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Sea Witch Rising
- By: Sarah Henning
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown, Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 235
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 208
Runa will not let her little sister die. Alia traded her voice to the sea witch for a shot at happiness with a prince who doesn’t love her. And his rejection will literally kill her - unless Runa intervenes. Under the sea, Evie craves her own freedom - but liberation from her role as sea witch will require an exchange she may not be willing to make. With their hearts’ desires at odds, what will Runa and Evie be willing to sacrifice to save their worlds?
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2 out of 5 stars
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First book was great, this didn't hold up.
- By Deanna Hope on 02-19-20
- Sea Witch Rising
- By: Sarah Henning
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown, Elizabeth Knowelden
Unusual and Brilliant
Reviewed: 03-09-21
My first impression was admittedly not great. The voices I have the readers here are less perky and a bit dark as well. That, along with the book having been written in present tense, was a slightly off putting.
Give it a few chapters... soon you will begin to see those as perfectly complementary and maybe even essential to the telling of the story.
The Sea Witch refers to the first request bringer as “the little mermaid”, but this story isn’t about her. It’s about her twin sister trying to bring her back home during what I believe is meant to be portrayed as WW1 and takes a surprising turn in a direction I never would have imagined. It is so well done, a seamless transition from what do you think you are reading!
The depth of the main characters and unpredictable nature of this story are perfectly balanced and refreshing.
Many young adult titles are a bit to adult-ish for young teens or pre-teens who really want to dive headfirst into the genre, but not this one.
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The Fiery Cross: International Edition
- Outlander, Book 5
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 56 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 26,822
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23,935
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23,841
The year is 1771. Claire Randall is still an outlander, out of place and out of time. But now she is linked by love to her only anchor - Jamie Fraser. They have crossed oceans and centuries to build a life together in North Carolina. But tensions, both ancient and recent, threaten members of their clan. Knowing that his wife has the gift of prophecy, James must believe Claire, though he would prefer not to. Claire has shared a dreadful truth - there will, without a doubt, be a war.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Something that had to be gotten through
- By Anne on 03-08-12
- The Fiery Cross: International Edition
- Outlander, Book 5
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
The story continues
Reviewed: 05-28-19
The flow of the Outlander series has remained consistently engaging, surprising, and subversive. Having the same narrator throughout, thus far, has also be pleasant.
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The Fiery Cross
- Outlander, Book 5
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 55 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 32,994
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29,289
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29,162
Eighteenth-century Scotsman James Fraser and his 20th-century time-travelling wife, Claire Randall, have emigrated to the beautiful countryside of the Royal Colony of North Carolina. The year is now 1771, and dissidents are stirring throughout the American colonies. Claire forewarns James of the impending war and the dangers it may bring to their clan. Will her knowledge of America’s tumultuous revolution be enough to guide them through a dangerously uncertain future?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Something that had to be gotten through
- By Anne on 03-08-12
- The Fiery Cross
- Outlander, Book 5
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
The story continues
Reviewed: 05-28-19
The flow of the Outlander series has remained consistently engaging, surprising, and subversive. Having the same narrator throughout, thus far, has also be pleasant.
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The Iron Warrior
- The Iron Fey
- By: Julie Kagawa
- Narrated by: Jake Lewis
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 419
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 377
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 379
Waking after a month on the brink of death, Ethan Chase is stunned to learn that the Veil that conceals the fey from human sight was temporarily torn away. Although humankind’s glimpse of the world of Faery lasted just a brief moment, the human world was cast into chaos, and the emotion and glamour produced by fear and wonder has renewed the tremendous power of the Forgotten Queen. Now she is at the forefront of an uprising against the courts of Faery - a reckoning that will have cataclysmic effects on the Nevernever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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it has now come to full circle
- By Anna Rachel B. Manlapaz on 11-11-15
- The Iron Warrior
- The Iron Fey
- By: Julie Kagawa
- Narrated by: Jake Lewis
So full! So complete!
Reviewed: 08-10-18
I LOVED this final installation of the Iron Fey series. It rounded out so nicely. The action was amazing. The dialogue intriguing. Fans of Harry Potter, Dr. Who, The Mortal Instruments and A Court of Thorns and Roses may feel like home in the Iron Fey universe.
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Iron's Prophecy
- By: Julie Kagawa
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 829
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 771
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 773
Meghan Chase is finally getting used to being the Iron Queen, ruler of the Iron Fey. Her life may be strange, but with former Winter prince Ash by her side at last, she wouldn't have it any other way. But when they travel to the Summer and Winter courts' gathering for Elysium, the oracle from Meghan's past returns with a dire prophecy: "What you carry will either unite the courts, or it will destroy them." Now Meghan faces a devastating choice that may determine the future of all fey - and her and Ash's unborn child....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- By Bugzee3 on 02-04-13
- Iron's Prophecy
- By: Julie Kagawa
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
Short but intense!
Reviewed: 07-14-18
I can’t wait to see how this extra glimpse plays into the main story! Performance perfect.
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The Iron Knight
- The Iron Fey, Book 4
- By: Julie Kagawa
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,312
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,204
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,212
"My name—my True Name—is Ashallayn’darkmyr Tallyn. I am the last remaining son of Mab, Queen of the Unseelie Court. And I am dead to her. My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl…."
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lacks the whining which ruined the other books
- By T on 05-12-13
- The Iron Knight
- The Iron Fey, Book 4
- By: Julie Kagawa
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
Voice PERFECT!
Reviewed: 07-13-18
I wish I knew how to search for books read by MacLeod Andrews! There is a unique and stirring quality to his speech pattern. He was also excellent at varying his tone for the different characters.
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