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Violence
Some
Fantasy siege violence and the villainous lord's threat; some deaths
Language
Barely any
Clean language; the journal voice is warm and period-appropriate
Sexual Content
Barely any
A sweet romantic connection; innocent
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
The weight of captivity and the fear that no rescue is coming
What this book is about
Dashti, a maid-servant, records in her journal the thousand days she and Lady Saren are imprisoned in a tower for Saren's refusal to marry an evil lord—as outside, the steppe unravels and two suitors seek them. Shannon Hale's fairy-tale retelling (based on a Brothers Grimm tale) is warm, inventive, and deeply satisfying.
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