My sister is no fool and she is not tender-hearted. My sister fights for her home, and takes what risks she must. That is why I put myself before her today—why I would not let you have her. My sister burns, and she does not burn for you. It's been over two years now since I first read this book, and I still credit it as one of my original favorite YA books, and yes, I still think anyone who shares a book taste with me should read it.So A Thousand Nights is a more feminist, more themat

“Watch your world burn, light of my heart. Tomorrow we will find another one and burn that too.” I just want to put this out there: most of my reviews are negative because i don't know how to review books i like. There are some positive reviews but it takes me way too long to work on them. There is so much i want to say!! I HAVEN'T EVEN REVIEWED THE RAVEN CYCLE SERIES! My favorite books are the ones that tend to leave me speechless. Alright, here we go.Remember this book? Less attract

“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.”― Virginia Woolf3 1/2 stars. A Thousand Nights is almost certainly going to be compared to the other YA 1,001 Nights retelling published this year - The Wrath and the Dawn - which is not a good thing. Because, even though their premises and foundations are identical, these two books could not be more different and they really do deserve to be viewed as completely separate creatures.The Wrath and the Dawn is a lusty, romantic drama that makes our heart...

Update 2/20/17 - Lowering my rating from 3 stars to 2 for I feel 3 stars was too generous. Full review to come on my Youtube channel tomorrow! Unfortunately, I wasn't the biggest fan of this book. I ultimately felt that this book had a severe lack of plot and no character development whatsoever. A lot of my time spent reading was wondering when SOMETHING was actually going to happen and jumpstart the novel, but that didn't come until exactly 100 pages were left in the book. I was kind of disappo...

i almost didnt read this - i was very worried it would be too similar to ‘the wrath and the dawn’ (which i love with all my heart). and although the premises are quite alike, there were enough differences that it was easy not to compare the two. my only problem with this book was that not a lot happens. i think that had there been more substance to it, the characters and relationships could have been developed more, and i would have been more enthralled with the story. but the writing was lovely...

3.5"There was great beauty in this qasr, but there was also great ugliness and fear. I would not be like those men who turned their eyes from one to see the other. I would remember what those things cost."•First thing you need to know: this is not your typical ya. All the genre tropes you are accustomed to -Mary Sue-ish protagonist, instalove, love triangle, you name it- are happily, blissfully, totally absent, and this is why I don't get the readers' eagerness to compare it to The Wrath and the...

Definitely expecting so much more of this book , the entire book I was so confused 🤷‍♀️ and the characters have no names 🤔, just the king is called Lo-Melkhiin, the girl he married they call her as “Lady-bless “ or “ Daughter of mine “.It was very slow , felt so bored and I’m glad it’s finished 😬😬

*Decided to round up, but my actual rating's still 3.5!They were burning up, and they didn't even know they were afire.An elegantly written novel with a lovely story, A Thousand Nights is a book perfect for all readers looking for an engrossing read.If I'm being completely honest here, I'm not familiar with the original tale and had to look it up on the internet. So now I know it, and that totally counts. Anyway, A Thousand Nights gives us a unique spin on the original story, mainly summarized b...

"My sister is no fool and she is not tender-hearted," I said. "My sister fights for her home, and takes what risks she must. That is why I put myself before her today-why I would not let you have her. My sister burns, and she does not burn for you." WHAM. FUCK YOU PATRIARCHY.Seriously, this was really awesome. A Thousand Nights is a feminist retelling of the Arabian Nights. I've read a bunch of these recently (Uprooted, Cruel Beauty, The Wrath and the Dawn) and all managed to contribute somet

What was everyone's issue with this one? Yes, it is similar to The Wrath and the Dawn, in that they are both retellings of One Thousand and One Nights. But... this book was completely different. And I liked it!***Review posted on The Eater of Books! blog***A Thousand Nights by E.K. JohnstonPublisher: Disney-HyperionPublication Date: October 6, 2015Rating: 4 starsSource: eARC from NetGalleySummary (from Goodreads):Lo-Melkhiin killed three hundred girls before he came to her village, looking for a...

Unbelievable sightsIndescribable feelingSoaring, tumbling, freewheelingThrough an endless diamond sky A whole new worldDon't you dare close your eyesA hundred thousand things to seeHold your breath - it gets betterI'm like a shooting starI've come so farI can't go back to where I used to be - Tim Rice (lyrics from Aladdin) Do you familiar with a feeling when you open a fine bottle of wine and pour in your glass, and, at first, your wine touches with the air and you feel the bouquet of flavors, a...

I have SO MANY thoughts about this book. Can't wait to share them all.

I have written a review for this twice and it keep showing up as tbr aarrrggghhhhh! It's bloody good. That's all I'm writing this time.

Full review at: my blog ''I was done with murdering little girls. This one would be my queen.'' I understand why this book isn't as popular as The Wrath and the Dawn. Comparison is inevitable since they both revolve around the same subject and came out at approximately the same time. And where the TWATD became a huge hit, A Thousand Nights was left more or less in it's shadow. Which, to be quite honest, is why it took me so long to read it. I didn't have high hopes for this one. And I was so w...