The Wrath and the Dawn
by Renée Ahdieh
Our rating
Spice: barely any. Darkness: some dark moments.
The caliph of Khorasan takes a new bride every night and kills her at dawn. Shahrzad volunteers to avenge her best friend and keeps herself alive with stories. A Thousand and One Nights retelling with slow enemies to lovers and gorgeous food and clothes.
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Is The Wrath and the Dawn spicy?
Barely. The Wrath and the Dawn has some kissing and maybe a fade to black, but nothing explicit. We give it 1 out of 5 for spice.
How dark is The Wrath and the Dawn?
We rate The Wrath and the Dawn 2 out of 5 for darkness (some dark moments). The big content warnings are murder, death of a loved one, suicide or suicidal thoughts. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read The Wrath and the Dawn in order?
The Wrath and the Dawn is book 1 of The Wrath and the Dawn, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.
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Content warnings
Show 3 content warnings for The Wrath and the Dawn
- Murder
- Death of a loved one
- Suicide or suicidal thoughts
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Details
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 404
- First published
- 2015
- Genre
- Romantasy
