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A sweeping, Pakistani romantic fantasy reimagining of The Count of Monte Cristo, where one girl seeks revenge against those who betrayed her―including the boy she used to love.
Three hundred and sixty-four days.
Framed for a crime she didn't commit, Dania counts down her days in prison until she can exact revenge on Mazin, the boy responsible for her downfall, the boy she once loved―and still can't forget. When she discovers a fellow prisoner may have the key to exacting that vengeance--a stolen djinn treasure--they execute a daring escape together and search for the hidden treasure.
Armed with dark magic and a new identity, Dania enacts a plan to bring down those who betrayed her and her family, even though Mazin stands in her way. But seeking revenge becomes a complicated game of cat and mouse, especially when an undeniable fire still burns between them, and the power to destroy her enemies has a price. As Dania falls deeper into her web of traps and lies, she risks losing her humanity to her fight for vengeance--and her heart to the only boy she's ever loved.
"Evocative prose is punctuated by sumptuous descriptions of Pakistani food, clothing, and weaponry, creating a memorable backdrop for Dania's retaliatory schemes and sultry encounters with Mazin, which build to a satisfying, somewhat hastily resolved denouement." —Publishers Weekly
"Varga's debut is a compelling story with a strong, sword-wielding female lead, intense fight scenes, unpredictable magic, and fiery romance... a vividly realized, page-turning revenge story." —Kirkus Reviews
"Revenge might fuel the story forward, but it's made memorable by heart, grief, and friendship―not to mention a romance that burns bright. Varga's meticulous, fiery gender-bent retelling lights a path beyond retribution, one alight with possibility." —Booklist
"Varga crafts excellent action sequences that propel the plot to even higher stakes...Hand to romantasy fans looking for an Arya Stark–esque heroine." —School Library Journal
"Unabashedly furious and vengeful, For She Is Wrath is a brilliant retelling set in an imaginative Pakistani-inspired world. Varga has crafted a love letter to angry girls. If you ever wished for an Arya Stark spinoff with a fiery enemies to lovers romance, this is the book for you." —Vaishnavi Patel, New York Times bestselling author of Kaikeyi
"For She is Wrath is a brutally beautiful tale filled with sisterhood, romance, and above all: revenge. What a fresh, riveting fantasy." —Susan Dennard, New York Times bestselling author of The Luminaries
"For She Is Wrath is an intoxicating story of magic and vengeance, with a fierce heroine at its center. An electrifying dark fantasy I couldn't put down — Varga wrote the enemies to lovers second chance romance of my dreams!" —Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Magic Steeped in Poison
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Emily Varga is a Fantasy author with a fondness for getting lost in bookstores and watching a lot of terrible reality tv. She has lived all over the world, but currently calls the Rocky Mountains of western Canada home, where she lives with her family and their menagerie of pets. When she's not writing, Emily is a cohost of the On The Write Track podcast and works as a family lawyer, where she learned more about storytelling than she ever expected.
Emily's debut novel For She Is Wrath is a Pakistani-inspired Count of Monte Cristo retelling.
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