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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
The storytelling was decent but it's hard to get wrapped up in a love story when the king is straight up psychotic.
It was great. I just wish they had her telling more stories.
I have read many retellings of this story and this one fell short for me. It was super crazy predictable. I have read a lot of Doxey's novels and I was excited when I found this one.
However I closed the book disappointed. To give this story justice it needs to be way longer than 200 pages. The book was more about the stories she tells then the actual story itself.
I long to know more about the world that this particular retelling is set in but I can't because again 209 pages... I thought her being blind was an interesting touch, but it didn't really add much to the story at all.... If anything it's a detail the book could have gone without. I would have liked this book better if more attention was paid to Shahrazad and her story then the stories she tells.
However I closed the book disappointed. To give this story justice it needs to be way longer than 200 pages. The book was more about the stories she tells then the actual story itself.
I long to know more about the world that this particular retelling is set in but I can't because again 209 pages... I thought her being blind was an interesting touch, but it didn't really add much to the story at all.... If anything it's a detail the book could have gone without. I would have liked this book better if more attention was paid to Shahrazad and her story then the stories she tells.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I would actually give this one 4 stars, for I really liked this retelling of Scheherezade, except that I reserve 4 stars for more thoughtful novels.
Not a bad book, though I wasn't blown away by it. It's Shehrazad telling her own story, and it takes several liberties with how quickly the king falls in love with her. While the writing has some evocative moments, much of it is telling instead of showing. A quick read.
4.5 stars
This was a beautiful retelling of The Arabian Nights. The story was compelling and well-paced. The characters were captivating and well-developed—especially for the short length of the novel. I do wish the romance between Shahrazad and Shahrayar had been explored slightly more, though I enjoyed how their character growth and relationship seemed to be depicted through the stories Shahrazad told. Overall, I really liked this novel.
This was a beautiful retelling of The Arabian Nights. The story was compelling and well-paced. The characters were captivating and well-developed—especially for the short length of the novel. I do wish the romance between Shahrazad and Shahrayar had been explored slightly more, though I enjoyed how their character growth and relationship seemed to be depicted through the stories Shahrazad told. Overall, I really liked this novel.
Perhaps slightly simplistic, but it gets the point across. Words are quite often (historically, mythologically, and fictionally) are often the only weapons or tools a woman has. No clearer is this than in the tales of Shahrazad. She of course has a thousand and one stories to keep herself and many other women (a thousand, probably) safe from the wrath of a wronged king.
Dokey does an admirable job of giving a new voice to Shahrazed, and this book is well worth the little time it takes to read it.
Dokey does an admirable job of giving a new voice to Shahrazed, and this book is well worth the little time it takes to read it.