Aza is not a pretty girl. She is tall and stout with a chalky complexion and black hair. However, in a kingdom where people sing as often as speak, her voice is the loveliest in the land. When a duchess stays at her parents' inn and invites her to accompany her to the king's wedding, Aza's life is turned upside down. Before she knows it, the new queen has asked her to be her lady-in-waiting, and a budding friendship begins with the king's nephew, Prince Ijori.
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I am thankful I don't live in Ayortha, as my singing is aaaawful... Nor do I have the look to make up for it, like the queen, and I am quite sure my hair is just black, not htun. That said, it's a lot of fun to read about Aza's adventure in Ayortha. At its simplest this is a typical fairy tale, a young innkeeper's daughter becoming a lady-in-waiting, befriending the prince, and encountering some giants and gnomes. However, as typical of Gail Carson Levine, she breathes in a lot of fresh air into such worn tales, and the new story is so enthralling!

I found this beautiful box copy at the library book sale, and couldn't help picking it up even though I've read it already. I have meant to take it to a BC Con, but it ended up too bulky for my luggage. As there's no knowing when the next BC Con will be, I've decided to share this in a bookbox instead. Hope it will brighten someone's day.

The book had an incorrect BCID so there was a delay in journaling.
It has now been corrected.

This book is a nice, easy, quick read that is pure brain candy and I enjoyed every page of it.

Sending to a dear friend for her daughter to read.