tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post3796595604954093498..comments2024-03-26T07:06:37.385+00:00Comments on Reviews from a Bookworm: A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston: ReviewCharnell @ Reviews from a Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-85125485056812458812015-09-11T20:30:02.644+01:002015-09-11T20:30:02.644+01:00Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!!! =D Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!!! =D Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-63638119905018711862015-09-01T20:59:40.799+01:002015-09-01T20:59:40.799+01:00I really liked this, especially how our MC highlig...I really liked this, especially how our MC highlights women and their strengths! Thanks for your review Charnell!Amber Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671652212967695538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-63629287474728957242015-08-19T17:07:11.178+01:002015-08-19T17:07:11.178+01:00I know, it's nice to see some more stories bei...I know, it's nice to see some more stories being retold other than the classic fairy tales. I really want to read The Wrath and the Dawn because I have read some amazing reviews for that. I hope I enjoy it :) Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-64862476252279288952015-08-19T16:59:14.868+01:002015-08-19T16:59:14.868+01:00I really hope you love it. I have heard amazing th...I really hope you love it. I have heard amazing things about The Wrath and the Dawn and I am so excited for it. Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-50953355533353835432015-08-19T16:54:28.326+01:002015-08-19T16:54:28.326+01:00I hope you love this one when you get it. I am ver...I hope you love this one when you get it. I am very excited for The Wrath and the Dawn, think that will be the one I love!!! :) Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-44400000877225385402015-08-18T19:19:22.750+01:002015-08-18T19:19:22.750+01:00I know. I know. Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-73540324430995987652015-08-18T19:10:13.697+01:002015-08-18T19:10:13.697+01:00I'm sure there was, maybe I should look into i...I'm sure there was, maybe I should look into it. I hope you enjoy it when you read it :) Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-63665123558192876772015-08-18T19:02:41.322+01:002015-08-18T19:02:41.322+01:00I think it might be. I hope you read it and LOVE i...I think it might be. I hope you read it and LOVE it!!! :) Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-37903488486223652262015-08-18T18:54:09.236+01:002015-08-18T18:54:09.236+01:00I'm glad you ended up enjoying this one more t...I'm glad you ended up enjoying this one more than me. I didn't think it was bad, I just wasn't excited by it and found myself getting bored the longer the book went on. Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-54174815603584612822015-08-18T18:46:48.764+01:002015-08-18T18:46:48.764+01:00It doesn't get confusing and it is clear which...It doesn't get confusing and it is clear which character is which all the way throughout. I just got a little bored whilst reading, the story wasn't exciting enough for me. Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-7493493109378672942015-08-18T18:37:43.895+01:002015-08-18T18:37:43.895+01:00It was a wonderful book in many ways, it just didn...It was a wonderful book in many ways, it just didn't have the action I was hoping for. It was too slow going for me and wasn't what I was expecting. I think I would have loved it more if I could have connected more to the characters. Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-58570455592798925502015-08-06T17:17:50.770+01:002015-08-06T17:17:50.770+01:00First of all, I'm just glad that other tales a...First of all, I'm just glad that other tales are being given retellings. Especially this one because I love this particular tale so much as it is more Arabian, and come on, who doesn't love Arabian-esque settings? I read The Wrath and the Dawn which was largely romance-centric and I wasn't really that fond of it (I didn't think it was that well done for me), so I'm looking forward to this one that gives more emphasis on the world-building and the action and the magical elements. I don't particularly mind if there is no romance, too, or if it's not too emphasized XD<br /><br />Faye at <a href="http://thesocialpotato.maryfaye.net/2015/08/06/discussion-kiss-of-deception-by-mary-e-pearson-i-was-not-prepared-for-this/" rel="nofollow">The Social Potato</a>Faye M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01482378962410177583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-12234162754211171372015-07-31T16:03:37.300+01:002015-07-31T16:03:37.300+01:00That cover yo! I love the UK cover so much more th...That cover yo! I love the UK cover so much more than the NA one. I think I have an ARC coming in the mail for me. Even though you didn't love this one, I'm still hopeful for myself. <br />I definitely recommend checking out The Wrath and the Dawn. Same re-telling and it's perfection. Easily one of my favourite reads of the year. <br />Great review, as always! :D<br /><br />Happy reading!<br />Brittany @ <a href="http://thisisthestoryofmyreadinglife.blogspot.ca/" rel="nofollow"> This is the Story of My(Reading) Life </a>BrittanyLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10645210938042967995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-27860399592705919092015-07-30T23:25:13.730+01:002015-07-30T23:25:13.730+01:00SO I AM OBSESSED WITH ARABIAN FOLKLORE SO I NEED T...SO I AM OBSESSED WITH ARABIAN FOLKLORE SO I NEED THIS BOOK. (I'd been hanging off getting an approval on netgalley but got denied this morning. *sobs*) So I'll probably actually buy this one eventually because I HAVE SUCH A <i>THING</i> FOR PERSIA. *hyperventilates* I'm sorry it wasn't all it could be for you though. That is sadness. CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-75026343760120952762015-07-30T19:41:09.748+01:002015-07-30T19:41:09.748+01:00How odd the protagonist doesn't have a name.
@...How odd the protagonist doesn't have a name.<br />@dino0726 fromĀ <br /><a href="http://www.fictionzeal.com/" rel="nofollow">FictionZeal</a> - Impartial, Straighforward Fiction Book ReviewsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933210603732214226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-31018825441144058602015-07-30T14:59:56.891+01:002015-07-30T14:59:56.891+01:00My interest is definitely piqued as to why the aut...My interest is definitely piqued as to why the author would choose to not give anyone names, there's got to be a specific reason. I may have to try and find out. Glad you enjoyed it for the most part, but I'm the same way, if I don't connect with the characters, I'm not going to love the book. I'll probably read this one at some point because I love fantasy novels. Great review! ~Pamyaescapefromrealityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200254719073248981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-71085001645701539122015-07-30T12:43:00.062+01:002015-07-30T12:43:00.062+01:00I just LOVE the setting here and I love how there&...I just LOVE the setting here and I love how there's no central romance, but I can see how you'd be expecting it after reading that blurb! It's a shame there are a few unnamed characters here, because it sounds like that affected your attachment to some of the characters in the end. I think this is a Jeann book! Thanks for the review Charnell :) Jeann @ Happy Indulgencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080126376029467613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-38564240202575581162015-07-30T12:15:45.127+01:002015-07-30T12:15:45.127+01:00I'm currently reading this (I'm about a th...I'm currently reading this (I'm about a third-half way in) and I can already tell I feel differently to you. I can feel a small romance in some areas, or at least a level of respect and hierarchy between the two main characters, and I agree, she somehow pulls off no names, something I only noticed when it came to writing notes and wondering why I couldn't remember her name you know? I'm in love with the magic and the writing and I can tell I'm going to like it a lot - but yes, as an action story, there's not a lot here. Still, I like it, and I like this review! :)Amanda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-3939727662140579092015-07-30T10:32:38.393+01:002015-07-30T10:32:38.393+01:00I don't mind there being no romance! Sometimes...I don't mind there being no romance! Sometimes I even want a book with no romance. I just finished reading A Madness So Discreet and there was no romance in it whatsoever. I am a HUGE fan of world building being done right so knowing that happens in this book makes me definitely want to try it. But then I am sure the no names will bother me quite a bit, but as long as it doesn't get confusing as to who is who I would still try it?Olivia's Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706765857201768908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-16632725995347158162015-07-30T04:12:08.044+01:002015-07-30T04:12:08.044+01:00I can handle there being no romance, especially if...I can handle there being no romance, especially if I'm prepared for it, if I would have read the back and then none, I think I would have been disappointed so thanks for the heads up about it. Glad you did like this.It sounds like it had great world building but I agree it seems strange that not all the characters were named. A little hard to connect to them if you can't even call them something.<br />Either way though, it still sounds like you liked this. :D Wonderful review!Kindlemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com