The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
Publisher: Putnam
May 2015
ISBN: 978-0-399-17161-1
Pages: 395
Young Adult, Romance
Each dawn brings heartache to a new family in a land that
is ruled by a murderous boy-king. Khalid is a monster and he is also the
eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan. Each night he takes a new bride and each
morning a silk cord is wrapped around her throat. Sixteen-year-old Shahrzad
vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride when her dearest friend
falls victim to Khalid. Shahrzad is determined to stay alive but to also end
the caliph’s reign of terror once and for all.
Shahrzad beguiles Khalid night after night, weaving
stories that enchant and ensures her survival though she is very aware each
dawn could be her last. Something she never saw or expected begins to happen:
Khalid is nothing like what she’s imagined him to be. This particular monster
is also a boy with a tormented heart. Shahrzad incredibly finds herself falling
in love. It can’t be possible. It is an unforgivable betrayal. She is
determined to uncover whatever secrets lurk in this palace of marble and stone
and despite her love she is ready to take Khalid’s life as retribution for the
many lives he has stolen. Is it possible for their love to survive this world
of stories and secrets?
This is a great story that takes the reader on a
wonderful ride. It has some great twists and turns. It will also have readers
wanting to and reaching for the sequel to this book. While it is inspired by A
Thousand and One Nights this one makes it a story that stands on its own very
well. The characters are complex and engrossing and make for a very rich
complex story that will have readers falling in love with it.
I give this one 5 red roses
LRH
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