The Book of Wonders
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780062010070 (0062010077)
Publish date: January 17th 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
I enjoyed this book a lot. It wasn't the best book I've ever read but neither was it the worst. It's an adventure story. Nothing too special happens in the plot at all. Two kids go on a journey to stop the sultan from killing off innocent girls and destroying their town. That's it. The plot is fairl...
There is a great giveaway and the author sounds very nice, so I wonder if I should buy it even if because I already know I won't win.
originally posted on my blog: http://newborrowedused.blogspot.com/2012/08/book-review-book-of-wonders.htmlMy Thoughts: I've found when I'm having trouble finishing books, if I pick up an MG book it helps get me out of my slump. This book was no exception. I enjoyed both the world and the characters ...
Decent. I liked Zardi immensely. Competent. Loves her family. Compassionate and loyal. I liked Rhidan for the most part.It was an inventive tale and a new take on the Arabian nights. (One Thousand and One Nights could easily provide fresh material for those who have had one too many retellings of th...
Zardi, short for Scheherazade, loves hearing stories about the times when magic was plentiful and abundant in the land of Arribitha. But those times are gone, ever since the evil sultan, Shahryar, came to power and forbade anyone from even talking about magic. When her sister, Zubeyda, is taken to b...