A Thousand Steps into Night

By: Traci Chee

Narrated by: Grace Rolek

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.

loved it!

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

Lots of fun

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.

I loved the book

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

woh... I liked that

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Love the mythology

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.