The Wrath and the Dawn

Intriguing setting that somehow delivers and doesn't

I was quite excited to start reading this book with a retelling of Scheherazade and the grander scheme around it. We get these bits at the very beginning - and then it sort of fizzles out, I think we're supposed to guess that it continues? That was a little disappointing but still the rest of the story is beautifully told and the developments between the two main characters are cute. Two of the other POVs to me always seemed like an interruption of the main plot. While one makes sense for the finale, the other one just seems unnecessary and meandering, it could have been either completely omitted or blown further up with the development of the rebellion playing a larger part. That's my main critique but I have hopes for the next to delve deeper into that aspect.