A Thousand Steps into Night
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- Author：Traci Chee
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Summary
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。 But 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。
From New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist， Traci Chee， comes a Japanese-influenced fantasy brimming with demons， adventure， and plans gone awry。
From New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist， Traci Chee， comes a Japanese-influenced fantasy brimming with demons， adventure， and plans gone awry。
Reviews
Alesha
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I was never bored。 Did I get anxious at some points yes？ Did it feel like YA- no。 I don’t annotate but there was so much goodness， I wanted to highlight and write quotes。This was an adventure。 I enjoy her writing， characters and world building。 This was my 2nd Japanese fantasy book and I am here for it。
Shivali Sisodraker
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Geiki was my favourite part he is such an icon
Eline
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If you like a fun fantasy adventure and you like studio ghibli movies and you want more badass female MC's in your life then this is the book for you！ I wish this was an animated movie。。。 man that would be pretty！ If you like a fun fantasy adventure and you like studio ghibli movies and you want more badass female MC's in your life then this is the book for you！ I wish this was an animated movie。。。 man that would be pretty！ 。。。more
Hypha
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Honestly， this book was such an amazing adventure。 I’ll admit， that the pace of the first half did take me off guard， but when paired with the second half， it fell into place just so perfectly。 I have always been so fascinated with Asian culture， but have remarkably not delved very deep into Japanese culture。 In picking up this book， I feel like I have taken a good first step。 There was so much mythology and culture mixed into this book。 It was an adventure both for the plot and the society and Honestly， this book was such an amazing adventure。 I’ll admit， that the pace of the first half did take me off guard， but when paired with the second half， it fell into place just so perfectly。 I have always been so fascinated with Asian culture， but have remarkably not delved very deep into Japanese culture。 In picking up this book， I feel like I have taken a good first step。 There was so much mythology and culture mixed into this book。 It was an adventure both for the plot and the society and myths worked into it。 I would wholly recommend it to anyone who needs a good story and even better myths。 。。。more
Anastasia_。_。_。_p
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Miuko， in a world of gods， spirits and demons is a simple human。 She lives in a village almost forgotten by everyone except decay。 A curse turns her life upside down and sends her on an adventure she had never even dreamed of。 And not only she must find a way to save herself， she must outsmart a demon Prince to save well， everything。A Japanese inspired fairytale-like story。 Whimsical， funny and with the perfect touch of darkness。Geiki， I want to be your sidekick， you magnificent magpie！"Crazy。 U Miuko， in a world of gods， spirits and demons is a simple human。 She lives in a village almost forgotten by everyone except decay。 A curse turns her life upside down and sends her on an adventure she had never even dreamed of。 And not only she must find a way to save herself， she must outsmart a demon Prince to save well， everything。A Japanese inspired fairytale-like story。 Whimsical， funny and with the perfect touch of darkness。Geiki， I want to be your sidekick， you magnificent magpie！"Crazy。 Untrustworthy。 What were they going to call her next？ Too emotional？ It seemed that being a demon in the spirit world was akin to being a woman in Awara。" 。。。more
Taviri9338
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The book struggles most in the pacing department; ultimately it's an incredible unrewarding slog with an astounding amount of messy plot and very nearly no character development whatsoever。 The book struggles most in the pacing department; ultimately it's an incredible unrewarding slog with an astounding amount of messy plot and very nearly no character development whatsoever。 。。。more
Kate （monstrouslybookish）
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4。5 stars， this books need to be more popular！！
julia
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the found family aspect and the action itself being all ghibli-esque have turned this into one of my comfort reads。 not to mention the fact that this book is feminist， trans-positive， and has what i personally consider some of the best male-female friendship dynamics i've read recently; also， this might just be me， but the main character， miuko， definetly gives me katara vibes and her friend geiki is the embodiment of aang and toph。 with that being said， if you like ghibli movies， fairytails， sw the found family aspect and the action itself being all ghibli-esque have turned this into one of my comfort reads。 not to mention the fact that this book is feminist， trans-positive， and has what i personally consider some of the best male-female friendship dynamics i've read recently; also， this might just be me， but the main character， miuko， definetly gives me katara vibes and her friend geiki is the embodiment of aang and toph。 with that being said， if you like ghibli movies， fairytails， sweet friendships and don't mind a villain who at times can get a bit cartoony， yet is still disgusting i can't recommend this enough。 tw : attempted SA， SH， violence， sexism， misogyny， death。 。。。more
Daniella
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This was a balm for my soul
PottWab Regional Library
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Danielle
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This reads much like the fairy tales I read as a child （the real Hans Christian Anderson and others， not the edited ones）。 I appreciated the Asian influences， as well as the gender struggles。 While she was cursed， the heroine was stronger than other women and able to perform tasks outside of "tradition。" This reads much like the fairy tales I read as a child （the real Hans Christian Anderson and others， not the edited ones）。 I appreciated the Asian influences， as well as the gender struggles。 While she was cursed， the heroine was stronger than other women and able to perform tasks outside of "tradition。" 。。。more
Christina
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WOW。 crazy plot twists and weird time jumps but very well connected references。 VERY STRONG female lead and her male bff support！ no forced romance between them but if ur like me and need some of it you can probably find it written between the lines。 wonderfully written， i could perfectly imagine all of the fight scenes and i also liked reading the footnotes at some of the pages explaining the words and customs of this world。 truly made me feel like i was inside of it。
Diletta
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Tutte i gli elementi forti più recenti degli YA （ragazze e mostri， mitologia， queerness） in un romanzo che si vede che davvero può funzionare come stand alone。 Molto carino e con una svolta a metà romanzo davvero gustosa。
Marte
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DNF @ 43% I usually don't wait this long before DNF'ing a book， but I I've enjoyed everything else Traci Chee has written and was hoping this would eventually hook me。 Sadly， it never did。 Maybe I'm getting too picky with YA fantasy， but I just don't care enough about the world， plot nor characters to push through。 Gorgeous cover tho！ DNF @ 43% I usually don't wait this long before DNF'ing a book， but I I've enjoyed everything else Traci Chee has written and was hoping this would eventually hook me。 Sadly， it never did。 Maybe I'm getting too picky with YA fantasy， but I just don't care enough about the world， plot nor characters to push through。 Gorgeous cover tho！ 。。。more
Maddie
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“I think you have folded yourself into the shape that others expect of you; but that shape does not suit you， has never suited you， and all your young life， you have been dying to be free of it。"TW: abandonment， animal death， assault （forced kiss）， confinement， domestic abuse， kidnapping， misogyny， murder， sexism， violence。 My feelings on this are pretty middle of the line。 I liked it， but I also felt like it was taking me three million years to read。 However， according to Libby， my total readin “I think you have folded yourself into the shape that others expect of you; but that shape does not suit you， has never suited you， and all your young life， you have been dying to be free of it。"TW: abandonment， animal death， assault （forced kiss）， confinement， domestic abuse， kidnapping， misogyny， murder， sexism， violence。 My feelings on this are pretty middle of the line。 I liked it， but I also felt like it was taking me three million years to read。 However， according to Libby， my total reading time was less than 3 hours。。。 so。。。 yeah。 I feel like that's a pretty good indicator of how I felt about this book。 It was a fun adventure story with a message rooted in feminism as well as not shrinking yourself for others and I loved how that was done。 There's also quite a bit of comedic relief throughout this book as well， which alternated between being entertaining and feeling pretty forced。 As for the plot itself， so much happens and yet it can feel pretty slow-paced at times。 We go so many places and meet so many characters， which definitely could have had something to do with this feeling like it was taking forever lol。Miuko was a funny， relatable character。 I just found myself rolling my eyes at quite a few of her decisions which， arguably， could be an aspect that makes her more relatable。 （Geiki was the real star of the story though。 I love him。）I also loved the inclusion of Japanese mythology！ I'm a sucker for mythology， anyway， so I'm always a sucker for stories that make an effort to include it。 I'd totally recommend this to someone looking for a fun， coming-of-age type adventure with demons and absolutely no romance。 It was fun， I liked it; and now I'm ready to go read something else lol。 。。。more
Gissel13
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Me estaba gustando pero no conecte mucho a donde se redirigió。 Estoy orgullosa de la prota y los cambios sociales que hizo， los temas fuertes de feminicidios， violencia， discriminación。 La historia de amor no es historia de amor。 Traci Chee me atrapo con The reader。 Voy a darle una oportunidad a todo lo que haga （aunque no estoy muy de acuerdo con the storyteller）。 Pero este no sé。 La portada es preciosa， el audiolibro es muy bueno。 Se sintio como un anime， pero no tan bien hecho como en la somb Me estaba gustando pero no conecte mucho a donde se redirigió。 Estoy orgullosa de la prota y los cambios sociales que hizo， los temas fuertes de feminicidios， violencia， discriminación。 La historia de amor no es historia de amor。 Traci Chee me atrapo con The reader。 Voy a darle una oportunidad a todo lo que haga （aunque no estoy muy de acuerdo con the storyteller）。 Pero este no sé。 La portada es preciosa， el audiolibro es muy bueno。 Se sintio como un anime， pero no tan bien hecho como en la sombra del zorro o sorcery of thorns。 Contenta con la autora y la intención pero no mucho con el resultado。 。。。more
Beal
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Dear Lord！！ I thought this would never end。 I have never been more disappointed with a book more。 Maybe i have， but I'm too frustrated to remember right now！It started out so well。 It was cozy， and sad， and funny， and i loved her voice but then it got droonie （is that a word？？） And it just fell apart。 I hated everyone but the magpie。 I hate you A Thousand Steps Into Night。 You made my horrible mood even worse。 Dear Lord！！ I thought this would never end。 I have never been more disappointed with a book more。 Maybe i have， but I'm too frustrated to remember right now！It started out so well。 It was cozy， and sad， and funny， and i loved her voice but then it got droonie （is that a word？？） And it just fell apart。 I hated everyone but the magpie。 I hate you A Thousand Steps Into Night。 You made my horrible mood even worse。 。。。more
Oren Finard
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I am impressed that the author wrote a book。 I am not impressed with the book she wrote。Just。。。 Every theme was a miss。 The main character had no redeeming qualities。 I can't go through tearing this book apart。 It's just not worth itAvoid。 I am impressed that the author wrote a book。 I am not impressed with the book she wrote。Just。。。 Every theme was a miss。 The main character had no redeeming qualities。 I can't go through tearing this book apart。 It's just not worth itAvoid。 。。。more
Sophia P
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I loved it。 Feminist and beautiful， it easily places as one of my favorite books。 Miuko is an amazing and livrable character。
Haneille
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I loved Geiki and how how funny he was and Miuko was such an amazing character to read about。 As the characters came in there were great representations of each of their personalities and how they acted。 Each character felt different in their own way eventhough at times I would forget who was who， but over all the character growth and character attachment was there and it added to how much I liked this book。 100% Recommend。
Alexis The Nerdy Bruja
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3/5 Stars This felt very meh for me。 I didn't love it and I didn't hate it。 Everything fell very flat to me。 I wasn't invested in the characters all that much。 There were some moments that piqued my interest， like the book's magic。 I'm not sure if it was the writing or the actual story but for the most part， I just didn't really care。 I would recommend taking everything I say with a grain of salt。 I am not the intended audience for this book。 It also had all the makings for a good fantasy book。 3/5 Stars This felt very meh for me。 I didn't love it and I didn't hate it。 Everything fell very flat to me。 I wasn't invested in the characters all that much。 There were some moments that piqued my interest， like the book's magic。 I'm not sure if it was the writing or the actual story but for the most part， I just didn't really care。 I would recommend taking everything I say with a grain of salt。 I am not the intended audience for this book。 It also had all the makings for a good fantasy book。 We'll just put this all to personal preference。 I would still recommend it for teens， I could them really enjoying it。 。。。more
Alana
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More of a 3。5/5。 A likable heroine who feels *real* and not some carbon copy of all the heroines we see nowadays with a great fairytale setting。
Diane Chaniewski
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I really hope Studio Ghibli turns this into a film。
Kelsey
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Beautiful Japanese-influenced fairy tale with wholesome Miyazaki vibes。 Such a joy to read。
Jay
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（view spoiler）[DNF @ 71%Tried both kindle and audio versions。 I just didn't like it。 （hide spoiler）] （view spoiler）[DNF @ 71%Tried both kindle and audio versions。 I just didn't like it。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Leah
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Neat time travel gimmicks。 Had YA-typical spoonfeeding of the plot and morals you were supposed to learn。
caitlyn
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- dnf
judy lee-duvoisin
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⭒ read for the 2022 asian readathon ⭒rating: 3。5 starswow， this was a wild adventure of a book！！ this entire story was the epitome of "well， that escaladed quickly"， and thank god for that bc this book was action-packed pretty much from start to finish。 it actually felt like a video game where you have your main mission， but you get caught up in all of these side quests lol。i'm absolutely buzzing off of how sweet that ending was！ i really appreciate a well-rounded， satisfying end to a story， whe ⭒ read for the 2022 asian readathon ⭒rating: 3。5 starswow， this was a wild adventure of a book！！ this entire story was the epitome of "well， that escaladed quickly"， and thank god for that bc this book was action-packed pretty much from start to finish。 it actually felt like a video game where you have your main mission， but you get caught up in all of these side quests lol。i'm absolutely buzzing off of how sweet that ending was！ i really appreciate a well-rounded， satisfying end to a story， whether that's in a series or a standalone bc honestly， it rarely happens。 most feel rushed or incomplete， but miss traci chee managed to tie off all of our characters in their own versions of happily ever after in just one chapter！ the talent！ the skill！ what a goddess 👼what i did not appreciate， however， were all of the very， very many footnotes included in this book。 it was incredibly overwhelming， distracting to the story & ultimately appeared to serve no purpose as explanations for each word were clearly explained shortly after。 unless it's relevant or important information， i really don't feel like authors should rely on using footnotes as they only succeed in convoluting the reading experience。the time travel thing was also wholly unexpected， and while i know it was necessary for the story to progress， i kind of hated it。 overall tho， it was a pretty good time & i especially feel fuzzy feels whenever i think about how cute miuko & geiki's friendship was 💗 （i definitely think the author changed his name from genki to geiki tho bc that boy had SO much energy lol 😂） 。。。more
Matthew Wilson
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I loved it！ If you liked the Japanese anime movies “My Neighbor Totoro” or “Spirited Away” then you will like this。 I could totally see the movie version as I read it。 I also loved that it had footnotes explaining the Japanese terms。
plotaholic
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