Book of a Thousand Days, by Shannon Hale

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Book of a Thousand Days
by Shannon Hale

Book of a Thousand Days takes place over two parts. Part 1 of the novel takes place in a tower - Dashti, a mucker girl who recently has become a maid to Lady Saren, the princess of Titor's Garden, is shut up in the tower by the ruler of Titor's Garden (Lady Saren's father) with her Lady, because her Lady has refused to marry the vicious Lord Khasar, choosing instead Khan Tegus, of the lesser realm Song or Evela. They are trapped for years, before they escape, and thus begins Part 2! Part 2 includes their quest to reunite Lady Saren with Khan Tegus, their attempt to stop Lord Khasar's evil killing spree, and even a romance between Dashti and Khan Tegus!
My overall opinion of the book is that it's great! While it is different from Shannon Hale's other books - The Books of Bayern - which feature a continuing cast of characters, like Razo, Enna, and Isi, I was majorly wrapped up in the plot! After getting past the first couple days (in the book, not real time!), when I was a bit wary it might be boring, I was walking down the hallways of school with my nose buried, crashing into my friends. This book is filled with surprises, twists and turns, and realistic and believable characters! A great read!

But.
However.
I own a nook, as of about two weeks ago, and one of the first books I searched for on the Barnes and Noble store was Book of a Thousand Days. I was so excited when I saw that the book only cost 99 cents! My mistake. This book was so obviously scanned, it was laughable! Certain words were consistently wrong. For example, "own" became "oven", every single time!
For example:
"I took apart the gher and loaded as much as I could on Weedflower's back and the rest on my oven."
"I always thought I'd be a mucker bride, become a mama like my oven one day."
"I'm a stubborn mare sometimes and must dangle my oven carrot."
"I won't describe any more because, truth be told, I don't want to frighten my oven self."
"The dread was so powerful, I felt like I was walking on my oven studded rat traps."
"The streets were clean and straight, as different from the crooked, narrow lanes of Titor's Garden as my lady's face is from my oven."
"He killed all the gentry and swore all the warriors who'd survived into his oven army."
"He'd recognize the smell of my skin like a mother cat knows her oven kits."
"I didn't want to tell him his oven feelings, but I thought I understood."
"My oven face reflected in one of the nine mirrors on her belt."
"Almost as dark as my oven birthmarks."
"I'd eat my oven toenails before I'd cook that one up."
"Pulled him to her oven side."
"She's no mucker, but that song she sang as well as my oven mama."
And the list goes on and on.
So, my final verdict is that you should definitely read this book, just not electronically! 

gher - a tent-sort-of house used by muckers
muckers - the farming/herding/poor people of Titor's Garden
gentry - royalty