Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over @ Breaking the Spine. It’s great fun and a fantastic way to find out about new books. I particularly love rampaging through the internet to discover all the shiny goodies awaiting us in the future!
If you’re unfamiliar with WoW, essentially each week we get to feature an up and coming release of 2016 and discuss it for a bit. It’s really fun and exciting, and I highly recommend you head over to the official page to see everyone else’s posts, too!
This week I’m waiting on . . .
The Rose and the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh
BOOK TWO IN: The Wrath and the Dawn series
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy (retelling)
Author: Renée Ahdieh
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Pages: 432 {hardback}
RELEASE DATE: 3rd May 2016
This is book number two in a series so I won’t spoil anyone by posting the synopsis.
I am going to die with anticipation waiting for this book. I’ve only recently finished reading The Wrath and the Dawn and oh my goodness it was amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this series and I’m super pumped to find out what happens next.
The story is packed full of adventure and is based off the story Arabian Nights. Therefore, being a retelling, Ahdieh has had much fun teasing us with weaving in the tantalising elements of Young Adult Fiction into a well treasured classic. IT IS SO GOOD. The first book is actually now one of my all time favourites because everything about it was amazing. I’m very anxious to know what happens to the characters – and I’m a little worried that I won’t be prepared to be blown away in this book (as I’m sure I will) – I just know Ahdieh has big things planned.
To help me tie over the wait there are several novellas that are being released:
- The Moth and the Flame (#0.25)
RELEASE DATE: 22nd March 2016
Pages: 40 {e-book} - The Crown and the Arrow (#0.5)
RELEASE DATE: 1st March 2016
Pages: Apparently just 9 {e-book} - The Mirror and the Maze (#0.75)
RELEASE DATE: 3rd May 2016
Pages: A meagre 7 {e-book}
I am entirely obsessed with this series right now and I cannot get enough of it. May is so far away right now!!
I will honestly read every other work of fiction that this woman pumps out, now. She is the goddess of writing and you should all be reading her books.
// GOODREADS //
What are you waiting on?
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The blogosphere has convinced me to read The Wrath and the Dawn this year. It really does sound fascinating. And it looks like the sequel is going to be a big deal too.
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Excellent! You must let me know what you think of it when you read it. I sooo hope the sequel lives up to expectations.
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Fantastic, I’m so impatient to read the rose and the dagger too.
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*jumps up and down* Yay!! I just cannot believe how much I enjoyed the first book – I just neeeeed to know what happens next!
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Great pick, I am so excited for The Rose and the Dagger, I loved the first book in this series so so much 😀
Also I did not realise there were novellas coming out in the meantime, I need to add them to my to-read list now!
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I know! I know! I know!! I attacked Goodreads with my enthusiasm as SOON as I finished book one and I saw all the novellas and just arrrghh. I need more (but I can’t believe two of them are less than 10 pages?! What is this!!?). I hope they do a pretty bind up for the all the novellas at some point, too 🙂
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I have the second book pre-ordered from Amazon so it’s just a matter of counting down the days until it’s released. Why must May be so far away D:
I didn’t even realise there were novellas but less than 10 pages just doesn’t seem enough to me. If they did do a bind up of them I would definitely buy a copy! 😀
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Yaaas! One of the three is a decent length though so bring. It. On.
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It’ll have to be enough to tide us over until the release of The Rose and the Dagger 😀
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I have only read a couple of retellings over the years, but they can be so delightful. Enjoy! Here’s mine: “THE PERFECT NEIGHBORS”
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I’m such a sucker for retellings!! And The Perfect Neighbours sounds like it’ll make for an interesting read!
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I can’t wait for the rose & the dagger either! Great pick. 😀
My wow: https://lunireads.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/waiting-on-the-great-hunt/
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Thanks! I’m so glad to see so many other people excited about this series! (And omg I need The Great Hunt!)
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