#rahim al din walad

[fish-champ16]

idc what y’all say i blame Tariq for Rahim’s death 100%

bro wants to act on his own impulse? fine, go ahead, but don’t risk others while you go pull that stupid shit. 

[letradodeluz]

—Yo… —Inspiró profundamente para estabilizar la voz—. Me he sentido sola durante la mayor parte de mi vida. Hasta que tú llegaste a ella. —Le colocó la concha en el pecho—. Pero prometo que ya no volveré a sentirme así. Nunca te olvidaré. —Se puso en pie, tambaleándose—. Siempre te recordaré. Te quiero, Rahim al Din Walad. Gracias por quererme tú a mí

La rosa y la daga, Reneé Ahdieh

[earlgreyandanime]

I ship it.

[ladyroseofshallott]

So I was tagged earlier this weekend to do a couple of tags by @rjtheauthor but due to visiting my family I didn't get a chance to do them so here we go! #toptenfavoritebooks (in no particular order) 1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling 2. Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas 3. The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima 4. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 5. Blood Magick by Nora Roberts 6. Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst 7. The Rose and the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh 8. Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell 9. Eve the Awakening by Jenna Moreci 10. Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery ***************************** #toptenfavoritecharacters (also in no particular order) (I am just going to name one character from the books listed above) 1. Ginny Weasley 2. Aelin Galathynius 3. Raisa ana'Marianna 4. Claire Fraser 5. Branna O'Dwyer 6. Princess Amaranthine "Mare" 7. Rahim al-Din Walad 8. Lady Elaine Ascolat 9. Percy LeFleur 10. Anne Shirley Please follow at @rjtheauthor and if you want to do this tag then TAG you've been tagged. #books #bookdragon #bookworm #booknerd #booklover #bibliophile #reader #reading #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookblogger #bookreviewer

[baileysbabbles]

I just started The Rose and the Dagger and I definitely like this book better than the first one. I’m used to this plot and these characters now.

Everything is very somber and on edge right now and I don’t love that but it makes sense for the plot right now and I don’t hate it. Khalid is especially somber but I think this time is kind of good for him. It gives him a chance to reevaluate things and he’s using this time to help his city and connect with his people which is good for him. I just hope he comes out on the other side of this a better person.

I’m getting pretty annoyed with Shazi right now. She’s being very distant and secretive with people that could be her allies if she would let them. I don’t like the way she acts when Khalid is brought up annoys me too and I can’t really explain why. I think it’s because she gets irrationally angry very quickly and makes matters worse when she could be explaining to people who he really is and why she loves him.

I’m very not ready for this war but I hope Omar and Tariq can make good decisions and make things better.

I like that we get to see a lot more of Irsa in this book because I really like her. I hope she can find out her purpose. Her and Rahim are cute together too but I definitely wasn’t expecting them.

Jahandar is making me very nervous because he has become a little more than a little crazy.

I’m very invested in where the story is going right now.

[baileysbabbles]

I’m almost done with The Wrath and the Dawn and it’s definitely growing on me a lot. I think I was so annoyed and confused with the beginning that I let that stop me from enjoying the rest of the book but once I kind of let that go I’ve been able to feel more emotion towards the story. There are still things that really annoy me though.

I’ve really started to feel a lot more emotion from Shahrzad. In the beginning I didn’t feel a lot from her and she was kind of hard for me to understand because of that. I really like her because she’s so witty and clever and sort of sneakily, but not really, rude. She’s very passionate about what she believes and feels and I feel like we don’t always get that from female YA protagonists.

I still really don’t like Khalid that much but I guess he’s grown on me a little bit. Some of his layers have kind of peeled back and we’ve gotten to see more of his thoughts and feelings and secrets but he’s still too stubborn and uncooperative and secretive. He’s just kind of a flat character and most of the things he does annoy me. The only thing about him that feels real to me is how much he loves Shahrzad but he can’t just clearly show it or say it. He always skirts around it. The way he treats Shahrzad just kind of annoys me too. He can’t just completely be himself with her but he still feels like Shahrzad should be truthful and kind to him and she should be presented like his queen. That probably doesn’t make any sense but I don’t really know how else to describe why he annoys me. I do feel like their relationship isn’t nearly as forced anymore. I feel like Shahrzad and Khalid do truly care about each other but I still don’t ship them. They are too much alike and it is unhealthy for them. They are both stubborn and prideful and secretive. Anytime they are fighting in any way they seem to be able to talk for two minutes and their feelings for each other just make the situation magically better and what the other person did doesn’t matter anymore.

One relationship that does feel forced to me is Despina and Shahrzad’s friendship. They share nothing in common and show no real care for each other to make me believe that they are really friends.

I really like Jalal. He’s a good friend and ally for Shahrzad and Khalid to have in their side. He is very wise and loyal.

I still kind of like Tariq but he is worrying me because I feel like he is going to do something very reckless and it will end very badly for someone I like. I don’t really ship him and Shahrzad anymore because she doesn’t truly love him anymore and he deserves someone who does.

Something else that really annoys me is the plot. A few times now we have been given a few pages from Jahandar’s point of view. I really like these few pages because I like Jahandar and whatever he’s doing is very intriguing but once those few pages are over his storyline is completely forgotten about and we are just left with a bunch of questions until the next random few pages from his point of view. I also feel like we were introduced to this grand plan of Tariq and Rahim’s and now we don’t know anything more about it or if it’s going according to plan. I just feel like there are some things that were introduced and then forgotten about that left me with a lot of questions.