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The Wrath & the Dawn
by Renée Ahdieh
“There is no one I would rather see the sunrise with than you.”
Stars (Out of 10): 10/10 Stars
Overall Thoughts: This book went way above my expectations. I found the plot extremely intriguing, and the combination between romantic plot and more action based plot was really well balanced. In addition, I grew to love the characters extremely quickly, and I liked the diversity in their personalities. Overall, it was a really great read, and I’m excited to start the next one!
The Good: I liked all the main characters, and most of the side. In addition, I really liked the plot, and the culture found in this world!
The Bad: The only thing I disliked about the book was Tariq’s POVs at points, as I didn’t care for his character at all. But the intensity/interest I found in Shazi’s POVs more than made up for it. Also, in the beginning it was a tad bit hard to keep up with the characters and new words, but I got the hang of it fairly quickly.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Characters: I loved learning about the characters in these novels, as so many had very interesting back stories, and seemed very well developed because of that. They seemed to almost all have valid reasons for their actions as well, which made both the plot and their personalities make sense. I am also glad that this book did not fully reveal every facet of the character’s and their stories yet as well, since that means we get to delve even deeper into their pasts in the next book!
The Plot: I really enjoyed the layers we found in the plot, from the romantic one going on between the triangle, to the rising action of an oncoming war. I also loved the magical layer this all had as well, with a curse playing a huge role, and the foreshadowing of beginning magic in Shazi! Overall, I felt it was pretty well balanced too, as I enjoyed both the romance and the actual political/kingdom story going on as well, which is not necessarily common, as novels often are more developed in one aspect than the other.
The World Building: I really liked the culture and world built in this novel. I’ve never read a book with this sort of culture, and that made the world even more interesting without the extras the author added into the world. Just as I liked the Grisha novels and how they had their own language and customs, I really liked how this one did the same.
The Favorite Character: Shazi & Khalid (sorry, I’m predictable)
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Buy it!
This review can also be found on my blog: https://paragraphsandpages.wordpress.com/
Stars (Out of 10): 10/10 Stars
Overall Thoughts: This book went way above my expectations. I found the plot extremely intriguing, and the combination between romantic plot and more action based plot was really well balanced. In addition, I grew to love the characters extremely quickly, and I liked the diversity in their personalities. Overall, it was a really great read, and I’m excited to start the next one!
The Good: I liked all the main characters, and most of the side. In addition, I really liked the plot, and the culture found in this world!
The Bad: The only thing I disliked about the book was Tariq’s POVs at points, as I didn’t care for his character at all. But the intensity/interest I found in Shazi’s POVs more than made up for it. Also, in the beginning it was a tad bit hard to keep up with the characters and new words, but I got the hang of it fairly quickly.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Characters: I loved learning about the characters in these novels, as so many had very interesting back stories, and seemed very well developed because of that. They seemed to almost all have valid reasons for their actions as well, which made both the plot and their personalities make sense. I am also glad that this book did not fully reveal every facet of the character’s and their stories yet as well, since that means we get to delve even deeper into their pasts in the next book!
The Plot: I really enjoyed the layers we found in the plot, from the romantic one going on between the triangle, to the rising action of an oncoming war. I also loved the magical layer this all had as well, with a curse playing a huge role, and the foreshadowing of beginning magic in Shazi! Overall, I felt it was pretty well balanced too, as I enjoyed both the romance and the actual political/kingdom story going on as well, which is not necessarily common, as novels often are more developed in one aspect than the other.
The World Building: I really liked the culture and world built in this novel. I’ve never read a book with this sort of culture, and that made the world even more interesting without the extras the author added into the world. Just as I liked the Grisha novels and how they had their own language and customs, I really liked how this one did the same.
The Favorite Character: Shazi & Khalid (sorry, I’m predictable)
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Buy it!
This review can also be found on my blog: https://paragraphsandpages.wordpress.com/