A review by abookishtype
Every Rising Sun by Jamila Ahmed

adventurous emotional informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

You know those plans that people describe as so crazy they just might work? Scheherazade‘s plan deserves a place right at the top of any list we might compile. Who looks at a serial wife-murdering sultan and says, I’m going to marry that guy and keep myself alive by telling a neverending series of stories. They say to fight fire with fire, so why not fight madness with madness? Even if Scheherazade wasn’t real, I like to think that her plan might have actually worked. Jamila Ahmed takes the kernel of Scheherazade’s story and departs from the version told in The Thousand and One Nights to deliver an incredible tale (tales?) of love, betrayal, magic, duty, and survival in the outstanding novel, Every Rising Sun...

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration.