This was a phenomenal book!! OH MY GOD THOUGH, Khalid is bae. On another note, I'll try to give a legible review that doesn't just consist of fangirling. 
 The main character Sharhzad is amazing, she was a strong lead and a strong woman. As most know, this is a retelling of One Thousand and One Nights, and I loved this one so much! I read the retelling by E.K. Johnston in December, and wasn't entirely impressed by it, so I was hesitant to read another retelling - But this one was great. I loved it. I wasn't expecting it to be as heavy on the romance as it was, I haven't read a romance in a very long time because it's simply not my niche, but this was just so well written that I didn't mind it a bit. 
 The pace was perfect, in my opinion. I didn't feel that any aspect of this book was rushed or that it was slow. The emotions were also heavy, it was a very angsty romance. The fact that her initial plan is to murder him as revenge for his killing her best friend, just made this romance so complex, and Renee Ahdieh did so well at writing Sharhzad's inner struggle with having any emotions for Khalid. She really just did so well with this, and I'm very excited for the next one. It was a fantastic read from the very beginning up until the very end (a very striking end, in fact, I was ready to throw items). 
 Point is, if you're on the edge of whether or not to read this book, just do it, it's amazing and I love it and you should too.