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A Thousand Steps into Night

By: Traci Chee
Narrated by: Grace Rolek
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Longlisted for the National Book Award

From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a fantasy perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli. When a girl who’s never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is forced to confront her true power within.

In the realm of Awara, where gods, monsters, and humans exist side by side, Miuko is an ordinary girl resigned to a safe, if uneventful, existence as an innkeeper’s daughter.

But when Miuko is cursed and begins to transform into a demon with a deadly touch, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life. Aided by a thieving magpie spirit and continuously thwarted by a demon prince, Miuko must outfox tricksters, escape demon hunters, and negotiate with feral gods if she wants to make it home again.

With her transformation comes power and freedom she never even dreamed of, and she’ll have to decide if saving her soul is worth trying to cram herself back into an ordinary life that no longer fits her… and perhaps never did.

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©2022 Traci Chee (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Literature & Fiction Magic Multicultural Paranormal Paranormal Romance Romance Fantasy Demons Japanese Mythology

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I loved the story and the style of the book would recommend to read. Amazing book with great characters story and content.

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I really enjoyed this book. The story has more twists and turns than California’s route 101. The heroine takes a licking, makes a new friend and perseveres through wondrous adventures.

Lots of fun

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Loved it! The author does a wonderful job of bringing her story and the world of her story to life.

loved it!

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It was a fun story and I loved the mythology and the world it painted. It was pretty heavy handed on the feminist agenda. Don’t get me wrong as a mother of girls I am all for a story that teaches my girls to be strong and resilient but if you repeatedly state it in words it starts to loose its power. The narrative had plenty of examples of female oppression and the protagonist intervention in said situation without the authority having to use the words repeatedly.

Love the mythology

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The voice of this book sounds as though it was meant to be read aloud, and the story can be read as a simple adventure story, a feminist parable, or a modern take on Japanese mythology. Or all at once.

The narrator did a great job making the characters distinct and imparting their speech with their personalities. But I had a problem with some of her mispronunciations of words -- such a thing tends to draw me out of a story. The most egregious was her pronouncing "hearth" as though it rhymed with "Earth", which I found jarring.

A multi-level story

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A very enjoyable and delightfully, entertaining reading of the story. Enjoyed very much the portrayal of the characters all of them. I recommend this book to others.

Adventurous

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I loved the Japanese mythology and all the different spirits. Geiki and the monkey spirits were the best! Miuko irritated me at times with her indecision and there was way way too much commentary on gender inequality. I got the picture after the first four or five times. No need to keep bringing it up. Cut that down and it would have been a great story

Cool Japanese mythology

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If you are like me and love fairy tales, and one of your favorite books is Howl's moving castle then look no further than this beautiful story by Traci Chee. Miuko is such a wonderful heroine, one that learns to value herself not through other people's eyes but through her own actions when presented with certain choices. I savored this lovely fairy tale and the narration was really good as well!

For fans of Howl's moving castle

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The characters were interesting and well developed and the story was engaging. I also liked learning about a lot of Japanese mythological characters and hierarchy.

Great introduction to Japanese mythology through story.

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the story is very well written an d the narrator is over the top with voice changes and enunciation ♡

entirely entertaining

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