For She Is Wrath

A Count of Monte Cristo retelling set in a Pakistani-inspired fantasy world with djinn magic—how often do you see that? Dania is furious and focused and the revenge plot moves fast. The romance is secondary to the vengeance arc but the slow burn tension between Dania and Mazin (the boy who betrayed her) is genuinely compelling. Fair warning: this is YA, so the spice is nonexistent and some of the darker themes (genocide, child abuse) could have been handled with more weight. Great for readers who want a rage-fueled heroine and a world that is not another medieval Europe.