From the back of the book- Genie Lo is one among droves of Ivy-hopeful overachievers in her sleepy Bay Area suburb. When she’s not crushing it at volleyball, Genie is typically working on how to crack the elusive Harvard entry code. But when her hometown comes under siege from hellspawn straight out of Chinese folklore, her priorities are dramatically rearranged. Enter Quentin Sun, a mysterious new kid who becomes Genie’s guide to battling demons. While Genie knows Quentin only as an attractive transfer student with an oddly formal command of the English language, in another reality he is Sun Wukong, the mythological Monkey King incarnate- right down to the furry tail and penchant for peaches.
Suddenly, acing the SATs is the least of Genie’s worries. The fates of her friends, family, and the entire Bay Area all depend on her summoning an inner power that Quentin assures her is strong enough to level the very gates of Heaven. But every second Genie spends tapping into the secret of her true nature is a second in which the lives of her loved ones hang in the balance.
Review- This is a wonderful novel and I loved every minute of it. Genie is fantastic; she is smart, driven, she was kick butt if she needs to, and she is worried about her SAT. I love this girl. I am a huge fan of the Monkey King and I have read just about every story about him and have seen most of the media about him. Yee did a great job with this novel. It is not a re-telling of Journey to the West but more the continuing adventures of the Monkey King. The action is great, the Chinese mythology is great, the writing is great, everything about this novel is great. I cannot wait to get my hands on the second novel.
I give this novel a Five of out Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this novel from my local library.
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