Every dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a suspicious surprise when sixteen-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry Khalid. But she does so with a clever plan to stay alive and exact revenge on the Caliph for the murder of her best friend and countless other girls. Shazi's wit and will, indeed, get her through to the dawn that no others have seen, but with a catch...she's falling in love with the very boy who killed her dearest friend. She discovers that the murderous boy-king is not all that he seems and neither are the deaths of so many girls. Shazi is determined to uncover the reason for the murders and to break the cycle once and for all.
Wow! I just feel like I am coming back from an adventure after reading this book. I sort of loved it all. I loved the writing, the story, the characters, and all the resulting feels. Ahdieh did such a wonderful job painting the lush and beautiful background, that I felt as though I was right there. Although it's a cliffy, I was ok, because Ahdieh revealed a lot of very important details before she left us hanging. I am waiting with baited breath for the next book.
