The Wrath and the Dawn de Renée Ahdieh — Chronique n°212
“This dangerous girl. This captivating beauty. This destroyer of worlds and creator of wonder.” Titre : The Wrath and the Dawn Auteure : Renée Ahdieh Genre : Réécriture Éditions : Putnam Lu en : anglais Nombre de pages : 396 Résumé : In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad's dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride. Shahrzad is determined not only to stay alive, but to end the caliph's reign of terror once and for all. Night after night, Shahrzad beguiles Khalid, weaving stories that enchant, ensuring her survival, though she knows each dawn could be her last. But something she never expected begins to happen: Khalid is nothing like what she'd imagined him...