The year is almost over and I am no where near my Goodreads goal. Normally reading 25 books in a year is a no brainer, but I have way less time now that I have a real job. I did squeeze in a short sweet intro to a new series I’m excited to start.

The Wrath & Dawn series by Renee Ahdieh is supposed to be a new version of Arabian Nights. There are two prequels to the first actual novel. The Moth and the Flame is listed as book 0.25.

Amazon Description:

It started as playful, if barbed, banter before rising to a fateful wager with a most notorious rake—the Captain of the Guard, Jalal al-Khoury—who may have finally met his match in a lovely, if haughty, handmaiden, Despina. But she, too, seems to have met her match in the handsome Jalal. What begins as a tempestuous battle of will and wit in short order becomes a passionate affair spurred on by tragedy of the worst kind.

My Opinion

At just 41 pages, this book is a tease. You get just enough information about the characters to form the question, “What happened next?” And since that’s the point of the book, I think it achieves its’ goal.

Rating: 4/5 stars