Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Waiting on Wednesday (146)

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly meme to discuss upcoming books we can't wait to get our hands on. Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

This week, I'm waiting on:

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
Release date: May 12, 2015

A sumptuous and epically told love story inspired by A Thousand and One Nights

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 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.

I love A Thousand and One Nights so I'm really looking forward to seeing how the author incorporates that story into her own. 

7 comments:

  1. A thousand and One nights is amazing and i'm guessing this book is too.MY WAITING ON WEDNESDAY!

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  2. I haven't read A Thousand and One Nights, but I am completely intrigued by this story. I hope it doesn't disappoint. Great pick, Christina!

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  3. Oh, this sounds amazing, Christina! I'm adding it to my TBR :)
    Happy reading.

    Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews

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  4. So excited for this book! I keep hearing how excellent it is.

    Nice WOW :)

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  5. Awesome choice! I can't wait for this one either because it sounds quite amazing. Hopefully we both love it when it comes out! :)
    Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian

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  6. Wow, what a premise! Sounds great!

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  7. OH yes, so excited about this one. This one ranks right up there in my top ten most anticipated reads for this year!

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