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Renée Ahdieh
5/5 Stars!
Every night, the young king takes a new girl to be his bride. Every morning, that girl is dead. After her best friend is killed by this king, Shahrzad volunteers as his next queen, but intends on surviving and killing the monster who killed her best friend. But things aren't as easy as they look, and not everything is black and white.
I adore this book. It's a retelling of A Thousand Arabian Nights and the descriptions are so vivid that you feel like you're actually in this magical land, riding across the desert on a horse or sitting in the courtyard drinking tea. I was wrapped up in this book from the moment I started reading this. I haven't been wrapped up in a book like that for a long time. It's romantic and beautiful, as well as steamy and suspenseful. If you love fantasy, you'll love this book. The book also uses traditional Arabian words and customs, all which are explained in a glossary in the back of the book, so you're learning about a new culture while you're being swept away with magic!
This book is my new favorite book, there's genuinely nothing wrong with it. I gave it 5/5 stars, and I can't wait to read the sequel.
Thanks for reading another one of my reviews! I'll see you all next week with my September wrap up!
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