
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date: 05/12/2015
Series: The Wrath and the Dawn, #1
Age range: 12 - 17 Years
Source: Bought
A sumptuous and epically told love story inspired by A Thousand and One Nights
Every dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a suspicious surprise when sixteen-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry Khalid. But she does so with a clever plan to stay alive and exact revenge on the Caliph for the murder of her best friend and countless other girls. Shazi's wit and will, indeed, get her through to the dawn that no others have seen, but with a catch . . . she’s falling in love with the very boy who killed her dearest friend.
She discovers that the murderous boy-king is not all that he seems and neither are the deaths of so many girls. Shazi is determined to uncover the reason for the murders and to break the cycle once and for all.
This book was an unsuspected surprise. Anytime I read a book
by an author that I’ve never read before, I have to get a feel for the writing style
and the voice. I will say that it took me a chapter or two to really get into
the story but once I got the hang of it, I did not let go. I fell in love with
the imagery which was magical in itself.
I could see the world that Renee created perfectly. It was so
mesmerizing and I enjoyed every detail.
I can’t say enough about the characters – they embody what I
love in fantasy. Kazi is fierce and I loved that she could hold her own. I fell
in love with Khalid through Kazi - these two are perfect for each other. You know what I can’t wait for? I can’t wait
to see what happens with the other characters in this book like Tariq – he’s
intriguing and a force within his own right.
Great review! I'm so excited to read this book :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I can't wait until the next one comes out. It's a great start to an exciting series.
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