#the wrath and the dawn

[the-overanalyst]

what enemies to lovers is:

person a and person b mutually hate each other for personal reasons at first

person a and person b are told to hate each other for societal reasons at first

what enemies to lovers is NOT:

person a hates person b at first, but person b relentlessly pursues person a until they finally give in

[rohsolism]

Hi guys I'm ramla. I'm not new to book tumblr or whatever that is but my previous account (jemstvne) is somehow shadowbanned or something like that. My favorite books include:

(like or reblog or comment to be mutuals)

Shadowhunter chronicles (tlh, tda, tid, tmi)

The wrath and the dawn

These violent delights

Caraval

Once upon a broken heart

Medoran Chronicles

Hush hush

Hunger games and tbosas

Shadow and Bone

Six of Crows and other ya books

[beatrice-penco-sechi]

#BookArt from the super nice novel "The Wrath and The Dawn" by Renee Ahdieh, retelling of "The Thousand and One Nights" 🐫🏜️✨

© B. Penco Sechi

[jjamesmmv011]

Sharzhad from #the wrath and the dawn

[daydreamsnroses]

My current reads! Loving both✨✨

[ardent-reflections]

"You have a beautiful laugh. Like the promise of tomorrow."

Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn.

[veeparkersstuff]

"What are you doing to me, you plague of a girl?” he whispered.

“If I’m a plague, then you should keep your distance, unless you plan on being destroyed.” The weapons still in her grasp, she shoved against his chest.

“No.” His hands dropped to her waist. “Destroy me"- Khalid, The Wrath and the Dawn🧞‍♂️

🧡BTS as romantasy characters according to ChatGPT🧡

(Like or reblog, don't repost pls!✨️)

[kenna-is-reading-stuff]

Definitely one of my favorite duologies of the year. We love retellings and the sacrificial bride trope in this house

[libinih28]

"not even the rain has such small hands"

-- ee cummings

"for nothing, not the sun, not the rain, not even the brightest star in the darkest sky, could begin to compare to the wonder of you"

-- renée ahdieh

[forestbookishwitch]

“I love you, a thousand times over. And I will never apologize for it” - The Wrath and The Dawn

(Photos from Pinterest)

[tuliplandia]

“Some things exist in our lives for but a brief moment. And we must let them go on to light another sky.”

― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

[keptalivebymagic]

How many times is Khalid described to have "tiger eyes"? Is it a million? It feels like a million.

[rilariku]

I love the wrath and the dawn. I've only read the webtoon but like I haven't stopped thinking abt since it ended. LIKE SHAZI AND KHALID R GOALS bro loves that woman so much its crazy. When he thinks of her (he does a lot) he's like "damn. What a woman. She is beauty she is grace."

[scentedsstuff]

The Wrath & The Dawn

By Renée Ahdieh

Rating: 2/5 ⭐️

Coming off from the excitement of having finished The Sands of Arawiya duology I wanted to keep within the Middle Eastern based fantasy books and that's how I ended up reading 'The Wrath & The Dawn.'

Quick Plot Summary:

It's a retelling of the One Thousand and One Nights tale, where Khalid, the young Caliph of Khorasan, claims a bride every night and by dawn she dies.

This is where our main character Shahrzad is introduced. Having lost her best friend to the Caliph, she devises a plan of revenge that would see the end of his murderous reign once and for all. But ofcourse, not everything goes to plan as Shahrzad comes to discover that there is more to the Caliph than what meets the eye.

Thoughts:

This book was an interesting read, that's for sure. It had its moments but ultimately lacked direction (this is mostly applicable to the 2nd book and the series as a whole but these problems do find their footing in the 1st book).

To start off on the positive, I liked the very beginning of the book. The mystery, the allure of the tales that Shahrzad would tell, these drew me in immediately as a lover of fantasy and folklore.

Unfortunately, as the book continued I found that there was less that I liked and there are a number of reasons why.

1. The main character

I'd say it's a no brainer that if the main character isn't that likeable, the book becomes less tolerable the more you read it.

Our main protagonist Shahrzad is presented to the reader as the epitome of a YA protagonist. She's said to be cunning, fearless, and a skilled archer, to name a few, but through out the book she comes across as this careless, and short tempered girl who couldn't keep anything to herself if she tried.

She talks about getting revenge on the Caliph, but does very little in actually carrying out these plans. Her so called 'revenge plan' only lasts a few days before she starts catching feelings for the Caliph. This leads into yet another rant of mine regarding this book;

2. The Romance.

In my opinion it is both fortunate and unfortunate that I consider the romance to be the most entertaining part of both this first book and the second.

On one hand the chemistry was there, despite complications and obstacles faced I eventually ended up liking the idea of these 2 main characters together.

Did it develop much quicker than I would have liked? YES, but eventually, due to the writing (which I did enjoy for the most part), I grew to like them as a couple.

On the other hand, I couldn't bring myself to care about much else, and that is most definitely a problem because I found myself skimming through parts of the book that weren't related to this.

3. The Magic System

Again, this is a fantasy book that has its own magic system and yet, we see so little of it. It is touched upon maybe once or twice with the main character but after that not much is mentioned until the second book, which in my opinion is a little too late to be introducing your readers to a whole new magic system, especially in a duology. If it is supposed to be a component that exists within a world you've already set up, it's not something you just throw in later but should be established more thoroughly as a foundation in the world building.

And these were just the points I wanted to expand upon the most. Pair this with characters that were mediocre at best, and a tendency to drag out descriptions and there's only so much I can like in the book.

All in all it was another 2 star read for me. Here's hoping the next book I post about reaches above 2 stars.