#1 New York Times BestsellerA sumptuous and epically told love story inspired by A Thousand and One NightsEvery 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 … 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.
The book is a Rough Cut Edition (pages are deliberately not the same length).
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I enjoyed this book immensely and can’t wait to read the sequel. I was surprised to find that this was a reimagining of 1001 Nights. I don’t want to spoil anything about what happens with this review since the dynamics of relationships change page by page, but I liked all of the characters and enjoyed their transformations.
The Wrath & The Dawn
I can’t wait to finish this book so I can start reading The Girl on the Train! No offense.
Since I like retellings, YA, magic, and strong female leads, I had every reason to fall in love with this book. But I just didn’t. It’s slow. And while I totally dig the premise of Shahrzad being on a revenge mission to kill the king, …
A re-telling of “The One Thousand and One Nights” (aka “The Arabian Nights”) – LOVE the idea. I wish the execution were a little better.
Ahdieh does a good job of making us readers connect emotionally with the two main characters, Shahrzad and Khalid, which is enough to carry a good part of the story. But the power behind the story comes from two …
Okay, this was AMAZING! I loved the second book in the series too. Beautifully written. A take on Arabian Nights. I loved that the author understands the culture; it made the story come alive for me.
Great book! The main thing I disliked about it was the fact that the author copied the stories that Shahrzad told Khalid for the first few nights from the original Arabian nights which I had already read:( so I knew how each story began and ended. I was also confused by the ending I think there might have been a better cliff hanger to end on. Also …
I adore this book. It’s a retelling of A Thousand Arabian Nights and the descriptions are so vivid that you feel like you’re actually in this magical land, riding across the desert on a horse or sitting in the courtyard drinking tea. I was wrapped up in this book from the moment I started reading this. I haven’t been wrapped up in a book like that …
I didn’t think I would enjoy this book in the beginning. I decided to push through the first two chapters and found myself really enjoying this take on 1000 and 1 Nights. Normally I wouldn’t root for someone who is a murder but I found myself sympathetic to his character because he was stuck between a rock and a hard place. I was engaged in how …
Growing up, I was always fascinated by Arabian Nights and Aladdin and of course the mysterious Scheherazade or Shahrazad. I watched so many cartoons and retellings that I lost count! So when I first stumbled across The Wrath & the Dawn, it is no wonder I bought it immediately. Sad to say though, it sat on my shelf far too long. Lenore @ Celebrity …
I apparently love retellings — even when I have only the vaguest idea of the original plot.
This retelling was of “1001 Nights,” and I knew roughly that the story was of a bride destined to die in the morning, but she told such great tales each night and left them unfinished so that her husband would let her live until the following night. I …
I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. The story tells the tale of a girl seeking justice for her best friend. That in itself if cause for reading this book. Who doesn’t love a good revenge story? But plot twist, revenge motives soon turn fascination, eventually turns fiery passion. I like that this story takes on an Arabian …
Overall, I did enjoy this book. There were, however, a few things I had a problem with:
1. How instalove-y the romance felt, especially because of the circumstances. Khalid killed her best friend, as well as near a hundred other girls. Shahrzad goes into the marriage with the intent to kill him, but within like, two weeks she’s kissing him, …
I have no idea what I was doing in 2015 that I haven’t even heard about this series. I only found out about it when a fellow member of an author’s Facebook group asked about this. I was so intrigued by the description that I moved it to the top of my TBR list. Honestly, it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
The Wrath and The Dawn is a …
if i have to choose only one word to describe this, it would be “brilliant”
I loved the action in this book. It is a retelling which aren’t my favorite, but I loved this spin on Arabian Nights. I think it was done really well and developed some fabulous characters. Worth the read.
It was amazing to say the very least. The wrath and the dawn combine both wittiness,mystery and romance. One of the best ways to pass time or simply escape in the wonderful kingdom.
I havent read a book in years, mostly bc I’m never interested. But this book I finished within 24 hours after I got it. I couldnt put it down
An incredible duology! I adore this series. The prose is beautiful and the characters are incredible and complex! I loved the love story and the intricacies woven between the storyline.
It’s been a long time since I read The Arabian Nights as a kid. All I remembered were the fantastic stories that spoke of things that couldn’t be possible. So when I saw this retelling of the old classic, I had to dig in. Like Aladdin’s magic carpet, Renee Ahdieh transports you back to a time of old in the desert kingdom of caliphs and kings. The …
One of the most beautifully written books I’ve read in a long time. It’s a twist on the story of Scheherazade. I fell under the spell myself reading it. So beautiful, romantic, intriguing twists and characters you just fall so hard for. I love the heroine too- she is smart and tough.