The Crown & the Arrow (The Wrath & the Dawn 0.5)
Summary: Seventy-one days and seventy-one nights had come and gone since Kahlid began killing his brides. This dawn, Khalid would mark the loss of the seventy-second girl, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran.
11 pages
The Rose & the Dagger (the Wrath & the Dawn 2)
Summary: 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 extraodinary man and a love she could not deny.
416 pages
By Renee Ahdieh
Fantasy/Fairy Tale/Romance
My rating: B+
This story is the prequel moment before the first book, and the second (of two) books retelling the story of Shahrzad and her King. The details of the world are amazing, and the characters are wonderful. In the sequel, Shahrzad has to deal with the people who have endeavored to "save" her from the King before he kills her, too, as he has done with every wife before her. The problem? She's now madly in love with him, and while she loves her family and cares for the man she once wanted to marry, she knows there is more involved in why Khalid kills his wives. And she will do whatever it takes to save him and their kingdom. Despite her family and his, both plotting against him. Her difficulties are wonderfully explained, and all the characters are very involved in their own version of the plot, each of which is missing bits of the truth, even Shahrzad and Khalid. A very intricate plot that will keep you guessing through most of the story.
The story ends with this book, but I do have two more shorts to get my hands on. I have one on hold at the library, and another which I own, but will wait until I've read the first. I'll probably make a separate post of those two stories, though they're directly wound into this one. I do recommend the duology, with or without the short stories. Especially if you are a fan of the Arabian Nights stories.
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