The Rose & the Dagger (The Wrath and the Dawn)
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the “lush and evocative” (VOYA) sequel to The Wrath and the Dawn, Shazi is forced from her beloved husband’s arms in order to end the curse and looming war threatening her future with her one true love.
“Fiery romance, a spirited heroine, shifting loyalties . . . With more than a few heartrending twists and turns.”—Booklist
The darker the sky, the brighter the stars . . .
In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad is forced from the arms of her beloved husband, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once thought Khalid a monster—a merciless killer of wives, responsible for immeasurable heartache and pain—but as she unraveled his secrets, she found instead an extraordinary man and a love she could not deny. Still, a curse threatens to keep Shazi and Khalid apart forever.
Now she’s reunited with her family, who have found refuge in the desert, where a deadly force is gathering against Khalid—a force set on destroying his empire and commanded by Shazi’s spurned childhood sweetheart. Trapped between loyalties to those she loves, the only thing Shazi can do is act. Using the burgeoning magic within her as a guide, she strikes out on her own to end both this terrible curse and the brewing war once and for all. But to do it, she must evade enemies of her own to stay alive.
The sumptuous saga that began with The Wrath and the Dawn takes its final turn as Shahrzad risks everything to find her way back to her one true love again.
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Actual rating 4.5 stars. Originally posted here on my blog.
I’m a bit jealous that I was not able to get through this book sooner. This book literally made my month! And while getting surprised with a puppy this month was also very exciting, the past two and a half weeks of training have not been -_-.
Getting back to this amazingly entertaining, suspenseful, magical, mythical, culture-filled enticing book, I was very curious about how the author was going to take such a well-known (and over told) premise and make it anew. A Thousand and One Nights is among my short list of favorite fairy tales/myths, so I was even more excited when I realized that The Wrath And The Dawn was about 5% 1001 Nights and 95% of original content.
There are so many things that I love about this book: strong and active female character who not only sets out to fight for her late best friend, but for all of the young girls who come before her. Shahrzad remains in control of her emotions, keeps her secrets close to her chest and for such a young character, (16) she puts all the other YA fiction teens to shame.
From start to finish, it is a suspenseful and progressive narrative, with great pacing and I really loved the creative use of third person in this book. As well as, how the listener/reader gets a story within a story with Shahrzad’s stories.
I suspect it is the same with the written version as well, but the narrator does a great job of keeping the reader/listener engaged, but not ahead of the story. There were a lot of gasps and oh my goodness moments while listening to this audiobook.
Moreover, I love it when a book/story surprises me up until the very end. I also like that through out the book there were moments where the author shows the reader that not all of the characters that have bad intentions or did something bad were malicious. I cannot wait to see what happens in the second book. This is definitely a book I would recommend to everyone and re-read a million times ^_^.
I’m a bit jealous that I was not able to get through this book sooner. This book literally made my month! And while getting surprised with a puppy this month was also very exciting, the past two and a half weeks of training have not been -_-.
Getting back to this amazingly entertaining, suspenseful, magical, mythical, culture-filled enticing book, I was very curious about how the author was going to take such a well-known (and over told) premise and make it anew. A Thousand and One Nights is among my short list of favorite fairy tales/myths, so I was even more excited when I realized that The Wrath And The Dawn was about 5% 1001 Nights and 95% of original content.
There are so many things that I love about this book: strong and active female character who not only sets out to fight for her late best friend, but for all of the young girls who come before her. Shahrzad remains in control of her emotions, keeps her secrets close to her chest and for such a young character, (16) she puts all the other YA fiction teens to shame.
Spoiler
Is it any wonder Khalid falls for her? The answer here is “no.”From start to finish, it is a suspenseful and progressive narrative, with great pacing and I really loved the creative use of third person in this book. As well as, how the listener/reader gets a story within a story with Shahrzad’s stories.
I suspect it is the same with the written version as well, but the narrator does a great job of keeping the reader/listener engaged, but not ahead of the story. There were a lot of gasps and oh my goodness moments while listening to this audiobook.
Moreover, I love it when a book/story surprises me up until the very end. I also like that through out the book there were moments where the author shows the reader that not all of the characters that have bad intentions or did something bad were malicious. I cannot wait to see what happens in the second book. This is definitely a book I would recommend to everyone and re-read a million times ^_^.
A Magical Carpet Ride | Review of ‘The Rose & the Dagger’ (The Wrath and the Dawn #2)
As far as retellings go, this one is a delightful one layered with heart and amazing storytelling
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As far as retellings go, this one is a delightful one layered with heart and amazing storytelling
Read more of this post at Cyn's Workshop