Book guide
The Wrath and the Dawn
A girl volunteers to marry a murderous boy-king so she can uncover the truth behind the brides executed at dawn.
Genre and trope pairingsYoung AdultEnemies to loversYoung AdultForced proximityYoung AdultSlow burnYoung AdultForbidden romanceYoung AdultStar-crossed loversYoung AdultRetellingYoung AdultBetrayalYoung AdultRevenge arcYoung AdultPolitical intrigueYoung AdultFeminine rageYoung AdultLove triangleRomanceEnemies to loversRomanceForced proximityRomanceSlow burnRomanceForbidden romanceRomanceMarriage of convenienceRomanceStar-crossed loversRomanceLove triangleFantasyRetellingFantasyBetrayalFantasyRevenge arcFantasyHidden identityFantasyPolitical intrigueHistoricalForbidden romanceHistoricalRetellingHistoricalBetrayalHistoricalRevenge arcHistoricalPolitical intrigueHistoricalCourt politicsHistoricalPolitical marriage
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About The Wrath and the Dawn
Eighteen-year-old, Caliph of Khorasan, Khalid, takes a new bride each night and has her executed at dawn. Sixteen-year-old Shazi discovers that the villainous boy-king is not all that he seems and neither are the deaths of so many girls. It's up to her to uncover the reason for the murders and to break the cycle once and for all.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
The Wrath and the Dawn · Book 1 of 2
Content warnings
- murder
- execution
- violence
- blood
- misogyny
- implied sex
- sexual coercion/rape ambiguity
- adult/minor relationship
- suicide
- pregnancy loss
- animal death
- hanging mentioned
