Review: The Wrath and the Dawn

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

The only reason this book isn’t a 5/5 starred rating; is because although the plot is diverse and original; the characterisation was the epitome of cliche.

If cliche characters and relationships are fine for you; cool. Enjoy this book. However, for me, I found the characters to be carbon copies of Sarah J. Maas‘ crew, except less sassy.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE BOOK:
This book took me 3 days to complete. I found I wasn’t as hooked as other plots. Please don’t mistake me: I ENJOYED THIS BOOK. But I think after reading so much hype from fellow reviewers; it was a bit of a let-down of mediocrity.

CHARACTERS:
Probably the most predictable bunch of people ever. But I like them! I just don’t love/adore them…

CHARACTER DYNAMICS:
So you’re telling me, that this super-hot-but-doesn’t-know-it, gorgeous girl, signs up to be his next wife/victim-of-murder, but they pretty much fall in love after three days??? And have sex within the first night????????????

PLOT:
Original as hell, absolutely amazing,
THE WRITING WAS SO GODDAMN BEAUTIFUL
(for real; some of the best writing I’ve ever read. It was a masterpiece). It finished on a cliff-hanger; but I’m happy to continue on 🙂 I like the love interest, Khalid, enough… I guess. No I take that back; he’s fine. EVERYTHING IN THIS BOOK IS FINE. Hence the middle-rating.

(the writing, guys… the writing!!!)

MY UPDATES:

(view spoiler)[August 18, 2017 – page 303
76.71% “To be frank; I’m now sick of Tariq’s perspective. Nothing’s happening, it’s just background stuff.
Awesome thing happened, though: magic carpet has arrived. Woohoo.”
August 16, 2017 – page 207
52.41% “Yay, magic has entered the plot!”
August 16, 2017 – page 155
39.24% “”‘Is that kind of disrespect… normal?’
… ‘It’s the curse of being a woman,’ she joked in a morose manner.
‘It’s obscene. He deserves to be flogged.
Says the king who murders a bride every morning.””
August 16, 2017 – page 101
25.57% “This, in many ways, is like Throne of Glass.”
August 16, 2017 – page 88
22.28% “Tariq is such a nice name.”
August 16, 2017 – page 29
7.34% “”‘It must be a special book.’
‘All books are special, dear.'”
This is probably hugely over-quoted but as somebody reading it for the first time, you’ll just have to deal w’ me.”
August 16, 2017 – Started Reading
August 15, 2017 – page 0
0.0% “… I was meant to read this last week for Make Me Read-a-thon (spoiler: I read none of the books. I’m deplorable.)
I just saw polandbananabooks’ interview with Renee Ahdieh, now I’m inspired/feeling super ashamed that I haven’t read.”
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