The Rose & the Dagger

The Rose & the Dagger
Author	Renee Ahdieh
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Young adult literature, Fairy tale
Published	2016 (Putnam)
Media type	Print (hardback, paperback)
Pages	416
ISBN	9780399171628
OCLC	947041672
Preceded by	The Wrath & the Dawn

The Rose & the Dagger is a 2016 young adult novel by Renee Ahdieh, a sequel of The Wrath & the Dawn, that continues the story of Shahrzad and Khalid.

Reception

The Horn Book Magazine, in a guide review of The Rose & the Dagger, wrote: "Despite more focus on war than on the romance, this conclusion to Ahdieh's The Wrath & the Dawn will satisfy fans."[1] and the School Library Journal wrote "Beautiful, lyrical writing combines with a cohesive plot, richly drawn backdrop, and just the right mix of action and romance to create an undeniable new classic."[2]

The Rose & the Dagger has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[3] Booklist,[1] Voice of Youth Advocates,[1] Common Sense Media,[4] and Romantic Times.[5]

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References

"The rose & the dagger / Renee Ahdieh". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
"The Rose and the Dagger". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
"The Rose and the Dagger". Kirkus Media LLC. March 2, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2017. Ahdieh plunges readers immediately into a complex tangle of political intrigue, dark magic, and twisted relationships with little explanation; various subplots are dropped along the way and other events never clearly explained. But the crowded, scattershot narrative is more than sustained by the heady prose, mixing poetic allusion and trenchant earthiness, redolent of exotic scents and sights and textures.
Carrie R. Wheadon. "The Rose & the Dagger: The Wrath & the Dawn, Book 2". www.commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2017. This satisfying sequel is mostly a star-crossed love story with a light sprinkling of flying carpet magic.
Krys Tourtois. "The Rose and the Dagger". Romantic Times. R T Book Reviews. Retrieved December 4, 2017. Magic and danger pepper this romance with just enough spice — though less patient readers may balk at the distance between the lovers — as they spend more time apart than together.

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[wccls-1] "The rose & the dagger / Renee Ahdieh". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

[2] "The Rose and the Dagger". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

[3] "The Rose and the Dagger". Kirkus Media LLC. March 2, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2017. Ahdieh plunges readers immediately into a complex tangle of political intrigue, dark magic, and twisted relationships with little explanation; various subplots are dropped along the way and other events never clearly explained. But the crowded, scattershot narrative is more than sustained by the heady prose, mixing poetic allusion and trenchant earthiness, redolent of exotic scents and sights and textures.

[4] Carrie R. Wheadon. "The Rose & the Dagger: The Wrath & the Dawn, Book 2". www.commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2017. This satisfying sequel is mostly a star-crossed love story with a light sprinkling of flying carpet magic.

[5] Krys Tourtois. "The Rose and the Dagger". Romantic Times. R T Book Reviews. Retrieved December 4, 2017. Magic and danger pepper this romance with just enough spice — though less patient readers may balk at the distance between the lovers — as they spend more time apart than together.