Oleander

A Great Expectations Reimagining

By: Scarlett Drake

Narrated by: George Naylor

Length: 18 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

Caspien Deveraux was poison.

It took me years to realise that he hadn't been born like that. He'd been cultivated and nurtured by a careful hand and a bitter heart. When I first met him, he was a bud. One primed to bloom beautifully and deadly. One I should have torn out at the root.

I loathed him. I loved him. And until him, I hadn't known just how completely those two things could exist at once.

©2024 Scarlett Drake (P)2024 Scarlett Drake

STUNNING NARRATION

This audio is absolutely STUNNING. I truly can't believe it's one narrator and not a full cast?! It's incredible the way that George Naylor is so perfectly Jude...but also so perfectly Cas...and Luke...and Gideon...and Nathan....even the smallest characters with only a few lines sound like entirely different voices! And Scarlett's WRITING. 🤯 This book was beautiful the first time I read it, but HEARING it is a whole new experience. The emotion and the poetry of the words...this is not a narration, this is a dramatization. Whether you've already read Oleander or not, you NEED to hear this book.

OH MY HEART 🥹

I just finished this and am currently at a loss for words but this is one thousand percent worth the credit. The narrator did a phenomenal job and I will absolutely be listening to this again in the future.

Absolutely devastating and hopeful

My heart was heavy throughout the whole book. I had a hard time relating to caspien until the last portion of the book, but Jude? Ugh! I just wanted to hug him. It was definitely a hard earned HEA and worth it. The narrator was amazing and I couldn’t believe how well defined each character sounded. Loved this so much!

This audiobook is EVERYTHING!!!

I read the book and was ecstatic when I found out it was going to be turned into an audiobook. I knew I’d love it because the writing is brilliant. Jude and Caspien’s love is one for the ages. In life imitating art, their story will break you and put you back together in the best possible way. But the narration!! I don’t have the words to express how extraordinary George Naylor is at bringing Scarlett Drake’s characters to life. Hands down the best narration I’ve ever heard, and I’ve heard a lot. This audiobook is a must for your library.

Simply beautiful

Don't believe all the other reviews about how perfect and life changing this book is. Listen for yourself! I've listened to hundreds of audiobooks and this tops them all or definitely in the top 5. Story is so amazingly well done, hats off to Scarlett Drake! The narration is so superb I beg you to find fault. I don't usually listen to titles twice unless they're super wonderful and not right after I finished it. But I'm about to start it again! The best of this decade for sure!

This book 😍

I've read this book in physical copy and KU and am just so happy with the audio performance! Cheers to all involved!

More than 5 stars… easily

I loved everything…every single thing about this book. The narration, the writing, the characters… all amazing. Scarlett Drake, I hope you know how absolutely stunning this book is, I don’t even have the words to describe my love for this book properly. This is going directly onto my re-read/re-listen list.

Most-earned HEA(Ever)? Via THEE Voice

These boys go THROUGH it but this story has maybe one of the most satisfying and well-earned happy endings I’ve ever read. The story is rich and evocative, and the narration more than does it justice by bringing the characters and settings to vivid life. Already an all-time favorite and Scarlett has become a must-read author for me.

Amazing!

One of the best audiobooks I have heard.
The narrator did such an amazing job bringing out the characters to life. Had previously read it and did not imagine how amazing this would be. A new fave narrator and a new fave audiobook for sure.