whose dark night of slaughter left only three survivors hidden in an entire city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when the Name Giver is compromised in the now-repopulated city of Noor, its ifrit Emir and human maharajah face a greater peril.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does the Fire of ifrit Ghazala come to human survivor Fatima who never knew her?<br>\nCan the Emir help Fatima navigate this unknown convergence?<br>\nWhat lurks in the opulent halls of the reluctant maharajah&#8217;s palace?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each time the muezzin&#8217;s call sounds over her beloved city of a thousand nations, Fatima prays for their safety, yet again\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy book birthday to this extraordinary tale of magic, relationships, and the importance of being seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s in your name?<br> **kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>:  The Candle and the Flame \/ Nafiza Azad. Scholastic Press, 2019.  [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.slj.com\/?detailStory=the-candle-and-the-flame-finding-the-power-of-the-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"author interview (opens in a new tab)\">author interview<\/a>]  [<a href=\"https:\/\/kids.scholastic.com\/kids\/book\/the-candle-and-the-flame-by-nafiza-azad\/\">publisher site<\/a>]  Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Djinn of order and of chaos battle in the human world that is home to neither in this adventurous tale, while family loyalties are tested, and a young woman receives an unsought gift that can break boundaries if it doesn&#8217;t fracture her first. 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