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The Whispering Swarm
- The Sanctuary of the White Friars, Book 1
- By: Michael Moorcock
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 125
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 110
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Story3 out of 5 stars 111
Almost anyone who has read or written science fiction or fantasy has been inspired by the work of Michael Moorcock. His literary flair and grand sense of adventure have been evident since his controversial first novel Behold the Man, from the stories and novels featuring his most famous character, Elric of Melniboné, to his fantasy masterpiece, Gloriana, winner of both the Campbell Memorial and World Fantasy awards for best novel.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Terrible, extremely disappointing
- By Mike Mercereau on 03-05-15
- The Whispering Swarm
- The Sanctuary of the White Friars, Book 1
- By: Michael Moorcock
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
Not my thing
Reviewed: 03-18-15
It's like Mary Sue fanfic with a male protagonist. Sigh. If you know you like Moorcock, you might be fine, but as a first time listener/reader, it wasn't what I expected.
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The Forgotten Garden
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 20 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,859
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,555
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,576
Thirty-eight year old Cassandra is lost, alone, and grieving. Her much loved grandmother, Nell, has just died and Cassandra, her life already shaken by a tragic accident 10 years ago, feels like she has lost everything known and dear to her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enchanting, intriguing, mysterious, and beautiful
- By Joseph on 12-10-08
- The Forgotten Garden
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
Ok, but far too predictable.
Reviewed: 01-07-15
The story seemed get out of the author's control near the end. Yet for all that she foreshadows far too much.
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Firelight
- By: Sophie Jordan
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 927
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 817
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Story4 out of 5 stars 823
Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet among her kind, she nearly pays with her life. Until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a drakia descendant of dragons whose greatest defense is her secret ability to shift into human form.
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3 out of 5 stars
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GREAT STORY! READ THE ABRIDGED VERSION THOUGH
- By JENNIFER WINTERS on 05-19-11
- Firelight
- By: Sophie Jordan
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
Overwrought. Overwritten. Vapid.
Reviewed: 10-04-12
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
I think a younger audience might like this book, but I don't want to recommend it to tweens or teens because it holds up the terrible Twilight fantasy that the ONE MAGICAL BOY is what makes life worth living.
The book suffers from inconsistent and incomplete world-building (does she have hands or talons? do all dragons have hair?) and frequent repetition of Jacinda's angst about returning to her people, her romantic interest, her love of her mother and her sister. The simply cycles through these feelings until it reaches the moment when all is revealed (a twist that can be guessed halfway through the novel).
What do you think your next listen will be?
Look, I'm a fan of YA. But this is terrible YA. Worse than Twilight by a factor of 10. Please, please, please delve into another series.
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Beautiful Creatures
- Beautiful Creatures, Book 1
- By: Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,775
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,959
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,997
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.
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2 out of 5 stars
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warmed over young adult supernatural fiction
- By BumbleBee 456 on 12-27-12
- Beautiful Creatures
- Beautiful Creatures, Book 1
- By: Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
Overwrought
Reviewed: 05-08-12
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
In the end, there was so much repetition of angst that it was hard to take the story seriously. This book needed some serious editing. It was also shallow in its depiction of Southern small town life. We know that Ama is black, yet there are no other black characters in the novel to flesh out the DAR coterie. It also seems as though the big reveal at the end doesn't make sense. Why wouldn't her Uncle Macon want to educate Lena about what lies in front of her? There are interesting ideas here, but in the end, it's far too angsty to be compelling. The world building also needs some work.
Has Beautiful Creatures turned you off from other books in this genre?
Yes. I am done with anything smacking of Twilight for a while. I should have known better, but I thought the gothic element would be a nice twist. Not so much.
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