The Wrath & the Dawn

by Renée Ahdieh and Rene Ahdi

Book Overview

A #1 New York Times Bestseller "A riveting Game of Thrones meets Arabian Nights love story." - US Weekly Every 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 does so with a clever plan to stay alive and exact revenge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0147513855
• ISBN13: 9780147513854
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Arabian Nights with a twist

Saw this randomly in my recommended books list and thought “why not?” Finished it in a couple evenings and loved every minute. Shahrazad volunteers to become queen to take down the king who has been killing his wives every morning at dawn. As it is in every relationship, the more she learns about him, the more she realizes it’s not as black and white as she thought. Can’t wait to order book two!

Amazing YA Novel

As someone who has never read the original tale in which this book is inspired by, I cannot say if this was a good retelling of that. However, I really enjoyed the book, even though I wish that the romance was more of a slow-burn. I feel like the mc fell for the love interest rather quickly, and I felt the book would have been better if it was more the slow-burn type of romance.

Captivating!

From the first page to the last I could not put this book down. Not only only was the story amazingly well written, but the characters were well developed and I felt connected to them. I've already read the 2nd book and can't wait to read it!!

The Wrath and the Dawn: Top Book Recommendation

Based on Arabian Nights, this book is perfect for my high school classroom. Although it is a young adult book, anyone who loves fantasy and the original tale of Arabian Nights will love this book. An added bonus: there is an excellent webtoon based on the book. I've been recommending the book and webtoon to everyone and anyone.