The Epic Crush of Genie Lo

By: F. C. Yee

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

American Born Chinese meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this grounded supernatural YA mash-up.

The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes 16-year-old Genie's every waking thought. But when she discovers she's a celestial spirit who's powerful enough to bash through the gates of heaven with her fists, her perfectionist existence is shattered. Enter Quentin, a transfer student from China whose tone-deaf assertiveness beguiles Genie to the brink of madness. Quentin nurtures Genie's bodacious transformation - sometimes gently, sometimes aggressively - as her sleepy suburb in the Bay Area comes under siege from hell spawn.

This epic YA debut draws from Chinese folklore, features a larger-than-life heroine, and perfectly balances the realities of Genie's grounded high school life with the absurd supernatural world she finds herself commanding.

©2017 Christian Yee (P)2017 Recorded Books

What a joy!

I enjoyed this story all the way through from the writing to the narration. Fantastic!

Amazing Performance

The story and writing are very good YA superhero fantasy, but Nancy Wu's performance is outstanding. Every single character is fully fleshed and distinct. Will actively seek more from her to listen to.

Really enjoyable!

I really liked this one! I've been craving some non-European fantasy and this is great.

Kawaii version of the Sun Wu Kong for young adults

Loved it! Great and imaginative writing by FC Yee and another great performance by Nancy Wu. I'm so immersed in the story I sometimes forget it's not the Avatar speaking, it's Ruyi Jingu Bang. As a non Chinese speaker I appreciate it's integrating into the story and not changing traditional names just because I don't yet know them. Will be on my yearly re-read list.

I loved it.

Another great story from F.C. Yee and narration from Nancy wu. I love it.