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The Wrath and the Dawn #1)
By : by Renée Ahdieh (Goodreads Author)
ratings : 96,814
ratings reviews : 15,419
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Original Title : The Wrath & the Dawn
ISBN : 0399171614 (ISBN13: 9780399171611)
Edition Language : English
Series : The Wrath and the Dawn #1
Hardcover, 404 pages
Published May 12th 2015 by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Characters : Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2016), Lincoln Award Nominee (2018), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2015)
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Description : One Life to One Dawn.In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad's dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and One Life to One Dawn.In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad's dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride. Shahrzad is determined not only to stay alive, but to end the caliph's reign of terror once and for all.Night after night, Shahrzad beguiles Khalid, weaving stories that enchant, ensuring her survival, though she knows each dawn could be her last. But something she never expected begins to happen: Khalid is nothing like what she'd imagined him to be. This monster is a boy with a tormented heart. Incredibly, Shahrzad finds herself falling in love. How is this possible? It's an unforgivable betrayal. Still, Shahrzad has come to understand all is not as it seems in this palace of marble and stone. She resolves to uncover whatever secrets lurk and, despite her love, be ready to take Khalid's life as retribution for the many lives he's stolen. Can their love survive this world of stories and secrets?
Literary Awards : Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2016), Lincoln Award Nominee (2018), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2015)
REVIEWS : She wanted to kiss him.No.It was one thing to return his kiss; she’d been prepared for that. But it was another thing entirely to want his kiss . . . another thing entirely to desire his affections. To melt into the arms of Shiva’s killer at the first sign of adversity.Weak. Retellings should light my imagination on fire. They should take the original story, add a twist to it, make it so that we don't feel like we're reading the same old, same old. The only twist, the only imaginative “Make sure they never forget. You are the Calipha of Khorasan, and you have the ear of a king.” She bent forward and lowered her voice. “And, most important, you are a fearsome thing to behold in your own right.” My original plan was to finish this book tonight and then write up a review tomorrow, but after that ending, I just can't stop thinking about it and I need to get my thoughts down right now. In short: I enjoyed this book very much. Way more than I expected to, to tell the truth. And I Obviously I'm biased . . . BUT THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE ;-) You can watch my review here: https://youtu.be/ngTWMqYuT6c !!:) SoooOOOoo GoooOOOOdd 1.5 stars "How can I desire him? After he killed Shiva. After he killed so many young girls, without explanation. What's wrong with me?" A three-sentence summary of The Wrath and the Dawn:Shahrzad: I will kill Caliph Khalid to avenge my best friend!Khalid: *eye smoulder*Shahrzad: Lol, nah. That is literally what happens. I'm not joking. The Wrath and the Dawn is a retelling of the classical One Thousand and One Nights tale. Every day, the Caliph of Khorasan marries a new bride and by dawn, he I loved it beyond words.I'm in awe. This beautiful journey, this journey of longing, magic and love sang to my soul, gave me wings, spilled vibrant colours in a bleak routine and made my heart burst.Renee Ahdieh is a rare storyteller. “One hundred lives for the one you took. One life to one dawn. Should you fail but a single morn, I shall take from you your dreams. I shall take from you your city.And I shall take from you these lives, a thousandfold.” The Caliph of Khorasan, the King of Hm. People are loving this much-hyped book, but I have rather mixed feelings about this one. Things I liked:-- awesome premise, obviously-- a world very different from what we're used to-- a few intriguing conversations between women (Shazi and Despina, Shazi and Yasmine)-- diversity, yay-- a few nice action scenes towards the end-- the romance, which eventually sparked and got me very invested in what's going to happen next!Things I wanted more of:-- Magic (perhaps this will come in the next SPOILER FREE REVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA4zN...Reread: April 2016STILL AMAZING can't wait to read the next one! First reading: June 2015Holy crap. What a fantastically captivating tale. I will live to see tomorrow’s sunset. Make no mistake. I swear I will live to see as many sunsets as it takes. And I will kill you.With my own hands. Here’s what happened: I was halfway through this book when I realized that it was slightly late, that the next day I would have to go to work early in the morning and that we humans need sleep in order to survive through the day. So, as a farewell to the book and because my curiosity took over, I decided to open the book at a random remaining page *dies*I think this just replaced ACOTAR as my number one book of the year....YES YOU HEARD ME RIGHT. There is so much right about this book. The world building is great, the smaller magical elements are phenomenal, and the characters are ON PAR. I loved it so much and I'm SO PUMPED THERE WILL BE MORE STORY. Actual rating: 1.5Do you ever just hear about a book and know without a shadow of a doubt that you will love it? That’s how I always felt about this book. I had seen rave review after rave review. Everyone I know LOVES it. So I always just knew that I would love it too. I was wrong. This book was painful to get through. From the forced writing style to the lackluster plot and flat characters. To say I am disappointed with this book is an understantment. I know a lot of people praise the writing The Wrath and the Dawn is every recently amazing YA book thrown into one read. Red Queen meets An Ember in the Ashes meets A Court of Thorns and Roses . The main difference it has between those books is the amount of action. The Wrath definitely set aside action packed scenes for a slower more lyrical literature depth.Sharhrzad (Shazi) is out to seek revenge for the murder of her best friend and decides too volunteer to be the next wife of the Caliph of Khorasan. The Caliph is known for being <3 <3 <3This. Book.How dare it end where it did..
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