*I received A Thousand Nights from netgalley.com in exchange for a fair and honest review 
 I was really excited about A Thousand Nights, and it was one of the books I was looking forward to reading this year. I ended up not liking it, and I feel weird about that because it seemed like a cool book. 
 So, I have no idea what the main character's name is. I don't think we learn it at any point in the book, and if we do, it clearly didn't make an impression. Really, she could have been anyone, because I feel like we learned nothing about her. The only character name I can actually remember is Lo-Melkhiin...I think he might be the only character who actually has a name because everyone is named in relation to the MC. Her sister is referred to as her sister, Lo-Melkhiin's mom is named Lo-Melkhiin's mother, and so on. It's hard to remember anyone when they have no names and nothing else to distinguish them from all of the other characters. 
 It seemed like there would be more romance, at least from the summary, so I was surprised that there wasn't really any romance there. I did like that the MC had growing power, leading her to be the only one who can defeat the king. I do wish the magic between them was explained more because it seemed really random. There does seem to be a lot of folklore, and from what I've heard, it's based on 1001 Arabian Nights. Which I haven't read, and may be why it felt like something was missing. Or maybe it's just me, and it doesn't matter if you've read 1001 Arabian Nights. 
 Something about this book made me think of Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge- I think there's something about the world and how the story is told that would make it a good read-alike for Cruel Beauty fans. 
 My Rating: 2 stars. Mostly because I just didn't care. A Thousand Nights isn't for me, but I can see why people would like it- the writing was beautiful but not enough to get my interest.