

A chance run in with Loulie alters his life forever, and I’m interested to see how he changes in future books. He’s a trusting and goodhearted person who really does try his best, even if he gets himself and others into trouble sometimes with his inexperience with the real world. He does like to sneak outside and experience the markets and see how people live their lives outside of his palace.


Then, we have Mazen Bin Malik, a young prince who hasn’t seen much of the world outside. I hope to have a point of view from Qadir in future stories! However, he has a few other secrets up his sleeve that become very important to the plot later on. He’s a jinn in disguise with shapeshifting powers, and he and Loulie work together to find relics and go on adventures. Our next main character is Loulie’s best friend, Qadir. Seeing her character develop over a trilogy gives me high hopes! Loulie is such a loveable character, and I was always cheering for her. However, when she’s sent off on a quest to find the most magical relic of them all, her world and what she think she knows begins to unravel. She doesn’t think too much as to how these relics got their powers, but she knows she can make a good coin off of them. Our first heroine is Loulie Al-Nazari, who has another identity as the mysterious Midnight Merchant, a shadowy figure who sells magical relics to humans. I am really looking forward to the next two books in the series to find out what they’re up to! It felt incredibly character-driven, and I really found myself quite attached to our four heroes. Ultimately what I loved most about this book was the characters. As the first installment of a debut trilogy, I found it difficult to put the book down because I always wanted to know what happened next! This is a new-adult fantasy with a really fun spin on a classic One Thousand and One Nights tale. Hello and welcome to the latest Ariel’s Arc review! Today I’m going to talk about a highly anticipated read, The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah.
