Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Friday, July 24, 2015
The Wrath and the Dawn Book Review
The Wrath and the Dawn
By Renee Ahdieh
Synopsis:
The Wrath and the Dawn is a Young Adult fantasy/romance book inspired by A Thousand and One Nights. The story is centered around a sixteen year old girl named Shahrzad al-Khayzuran who volunteers to marry Khalid, the eighteen year old Caliph of Khorasan. The Caliph takes a different bride every night, only to have each one executed by sunrise, except Shahrzad. She enters the palace with a plan to stay alive and to exact revenge on Khalid for taking away her best friend, Shiva, and to end the cycle of murders once and for all, but she discovers that the murderous boy-king is not all that he seems and neither are the deaths of so many girls.
My Review: The writing in this book is Incredible! I finished it in one sitting which is truly rare for me, but it was totally worth it. I loved the world building in this, the author truly engages all of your senses and transports you back to the ancient Middle Eastern world through her descriptions of everything. I also love how Shahrzad is a ball-busting bad-ass female lead who didn't just fall in love with Khalid at first sight, and how she tries to fight her feelings and remember why she came to the palace in the first place. When she discovers that Khalid isn't the evil, murderous monster that Shazi first believed he was, she opens up to him, and together they're just a boy and just a girl.
The Wrath and the Dawn has easily become one of my favorite books, it's both addicting and captivating, making you unable to put it down. I recommend that you pick this book up the next time you take a trip to the book store, you won't regret it, it is a true 5 out of 5 stars book.
The Wrath and the Dawn is a Young Adult fantasy/romance book inspired by A Thousand and One Nights. The story is centered around a sixteen year old girl named Shahrzad al-Khayzuran who volunteers to marry Khalid, the eighteen year old Caliph of Khorasan. The Caliph takes a different bride every night, only to have each one executed by sunrise, except Shahrzad. She enters the palace with a plan to stay alive and to exact revenge on Khalid for taking away her best friend, Shiva, and to end the cycle of murders once and for all, but she discovers that the murderous boy-king is not all that he seems and neither are the deaths of so many girls.
My Review: The writing in this book is Incredible! I finished it in one sitting which is truly rare for me, but it was totally worth it. I loved the world building in this, the author truly engages all of your senses and transports you back to the ancient Middle Eastern world through her descriptions of everything. I also love how Shahrzad is a ball-busting bad-ass female lead who didn't just fall in love with Khalid at first sight, and how she tries to fight her feelings and remember why she came to the palace in the first place. When she discovers that Khalid isn't the evil, murderous monster that Shazi first believed he was, she opens up to him, and together they're just a boy and just a girl.
The Wrath and the Dawn has easily become one of my favorite books, it's both addicting and captivating, making you unable to put it down. I recommend that you pick this book up the next time you take a trip to the book store, you won't regret it, it is a true 5 out of 5 stars book.
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-CG
Monday, July 20, 2015
Hello fellow book worms, I'm CG and I'm (hopefully) going to be delivering book reviews to you at least every month. I read YA books from all genres, but mostly fantasy, paranormal, and scientific/dystopian. If you want me to review a specific book, message me on twitter, tumblr, instagram, tell me in the comments, or email me at vibrantreads@gmail.com. Subscribe to be notified when I post, and I can't wait to get started!
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