A beautiful love story of a cursed boy with an icy demeanor melting for one special woman who, before falling, was determind to kill him. Who couldnt fall in love with Khalid? ( )

I love this one and the unique setting.

Content: three *ahem* scenes (two were so little that they went over my head, the other was off-page), death

5 Stars

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When any character other than Snape says “always” it doesn’t mean much.


For a mature audience ( )

I got quickly caught up in this romantic, descriptive book. I was gripped to the very end and am very eager for the sequel which is not out until May. The writing is rich, the main character fierce and the evil lurking over everything mysterious. ( )

I really enjoyed this, but I really wish this was a stand alone. :/ ( )

4.5 Stars. I really enjoyed this story and I am so glad there's more to come. At first I thought this might be a stand alone book and if that were the case I would not be happy about that ending at all but seeing as this is the first in a series I really enjoyed every minute of it. I loved Shahzad's character, even though I have no clue how to pronounce her name. I loved her witty, sarcastic comments with the other characters, especially Despina. I'm not a huge fan of romance novels but I did enjoy this one. At first I didn't get why Shahzad was falling in love with the king, just because he's not as horrible as she first thought and yeah he had a tragic past so you feel sorry for him but that doesn't mean you have to fall in love with him, especially since as she pointed out in one part of the book, she hardly knows him. He keeps her at a distance and won't open up to her. However, as we get closer and closer towards the end we find out more about the king and he finally starts opening up so we see a different side to him and I do like him and Shazi together. I think they fit well and would actually make a really good team. Definitely can't wait to see where the next book takes us. ( )