The Sultan and the Storyteller
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- Author：Lichelle Slater
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Summary
For thirty-nine nights， the sultan of Zunbar has chosen a new wife。
For thirty-nine dawns， they are pronounced dead。
When Sultan Zayne summons my best friend to be taken as his newest victim， I can no longer pretend to be blind and volunteer in her stead。 My only plan--weave a story each night and hopefully learn why he would kill in the first place。
I never anticipated unravelling the tapestry of lies。
But most of all， I never expected to fall in love with him。
The Sultan and the Storyteller is one of twelve short novels in A Villain's Ever After， a collection of standalone stories featuring villainous twists on some of your favourite classic fairytales。 Read the series in any order for magical adventures 。 。 。 and fall in love with villains as you've never seen them before。 Who said villains can't have happily-ever-afters？
For thirty-nine dawns， they are pronounced dead。
When Sultan Zayne summons my best friend to be taken as his newest victim， I can no longer pretend to be blind and volunteer in her stead。 My only plan--weave a story each night and hopefully learn why he would kill in the first place。
I never anticipated unravelling the tapestry of lies。
But most of all， I never expected to fall in love with him。
The Sultan and the Storyteller is one of twelve short novels in A Villain's Ever After， a collection of standalone stories featuring villainous twists on some of your favourite classic fairytales。 Read the series in any order for magical adventures 。 。 。 and fall in love with villains as you've never seen them before。 Who said villains can't have happily-ever-afters？
Reviews
Gia
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Dnf after a few pages when the heroine was intrigued by the hero's misogyny。 And ofc special snowflake for a heroine。 Dnf after a few pages when the heroine was intrigued by the hero's misogyny。 And ofc special snowflake for a heroine。 。。。more
Sophia
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Enjoyable but needed a bit more editing Overall a fun read but definitely could have used more editing。 First of all， I appreciate that Lichelle included regional foods， instruments， etc。 This shows that she did some research and I love to see it。 This might sound super basic but I think many authors skimp a little here。 Seriously， I have read way too many books that refer to biological parents as “real parents” when a quick google search about adoption language will tell you that this is the wo Enjoyable but needed a bit more editing Overall a fun read but definitely could have used more editing。 First of all， I appreciate that Lichelle included regional foods， instruments， etc。 This shows that she did some research and I love to see it。 This might sound super basic but I think many authors skimp a little here。 Seriously， I have read way too many books that refer to biological parents as “real parents” when a quick google search about adoption language will tell you that this is the worst possible wording。 （Lichelle is actually guilty of doing this in The Dragon Princess）。 Feel free to skip to the next paragraph for the main review but I’m also including this next part as general knowledge that more people should know！ Many people don’t know much about adoption which is understandable。 However， this makes it even more important for media such as books and movies to get adoption representation right as this guides the publics’ knowledge。 The issues comes when adoption is treated as a plot device rather than as an identity。 When adoption is used as a plot device （i。e。 to explain special powers）， authors don’t feel the need to research it because it’s being used to accomplish something in the plot。 When adoption is an identity， you have to research it， just like you would when writing a character who is different from you。The main review: I’m actually going to focus on the bad as that’s normally why I read reviews。 Not that I’m trying to find negative reviews but here’s a lot of books of my list and I have to prioritize。 The small things first。 I found several grammatical errors such as typos （misspelled word， wrong name used）， incorrect punctuation， and inconsistent verb tense。 Not a big deal but definitely had to read a few sentences twice to understand the author’s indented meaning。 There was also some awkward phrasing such as “her magical strength with magic” and referring to her best friend’s father as “the tailor。” Another little thing that bothered me was the use of the title “queen” because normally it would be sultan and sultans。 Now， the bigger issues。 There was a pretty big plot inconsistency （not a spoiler） with the tiger。 At first， no one could understand him， then all of a sudden they can？ The relationships and character development also felt rushed and as a result I didn’t really care about the characters。 This is a common problem for shorter stories and I kind of expect it but still worth mentioning as it does really take away from the story。SPOILER: I was also a little confused by how she was suddenly able to use her magic with no voice。 This seems like a pretty big jump in power。 She was able to reverse he father’s magic to free her voice but not the spell-blocking wards？ This part just needed more explanation。 。。。more
A。 Lonergan
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This book was so refreshing。 It hardly felt like a short story and I can’t wait to get more from this world。 Lichelle does such an incredible job with her world building and character development。 I couldn’t put it down for a second！
Nicole
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*All of my reviews are voluntarily written*Let me start by saying that Lichelle Slater is one of my favorite authors。 It all started when I read her Forgotten Kingdom series。 When I heard this was coming out， I was so excited to read it！This is a retelling of 1，001 Nights， and the twists in this always caught me by surprise。 When her best friend is next to wed the Sultan， Shahira steps in instead。 She's had to hide her magic， but uses it to her advantage here。 Will there be a happily ever after？ *All of my reviews are voluntarily written*Let me start by saying that Lichelle Slater is one of my favorite authors。 It all started when I read her Forgotten Kingdom series。 When I heard this was coming out， I was so excited to read it！This is a retelling of 1，001 Nights， and the twists in this always caught me by surprise。 When her best friend is next to wed the Sultan， Shahira steps in instead。 She's had to hide her magic， but uses it to her advantage here。 Will there be a happily ever after？ You'll have to read to find out！ I look forward to more from Lichelle Slater！ 。。。more
Natalia Navarro
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Unputdownable retelling！！！ 😍I love Lichelle's work and was so excited to read this book and I have to tell it is beyond my expectations; Lichelle， you outdid yourself！！！ 🥰 This brilliantly written installment will sucked you in since the first chapter， with its mysterious plot and unexpected twists and turns; the world building is amazing and the characters， awesome， I love Shahira and Zayne so much！！！ 😍 The kind of magic is unique and the twist from the original tale will blow your mind， it’s f Unputdownable retelling！！！ 😍I love Lichelle's work and was so excited to read this book and I have to tell it is beyond my expectations; Lichelle， you outdid yourself！！！ 🥰 This brilliantly written installment will sucked you in since the first chapter， with its mysterious plot and unexpected twists and turns; the world building is amazing and the characters， awesome， I love Shahira and Zayne so much！！！ 😍 The kind of magic is unique and the twist from the original tale will blow your mind， it’s fantastic！！！ 🤩 Can't wait to read the rest of the series in this amazing world。。。 oh and that crossover， girl， you know the way to my heart！！！ ❤ 。。。more
Tricia Mingerink
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The Sultan and the Storyteller is a clean， lovely retelling of 1001 Nights。 I sat down to just start a few chapters at 9 in the evening， and next thing I knew， I could not put this one down and finished it at midnight in a single sitting。The author handles the tricky romance with a wife-killing villain very well， and I couldn't help but root for the main characters！ Scheherazade has long been a favorite and fascinating character to me， ever since I read Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher while gro The Sultan and the Storyteller is a clean， lovely retelling of 1001 Nights。 I sat down to just start a few chapters at 9 in the evening， and next thing I knew， I could not put this one down and finished it at midnight in a single sitting。The author handles the tricky romance with a wife-killing villain very well， and I couldn't help but root for the main characters！ Scheherazade has long been a favorite and fascinating character to me， ever since I read Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher while growing up。 I'm so excited to see another， excellent retelling of this tale out in the world！If you loved The Wrath and the Dawn or Shadow Spinner， then you'll want to check out this clean retelling of 1001 Nights！ 。。。more
Robin Jacobson
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I enjoy series like this where I can try standalone books from multiple authors。 Unfortunately， this one was not for me though。 Almost DNF。 The amount of typos was also distracting。
Kim
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The Sultan and the Storyteller By Lichelle SlaterRating: 4/5As someone who enjoys fairytale retellings， I was super excited to read A Villain’s Ever After story based off of 1001 Nights - I’ve never read a retelling of that story before and it did NOT disappoint。Shahira is the eldest daughter of the vizier who has to hide and contain her magic。 She is a storyteller who can infuse her magic into her stories and make them come true。 When her best friend’s life is threatened by becoming the next br The Sultan and the Storyteller By Lichelle SlaterRating: 4/5As someone who enjoys fairytale retellings， I was super excited to read A Villain’s Ever After story based off of 1001 Nights - I’ve never read a retelling of that story before and it did NOT disappoint。Shahira is the eldest daughter of the vizier who has to hide and contain her magic。 She is a storyteller who can infuse her magic into her stories and make them come true。 When her best friend’s life is threatened by becoming the next bride of the Sultan， Shahira decides to volunteer in her stead。 39 brides lost is enough and Shahira won’t allow the murderous sultan to continue when she has the power to stop him。 When she realizes that there’s more to the story， she and the sultan must learn to trust each other and discover where the evil shadows come from before it’s too late。 Beautifully written characters against a lavish backdrop create such a thrilling story with magic and romance and mystery。 Since this book is only the prequel to a new series by Lichelle Slater， I look forward to reading more。 Highly recommend if you enjoy fairytale retellings with magic， romance and mystery。 My thanks to the author for providing me with an ARC of the book。 All opinions expressed here are entirely my own。 No positive review was expected and no compensation received。 。。。more
Jodi
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I love Lichelle Slater books and I tend to read them in two days or so。 Therefore it comes as no surprise that I read this book in two days and absolutely loved it。 With this book being a part of a new series written by various authors， I was pleasantly surprised to find a connection to her Reimagined series。 The characters in this book are great and I found myself wrapped up in the mystery of the plot。 Similar to the Reimagined series， this book loosely follows the storyline of Aladdin， but is I love Lichelle Slater books and I tend to read them in two days or so。 Therefore it comes as no surprise that I read this book in two days and absolutely loved it。 With this book being a part of a new series written by various authors， I was pleasantly surprised to find a connection to her Reimagined series。 The characters in this book are great and I found myself wrapped up in the mystery of the plot。 Similar to the Reimagined series， this book loosely follows the storyline of Aladdin， but is a unique retelling with new characters and twists in the story。I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Demi
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