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" I loved this book. I love the way Shannon Hale manages to convey the character's transition through adolescence in the narrative tone; that's some amazing writing. Dashti is a wonderful character--vibrant and resilient, you love to root for her. And the prince--ahhhh, the prince! He's good and smart and actually deserving of our heroine. I'm afraid I'm making it sound trite, but it's really a lovely, rich story. "
- Britain, 2/20/2014
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" Pretty cute story. All the songs got old after a while, but maybe that's just an issue with the audio book. "
- Mallory, 2/10/2014
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" I love Shannon Hale, and although I love Princess Academy and The Goose Girl series a bit more, this didn't disappoint! I appreciated the characters, and I couldn't put the book down! "
- Jeannette, 2/4/2014
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" Such a great twist on a fairy tale! Set in a medevil Mongolia, it's dramatic yet fun and inspiring. "
- Stefanie, 1/28/2014
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" This book starts out a little slow, and confusing, but thats kinda the point. If you were locked in a tower for a thousand days your life would be boring as well. So stay with it cause its totally worth the wait. "
- Lburt, 1/22/2014
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" I am impressed everytime I read a book from this author. She just does a great job. This probabl isn't my favorite of all her books, but it was still a great book. "
- Liz, 1/13/2014
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" I loved this book. What a refreshing character, loving yet weak, sacrificing but not always. Is is really a book out of the common way. I liked it in a way that I liked the Two Princesses of Bellmari. It was new, but a very nice and honorable romance. "
- Joy, 12/28/2013
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" Easy quick and heart wrenching read. Fun and enjoyable, too. I'd definitely reread this one. "
- Maysoon, 12/12/2013
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" Oh, this is a charming, well-written book. Beautiful language and the setting, based on Mongolia, is refreshing and wonderful. Dashti, the main character, is likeable and strong-willed and brave. I'd love to see more heroines like her. "
- Yati, 11/29/2013
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" I loved it all - the main character, the story, the writing style, the message, even the cat! "
- Lorna, 11/16/2013
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" A fun book but not amazing. I'd still read more from this author :). "
- Tgirl, 11/16/2013
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" I really liked this book. Shannon Hale creates a very interesting world and even though the ending was predictable to me, I like the way she got around to it. "
- Kristin, 11/6/2013
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" Lovely retelling remaking of a Asian fairy tale. Redeeming characters that act with honor and grow through out the story. Worthwhile read for 5-7th grader. "
- Lara, 10/25/2013
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" I really loved this book. The characters evolved wonderfully trough it and I could see the romance through it even tough it wasn't supposed to be that kind of a novel. I enjoyed reading it. "
- Jumana, 10/6/2013
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" I liked this book but didn't love it. Still, it is entertaining and light. "
- Ruth, 9/15/2013
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" This book was kinda cool, yet sort of boring. "
- Aubrey, 7/22/2013
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" I kept wanting to quit reading this book because I thought it was boring. Nothing happening but being shut up in a tower. When I got a little more than halfway through it, the action picked up until I couldn't put it down for the last 50 pages. I'm glad I stuck with it. "
- Etta, 5/10/2013
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" This is probably my favorite Shannon Hale book! It was so different from what you usually read in regards to fairytales and had a the fact that it was not told from the point of view of the princess, but of the maid was even better! A gorgeous book that I HIGHLY recommend you should read! "
- Krystal, 5/3/2013
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" This was hard for me to get into. The second half was definitely more interesting than the first half. By the end I really liked it though. "
- Tamara, 4/28/2013
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" This is the first book I've read by Shannon Hale and I will definitely read another. It was really cute. "
- Misti, 2/16/2013
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