3.75⭐️2.75🌶️

Ya fantasy

Count of Monte Cristo Retelling

Unique magic system

Friends to enemies to lovers

Feminine rage

Flashbacks

Imprisonment

Pakistani inspired

Betrayal

Revenge

Secret identities

For She is Wrath was an attention grabbing retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. The FMC’s unwavering pursuit for justice against a corrupt ruler and those who wronged her was the best kind of feminine rage. She goes up against her former lover as we learn about what lead up to her false arrest and imprisonment for treason and murder. 

The richness of the descriptions of the food, clothing and setting was so immersive. I wish there had been a little more explanation of some of the Pakistani inspired elements. As someone who isn’t familiar with the culture and I wish there had been a little more explanation, but I really liked what was there. 

The magical world building wasn’t as strong as I would have liked. I would have loved it to have been even more flushed out earlier in the plot.

The romance was true enemies to lovers. There was no doubt that Dani wanted M dead. The tension and was superb. I really enjoyed the main couple’s chemistry. 

Unfortunately the friendship with Noor was a bit unbalanced, making it feel as if Noor was a true side character in her own story. It’s not often a side character seemingly thinks they are actually a side character. She would have really blossomed if she had been given a little more.

The conclusion was a little anticlimactic for me. But the beginning was everything I wanted and more. 

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an eARC of this book. All opinions are my own.