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A review by mini_margaritta
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
2.0
If I could have given this book 2 ½ stars I would, but unfortunately I rounded down and not up. I have not read any of Hale’s other books to compare to like many other reviews. “Book of a Thousand Days” is based on the Brothers Grim tale Maid Maleen, which I am also not familiar with. Narrated by Dashti, a hand maiden, and her adventures involving being locked up in a tower with her mistress.
I thought this was a cute novel that I would recommend a 10 year old. That being said it was a little flat for me. Besides a slow development of Dashti I thought the other characters were frustrating and lacking. Being a Grimm tale I should not have been surprised by a little fantasy twist towards the end. Although this was the only part to surprise me, I thought the rest was a very predictable twisted love triangle.
I thought this was a cute novel that I would recommend a 10 year old. That being said it was a little flat for me. Besides a slow development of Dashti I thought the other characters were frustrating and lacking. Being a Grimm tale I should not have been surprised by a little fantasy twist towards the end. Although this was the only part to surprise me, I thought the rest was a very predictable twisted love triangle.