Dead Girls Tell No Tales

by kaloned, Asha Taylors

"I have slit throats far more beautiful than yours."

In which a thousand brides have fallen, and she is the last, so she spins a tale as old as time to live the dawn.

An Arabian Nights x Beauty and the Beast crossover

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fantasy

211 pages, ebook

Published October 1, 2018

Reviews

[v *✲ﾟ*｡★ · Rating 5 out of 5]

wrath and the dawn but infinitely better
honestly loved it so much
the writing made me swoon
arabian nights retelling YES

[Books And Skittles · Rating 5 out of 5]

"𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙣'𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙖. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙪𝙨."

Need I say something else about this book?

[shruti (taylor's version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

the most beautifully written book ive ever read. thats all i can say.

[Diya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I come back to this every once in a while when I want to read something with exquisitely beautiful writing. im in love

[pixxiee · Rating 5 out of 5]

FUCKING LOVE IT, ONE OF MY WRITING INSPIRATIONS FR

[Deba · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a lovely story (⁠༎ຶ⁠ ⁠෴⁠ ⁠༎ຶ⁠)

[Afreen Tabassum · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'd give this book a 100 stars but it's not possible so i give it 5 stars. I'm at a lack of words. Everything's better, the angst, the plot, the characters, the dialogue. THIS IS THE SH¡T!

[Dee · Rating 4 out of 5]

My experience of reading this book was like going out in a cold night for an adventure.

This book is a junction where two old tales meet- Arabian Nights and Beauty and the Beast. This is a retelling but still stands out for its own individual beauty.

I am in absolute awe with how beautiful the writing is. The word play, the descriptions, the unfurling events, everything about this book held an enigmatic essence to it.

All the characters were grey. Each of them had their flaws, some terrible and some minute. Every corner and mouth held secrets. Death and blood tainted each lives and hands.

I would definitely recommend this book if you are search of one that will make you stay up all night in anticipation and afterthoughts.

[Mary Zhou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Morals don’t exist in just right and wrong, and the world does not split into just good or bad. Nothing wrenches you back and forth between two dichotomies better than this.

The writing style is breathtaking. It’s the type of book that sits you down and does not let you up again until you are finished. Everything was so mesmerizing that I found myself bewitched by Shahrazad’s tales as much as the king was.

Words aren’t used as words here, but as methods of synesthesia, warped so that the air has taste, sound has texture, and motions play out in front of you as if you were the characters themselves. I cannot believe that this masterpiece is free.

[Frankie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've wanted to read this one for a while and finally got around to it. Loved the writing style, it's so vivid and beautiful. The story was standard YA dark fantasy, which, sure. I don't read much YA anymore so why not, always fun to have a refresher on the genre. The novel, despite being dense plot-wise, is super easy to read.

I would perish if a show like this came out, would so watch it. Delicious.

I'm still riding the Dune Arabian setting/story wave here, and I still have Arabian Nights to read so I'll definitely come back to the genre at some point.

[Haniya Onthenet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tell me why the most poetically satisfying book i ever read was on Wattpad by an author who has long since abandoned her account 😭.

Each and every paragraph was so beautifully written, I could feel my pupils dilate.
It was so perfect I wish I could BE this book. It's a spin off actually loosely based on 1001 nights and boy oh boy was I HEAVY invested in this retelling. Like, why is this book not in a written form???

[K · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember reading this on wattpad and getting hooked at 3 am and refusing to go to sleep even tho my eyes were burning. No words can explain how much I love this, this feels like a “one thousand and one nights” retelling in a way, Coming from someone who grew up in a middle eastern household.
Real ones know
الف ليلة و ليلة

[pinkchibi · Rating 5 out of 5]

the writing is soo beautiful. literally the best book I've read on wattpad. the descriptions, the characters, the mashup of stories, 1001 nights retelling. *chef's kiss*
the plotlines, the tension, the build up, I absolutely loved it

[Srishti Rani · Rating 4 out of 5]

The writing was beautiful, the flow of prose was exquisite
I kind of accidentally started reading this book on wattpad, wasn't expecting this kind of writing very honestly speaking
I loved this retelling ❤️

[M O C H I · Rating 5 out of 5]

WTF?

This book is amazing...

Because I love beauty and the beast and heard Arabian tales all over my childhood. Now this crossover/reselling is fantastic.
A full 5 stars..

[Lyna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful immaculate writing and a bewitching blend of 2 beautiful classical tales
Got me so engrossed in the culture and the characters i couldn't put it off
A pleasant surprise indeed 💚

[바람 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just read it please...👑💖🥺😭❤❤❤❤❤❤

[Bishama · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel like this is what a glimpse of heaven would be like

Saccharine but in a pleasant way.

[Tealikestoread · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s got exquisite writing and the author’s story telling skills are actually remarkable! Loved it.

[vee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my new favourite :)

[Sapphira · Rating 5 out of 5]

By far one of the nest retellings I have ever read!!! ✨

[Dana Perez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolute masterpiece.

[champi69 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m a sucker for every Arabian nights retelling

[notyurie ❉ · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is a six (?) year old book. and i've been seeing if for five years, i think. and why, just why did i wait for so long to read it??? ofc, it's not perfect, but the writing? the chemistry? fave.

[Radhika · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was one which engulfed me. The writing is magical, and the story too is pretty good.

[Hayat · Rating 5 out of 5]

If *chef's kiss* was a book
🤌🏻😍🖤

[sammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

made me fall in love with retellings

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really envy kaloned’s writing style, it just flows. Such a nice premise, too, key themes and plots from Beauty and the Beast and 1001 Nights are greatly interspersed.

[Amani · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finished it in one sitting and I’d do it again.

The story is a retelling of Shehrazad and Shehryar’s story with elements from beauty and the beast.
The story itself is alright. Nothing extraordinary BUT the writing is immaculate and I’d let the author write my eulogy so I can come back to life and die again because of how beautiful it is.