Recommendation: The Rose and the Dagger is a sumptuous follow-up to the beguiling The Wrath and the Dawn, and an enjoyable end to a deeply romantic tale, but in some ways I don't think its potential is fully realized. I recommend it to readers who fell in love with Shazi and Khalid in The Wrath and the Dawn, because you’ll want to know how their turbulent love story closes, and I think most will be satisfied, but as a lover of stories and entertainment I felt that this could’ve been more. Circumstances: The Wrath and the Dawn spoilers … [Read more...]
Notable New Release + Excerpt: The Rose and the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh
I am so excited that THE ROSE & THE DAGGER by Renée Ahdieh releases today and that I get to share an excerpt, along with an awesome giveaway! I'm reading this at the moment, and it's fabulous so far! If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Renée Ahdieh, be sure to check out all the details below. The much anticipated sequel to the breathtaking The Wrath and the Dawn, lauded by Publishers Weekly as "a potent page-turner of intrigue and romance." I am surrounded on all sides by a desert. A guest, in a … [Read more...]
Review: The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
This is what they mean when they say a love story is epic. This is what they mean when they say writing is lyrical and poetic. This is what they mean when they say that a world comes alive. The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh is luxurious and beautiful story that's as poetic as a song. I fell in love with this book after reading the synopsis, and because the cover is gorgeous, of course. But, then hype killed all my motivation and I was distracted by other books. Then I pushed it even farther back because it's a series and I didn't want … [Read more...]