Review: The Book Of A Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

4259869The Book Of A Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
Genre: 
Fairy Tale Retelling
Published by: Bloomsbury
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback
Rating: ★
Where to Find: Goodreads | Author | Amazon

I’ve been reading a lot of Shannon Hale lately, and a lot of fairy tale retellings, so this was a great book to pick up, as a combination of the two. I thought it would be an original story, rather than a retelling, but it turns out this is a retelling of ‘Maid Maleen’, a relatively unknown story by the Brothers Grimm. I’d never heard of it before, so similar to ‘Goose Girl’ I had no idea what to expect. The tower on the cover made me think of Rapunzel, but that is only half the story. Continue reading “Review: The Book Of A Thousand Days by Shannon Hale”

Review: The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

4259871The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Genre: 
Fairy Tale Retelling
Published by: Bloomsbury
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Rating: ★★★★★
Where to Find: Goodreads | Author | Amazon

I read this book as part of a readalong with Casey over at ABasketCaseyReads on YouTube – we both really love the fairy tale retelling genre, so this was the perfect pick, and by happy coincidence, also a perfect book!  Continue reading “Review: The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale”