re-read January 30-31, 2019
I still love this story, although I don’t recommend the audiobook at all. The voice actor did next to nothing to differentiate the characters. It made the story confusing at times.


Original review: 9/24/2016
This is one of my favorite books I've read this year (so far). I love that it's a re-imagining of 1,001 nights.
Characters: I love Shahrzad. She's smart, courageous, and feisty. Khalid is a great character as well. I also love all the side characters, and the relationships and friendships in this story are great also. I wish we'd gotten a bit more of the Jalal/Despina relationship...maybe in the next book...

The world building was phenomenal. I could picture everything so clearly in my mind. When she described food my mouth actually watered...

I thought the writing in this book was excellent. There are so many beautiful lines throughout the pages of this book.

I can't wait to read the sequel. Luckily it's sitting on my TBR shelf so I don't have to wait!