Melissa

Listen at 1.3 speed

Reviewed: 08-28-24

The story's themselves were pretty good. The AI was a little hard at times as there was not a good cut between the stories. A little music between them would have helped distinguish them. But overall I enjoyed the book.

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Too much internal daydreaming

Reviewed: 07-28-23

I enjoyed the book, BUT….. Jenny is overly fixated on falling in love and having kids. She daydreams about it with every man she meets and with every chapter she voices. Gets to be a bit much. But the storyline was good and kept me going.

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Evrery struggle is real

Reviewed: 12-05-20

I love this book! I do a lot of yard work myself, so I feel that the struggle with the vine was entirely captivating. I always imagine that nature is fighting me also when I am doing mine. The book kept me engaged and I was never bored or tempted to skip ahead. Kevin Bacon did a fantastic job reading.

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Great sequel to The Little Book

Reviewed: 09-05-18

I loved The Little Book and was very happy to see the next installment. The story is great, and picks up with Eleanor going back to Boston and making a life for herself, despite the tragedy she witnessed in Vienna. Using the journal as her guide for establishing The Hyperion Fund, Eleanor makes the necessary events happen in order for future/past events to unfold.

I was a little disappointed that there was not more information regarding her home life with her husband and children, but I am hopeful that Selden Edwards will write another book to form a trilogy.

If you listened to The Little Book on Audible, you will be extremely upset with the choice in narrator. She mispronounces the name of one of the main characters throughout the book. Otherwise, I am very pleased with the book.

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Love time travel books?

Reviewed: 07-30-18

If you love time travel books, then this book is for you.

I have listened to this book at least 5 times. I love the way the book keeps you vested in the story going back and forth with the characters. Be warned....you will need to take notes the first time you listen in order to keep the grandfather, father, and son straight in order of times they have come from.

Set at the end of the 1890’s in Vienna, the listener will also be transported to a time where so much was changing and so many influential people actually were.

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Must read book

Reviewed: 04-20-16

This is a must read book for anyone struggling with happiness or stress. I have recommended it to everyone i know.

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Grown up version of Narnia books

Reviewed: 10-14-14

What made the experience of listening to The Magicians the most enjoyable?

You are walking and find yourself following a leaf blowing in the wind. Only to really find yourself in a secret place for the magical. The entrance test seems ridiculous, you fluff your way through it, and are then rewarded with the richest experience of your life!

So now that you have a taste of the beginning, this book is a more grown up and fulfilling story than the Narnia story you already love. The characters are college aged, and have real thoughts and real problems. The story is very relatable and you can easily lose yourself in the characters. You will not want it to end!

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