The Rose And The Dagger Review

The Rose And The Dagger
Author: Renée Ahdieh

Pages :416
Date of publication : April 26th, 2016

Synopsis :In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad is forced from the arms of her beloved husband, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once thought Khalid a monster—a merciless killer of wives, responsible for immeasurable heartache and pain—but as she unraveled his secrets, she found instead an extraordinary man and a love she could not deny. Still, a curse threatens to keep Shazi and Khalid apart forever. Now she’s reunited with her family, who have found refuge in the desert, where a deadly force is gathering against Khalid—a force set on destroying his empire and commanded by Shazi’s spurned childhood sweetheart. Trapped between loyalties to those she loves, the only thing Shazi can do is act. Using the burgeoning magic within her as a guide, she strikes out on her own to end both this terrible curse and the brewing war once and for all. But to do it, she must evade enemies of her own to stay alive.

Review: When I finished The Wrath And The Dawn I needed to read this one right after and that's what I did. I have to say I was a little dissapointed with this one but still find it good.

One of the reason I hadn't enjoyed this one as much is problably the romance part. I'm an hopeless romantic so to see the romance bloom in the first book was so nice and in The Rose And The Dagger romance wasn't the main subject since Shazi and Khalid can't see each other very much. I was still happy everytime they get to be together. We also get a little bit of romance with Shazi's little sister Irsa.

We can witness a lot of evolution from the main characters since the beginning of the first book. They now care more about the others then themselfs. I still love Shazi. She has an awesome personality and she learned to do magic to save everyone. What more can I ask for. This book surprise me so much! It wasn't predictable as much as the first one was. I'm still in choc of some of the twist in this book. My favorite character was Shazi's sister Irsa. She was so lovable and seemed so fragile but we see her evolution through the story and I loved that. I thought maybe with thi book I could finally start to appreciate Tariq but it didn't happened. I still find him anoying ant I can't stand him.

I still find to book so well written! I enjoyed how she describe everything. It was so easy to picture it in my head. I loe the world that she built. I'm kinda sad it's over but I love how it ended. I will read more of Renée Ahdieh's book for sure in the futur. I recommend this dualogy to anyone who like romance and magic with action.