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books2010-09-01 12:29 pm
fairytalewishes) wrote in books2010-09-01 12:29 pm
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First post here!
Hi, everyone. I thought I'd share a review I did at my Blogger, The Bookish Reader. :)
TITLE: Book of a Thousand Days
AUTHOR: Shannon Hale
RATING: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
REVIEW: Book of a Thousand Days has got to be one of my favorite books, hands down. The book is set in a fictional Mongolia. When Dashti comes to the city to be Lady Saren's maid, she finds chaos. Everyone's screaming and basically freaking out. It turns out Lady Saren is to be put in a tower for seven years for not marrying the man her father wants her to. And being sworn to Lady Saren's service, Dashti goes along. Without giving details, yes, they escape, and there's love and adventure as well! :D
This book is told in first person, journal-like style by Dashti. I'm very fond of journal-like books, but to others, it may be a bit tiring to see only one point of view. Even though I gave this book five hearts, there were points in the book where it dragged a bit, so sometimes I'd skim and go to the good parts. XD And there is a good bit of Dashti writing in little songs she uses to try heal people. It got a bit old to read the songs every other page; Lady Saren goes a bit batty in the book. O_o
All and all, I really enjoyed this book and I highly recommend it to anyone who have read any of Shannon Hale's previous works.
TITLE: Book of a Thousand Days
AUTHOR: Shannon Hale
RATING: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
REVIEW: Book of a Thousand Days has got to be one of my favorite books, hands down. The book is set in a fictional Mongolia. When Dashti comes to the city to be Lady Saren's maid, she finds chaos. Everyone's screaming and basically freaking out. It turns out Lady Saren is to be put in a tower for seven years for not marrying the man her father wants her to. And being sworn to Lady Saren's service, Dashti goes along. Without giving details, yes, they escape, and there's love and adventure as well! :D
This book is told in first person, journal-like style by Dashti. I'm very fond of journal-like books, but to others, it may be a bit tiring to see only one point of view. Even though I gave this book five hearts, there were points in the book where it dragged a bit, so sometimes I'd skim and go to the good parts. XD And there is a good bit of Dashti writing in little songs she uses to try heal people. It got a bit old to read the songs every other page; Lady Saren goes a bit batty in the book. O_o
All and all, I really enjoyed this book and I highly recommend it to anyone who have read any of Shannon Hale's previous works.