Flashback Friday: Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

By: Lin Ryals on 12:01:00 AM

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This is my chance to spotlight an older book. I love doing these because there are so many awesome older releases. So, today I am spotlighting Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale that was released in 2007.


Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy

From Goodreads: When Dashti, a maid, and Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years for Saren's refusal to marry a man she despises, the two prepare for a very long and dark imprisonment.
    As food runs low and the days go from broiling hot to freezing cold, it is all Dashti can do to keep them fed and comfortable. But the arrival outside the tower of Saren's two suitors--one welcome, and the other decidedly less so--brings both hope and great danger, and Dashti must make the desperate choices of a girl whose life is worth more than she knows.
    With Shannon Hale's lyrical language, this forgotten but classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm is reimagined and reset on the central Asian steppes; it is a completely unique retelling filled with adventure and romance, drama and disguise.

Review: I love love love Shannon Hale!! This was such a fun read. It was great watching the changes the world made while the girls were locked in the tower and the growth the girls made as they had to think quickly to survive. A very exciting read that I recommend for anyone who enjoys young adult fantasy novels. :)

Author: Shannon Hale was born Salt Lake City, UT in '74 where she still lives with her husband and four small children. She has written six young adult books, two adult books, and has a new adult novel coming out in 2012. She also co-authored two graphic novels. I have read four of her novels (3 YA and 1 adult) and have loved every single one of them.

Rating: ***** Five Stars