The Rose and the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh is a book that I have been dying for since the release of The Wrath and the Dawn! The first book is so original and so well-written. I am very intrigued by the magic carpet mentioned in the summary as well. I can’t wait to have this book in my hands!
The Rose and the Dagger, Renée Ahdieh
Author: Renée Ahdieh
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: April 26, 2016
The darker the sky, the brighter the stars.
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 extraordinary man and a love she could not deny. Still, a curse threatens to keep Shazi and Khalid apart forever.
Now she’s reunited with her family, who have found refuge in the desert, where a deadly force is gathering against Khalid—a force set on destroying his empire and commanded by Shazi’s spurned childhood sweetheart. Trapped between loyalties to those she loves, the only thing Shazi can do is act. Using the burgeoning magic within her as a guide, she strikes out on her own to end both this terrible curse and the brewing war once and for all. But to do it, she must evade enemies of her own to stay alive.
The saga that began with The Wrath and the Dawn takes its final turn as Shahrzad risks everything to find her way back to her one true love again.
Book Quotes: The Rose and the Dagger, Renée Ahdieh
It was because they were two parts of a whole. He did not belong to her. And she did not belong to him. It was never about belonging to someone. It was about belonging together.
From the stars, to the stars.
That is not the way of it. Your future is not set in stone, my dearest star. A coin turns on itself a number of times before it lands.
About Renée Ahdieh
Renée Ahdieh is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Wrath and the Dawn and The Rose and the Dagger. In her spare time, she likes to dance salsa and collect shoes. She is passionate about all kinds of curry, rescue dogs, and college basketball. The first few years of her life were spent in a high-rise in South Korea; consequently, Renée enjoys having her head in the clouds. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband and their tiny overlord of a dog.
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