"We do not know why we came from the sea to this hard and dusty earth, but we know that we are better than it."
Imagine a world where someone can take you from your home and instantly say that you are their wife until they decide you aren't useful anymore, and then kill you off. Well, that is the exact life Al-ammiyyah lives.
In Al-ammiyyah's world an evil lord, by the name of Lo-Melkhiin, goes to every district and chooses a wife. He then takes her to his palace, where the wife may only last a few day before he grows tired and kills her off. One day, Lo-Melkhiin comes to Al-ammiyyah's homeland. Knowing that her sister is far too beautiful for Lo-Melkhiin to pass on, Al-ammiyyah draws on her inner power to make herself more beautiful than her beloved sister. In the end, Lo-Melkhiin chooses Al-ammiyyah and rides off with her to his palace.
Night after night Al-ammiyyah fears it will be her last, but for some reason Lo-Melkhiin comes to her and forces her to tell stories of her homeland.Lo-Melkhiin visits Al-ammiyyah every evening and every time he grabs her hands a copper fire moves between the two. Al-ammiyyah every now and then gets glimpses of a gentler man inside of Lo-Melkhiin, and begins to wonder if there could be something causing the coldness inside of him. It isn't until after Lo-Melkhiin gets attacked by a mysterious creature that Al-ammiyyah fears her suspicions could be true.
I gave this book a 5 star rating. This book enraptures your mind and will make you never want to put it down! I love how this story was told from Al-ammiyyah's point of view, but had little snippets from the darkness inside of Lo-Melkhiin. The words grasp your attention. You really begin to imagine what happens during every chapter. I would definitely recommend this book to all my friends and family.
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I really thought this would be a good book once I heard about it. I can't wait to read it.
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