Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, which shines a light on eagerly anticipated upcoming releases.
This week my pick is;
The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Release Date: 3rd May 2016
The much anticipated sequel to the breathtaking The Wrath and the Dawn, lauded by Publishers Weekly as “a potent page-turner of intrigue and romance”.
I am surrounded on all sides by a desert. A guest, in a prison of sand and sun. My family is here. And I do not know whom I can trust.
In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad has been torn from the love of her husband Khalid, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once believed him a monster, but his secrets revealed a man tormented by guilt and a powerful curse—one that might keep them apart forever. Reunited with her family, who have taken refuge with enemies of Khalid, and Tariq, her childhood sweetheart, she should be happy. But Tariq now commands forces set on destroying Khalid’s empire. Shahrzad is almost a prisoner caught between loyalties to people she loves. But she refuses to be a pawn and devises a plan.
While her father, Jahandar, continues to play with magical forces he doesn’t yet understand, Shahrzad tries to uncover powers that may lie dormant within her. With the help of a tattered old carpet and a tempestuous but sage young man, Shahrzad will attempt to break the curse and reunite with her one true love.
The first book was definitely the best retelling of the Shahrzad myth I’d read all year, and after the way it ended I can’t wait to get my hands on the second, and last, book in the duology. So what does everyone think; is The Rose and the Dagger a must on anyone else’s to-read list or are there any other books that you can’t wait for to be released?
Reading Every Night 
Oh, I love that cover and blurb! Thanks for sharing and enjoy. Here’s mine: “THE OPPOSITE OF EVERYONE”
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It was the cover that attracted me to this book as well 🙂 it’s definitely one of the more beautiful books on my bookshelf.
Thanks for the link, I’ll definitely check out your WoW
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Actually I bought The Wrath and the Dawn but haven’t read it yet – after what you said I think I need to put it on my TBR list a bit higher – definitely need to give it a go!
Check out my WoW
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It’s a brilliant book so I’m sure you’ll love it. I really enjoyed it so I’d highly recommend, and if you read it now you won’t have as long to wait for the second book either 🙂
Thanks for the link, I’ll definitely check out your WoW
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I’m so impatient to read the sequel, I really loved the first book.
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I completely agree, the first book was one of my favourites that I read this year. I think the sequel may be even better, especially after the way The Wrath and the Dawn ended.
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