Author: Renée Adieh
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Release Date: May 12th, 2015
Genre: Fantasy, Retelling, Romance
Number of Pages: 388 pages
ISBN: 0399171614
Synopsis:
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.
My Review:
The Wrath and the Dawn is a retelling of 1001 nights, which I personally did not know the story of so, I went into the book solely based on the synopsis and high-ratings. And I absolutley loved it, in fact it is probably one of the best books I have read so far this year.
The setting was based in Persia in a kingdom called Khorasan and Ahdieh did a fantastic job of bringing culture and traditional aspects into the book. I loved hearing about the food, the palace and all of their exquisitely fine clothing. That is what made the book refreshingly unique.
I also fell in love with the characters. Ahdieh gave each of them such diverse personality traits yet none of them were perceived as weak. My favorite character was probably Khalid because I felt that he had the most character depth and development throughout the book, I loved that he was so vulnerable to Shazi.
The relationship between Shazi and Khalid was so perfect. They are the literal definition of opposites attract, however, they do share some personality traits (for example, stubbornness). I also admired how deep and serious their relationship was. They truly accepted each other despite their past.
I would highly recommend this book, even if it is not up your alley still give it a try because I promise you will not regret it.
*SPOILERS*
The ending blew me to pieces! I was so torn! I was expecting the book to end in a big battle fight so I kept reading waiting for that scene and the next thing I know I see the glossary. The ending was literal torment, the letter Khalid wrote to Shazi had me in tears.
One part that startled me a bit was when The Rashid was killed by Tariq. I was so shocked because he is supposed to be the best sword-fighter in khorasan and I genuinely liked him even though we didn't get to see much of him I felt that he liked Shazi and wanted to help her.
My favorite part had to be the scene when Shazi and Khalid go to the souk. Not only was it hilarious but it was also a huge turning point in their relationship.
I'm looking forward to see what Shazi can do with the magic that she posses, my guess would be that she can heal Khalid because of the way that the faqir was looking at her when she was in the room while he healed Khalid. I think they also hinted that Reza might have ordered that attack on Shazi because they mention in the last chapter that one of his men bore the mark of the scarab, so I'm interested to see what that leads to. Shazi's father also seemed suspicious, he had mentioned that he was going to be the king of kings which is Khalid's title so it makes me wonder was his true intention ever to find Shazi and save her? or was it to take over the throne?
Overall, I'm very excited for the next book and like I said I highly recommend reading The wrath and The Dawn.
My Rating: 1000000000%
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