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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
It is a magical retelling of the 'Arabian Night'. It spins a tale through mini tales that captures the imagination and makes you admire the courage of a young blind girl.
The story behind The Arabian Nights.
After his wife betrays him, Shahrayar vows to take a new wife once each month, but to keep her only one night, killing her in the morning. Shahrazad, the 17-year-old blind daughter of a blind storyteller, comes up with a dangerous plan to thaw the king's cold heart. She will begin a story that will not be finished in the morning. Shahrazad, like the characters in the stories she weaves like magic, is a smart, strong woman who is not afraid to speak her mind.
Fans of the original Arabian Nights will love this inventive and well-written retelling.
After his wife betrays him, Shahrayar vows to take a new wife once each month, but to keep her only one night, killing her in the morning. Shahrazad, the 17-year-old blind daughter of a blind storyteller, comes up with a dangerous plan to thaw the king's cold heart. She will begin a story that will not be finished in the morning. Shahrazad, like the characters in the stories she weaves like magic, is a smart, strong woman who is not afraid to speak her mind.
Fans of the original Arabian Nights will love this inventive and well-written retelling.
The unreasonable exsistance of paragons is not interesting.
Sharazad was a paragon. Though she was 17. No wonder this is called a fairy tale.
And "Shahrayar" is a restaurant's name. Just saying :p
Though the writing itself was pretty good-true fairytale style.
Sharazad was a paragon. Though she was 17. No wonder this is called a fairy tale.
And "Shahrayar" is a restaurant's name. Just saying :p
Though the writing itself was pretty good-true fairytale style.
The Storyteller's Daughter: A Retelling of the Arabian Nights (Once Upon a Time) by Cameron Dokey -- This series is full of perfect YA fairytale retellings! But this is the best book in the series! You will reread it too! Happy Reading!
It was a bit hard to rate this book, because it was written in a very specific way. It was a story within a story, and thus had a very...odd quality about it. The entire book was written in the same way Sharazad told her own stories, in a very affected manner. It was a bit difficult to get used to, but overall it was a quick, enjoyable read.
I liked the way the story was written, and the world it was set in. However, that was the extent of it for me. I felt like the characters had no depth, and there was little detail in anything. I can understand if others liked it, but it certainly wasn’t for me.
Genre: 1001 Arabian nights, the ways of men and kings
Summary: Shahrazad, the daughter of a blind storyteller, must learn to tell her own stories to save her life as well as to redeem the heart of a man who has suffered the deepest betrayal.
Response: I really adore retold fairytales and Shahrazad is one of my favorite heroines. Cameron Dokey has such a beautiful storytelling voice. It's almost as if Shahrazad was telling her own story to me as I read it. It's a sweet introspective story, not everything makes absolute sense, but that is part of it's charm. I would reread this again, because I have and will continue to do so.
Summary: Shahrazad, the daughter of a blind storyteller, must learn to tell her own stories to save her life as well as to redeem the heart of a man who has suffered the deepest betrayal.
Response: I really adore retold fairytales and Shahrazad is one of my favorite heroines. Cameron Dokey has such a beautiful storytelling voice. It's almost as if Shahrazad was telling her own story to me as I read it. It's a sweet introspective story, not everything makes absolute sense, but that is part of it's charm. I would reread this again, because I have and will continue to do so.
Retelling of "Arabain Nights".
My favorite of the Once Upon A Time series.
The writing is lovely.
Insta-love is not to be found.
The characters are believeable and likable.
My favorite of the Once Upon A Time series.
The writing is lovely.
Insta-love is not to be found.
The characters are believeable and likable.
