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Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet

By: Charlie N. Holmberg
Narrated by: Kate Rudd
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Maire is a baker with an extraordinary gift: she can infuse her treats with emotions and abilities, which are then passed on to those who eat them. She doesn't know why she can do this and remembers nothing of who she is or where she came from.

When marauders raid her town, Maire is captured and sold to the eccentric Allemas, who enslaves her and demands that she produce sinister confections, including a witch's gingerbread cottage, a living cookie boy, and size-altering cakes.

During her captivity, Maire is visited by Fyel, a ghostly being who is reluctant to reveal his connection to her. The more often they meet, the more her memories return, and she begins to piece together who and what she really is - as well as past mistakes that yield cosmic consequences.

From the author of The Paper Magician series comes a haunting and otherworldly tale of folly and consequence, forgiveness and redemption.

©2016 Charlie N. Holmberg (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Fantasy Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unique Concept • Creative Fantasy • Emotional Narration • Intriguing Plot Twists • Beautiful Voice • Engaging Delivery
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I loved this book, and the narrator is one to follow. This story is a constant mystery and, while it did get tedious at times, the narrator's acting kept me interested. I did love the story once I got to the end, too!

incredible

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Truly enjoyed the Audible story of Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet. A serious tone throughout, I had to take a break now and then and listen to something brighter. Overall tho, it is a unique story with twists you think you know but find you don't.
The multiple voices by the narrator are done well, and they match the characters so well that you know exactly who is speaking whether the narrator tells you or not.
Yes, I do recommend this story.

Great Narration for a really good story.

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I loved this story. Many times felt as tho I was there..I highly recommend all fantasy lovers to lay back, relax and listen.

Magic bitter, magic sweet

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loved it!
Lots of action and twist made the book hard to put down. Not at all what I was expecting which was a pleasant surprise.

keeps you hooked

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Just read it. And don't stop until it has changed your life. Because it will.

This story was awesome!!!

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This is one of the most beautiful and unique stories I've ever experienced! It was heartbreaking and breathtaking and wondrous. The narration was spot on, she really got the characters in such a perfect way for the story. The end brought tears to my eyes, heart wrenching and joyful! Wow!

What an odd and beautiful story!

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I read Charlie Holmberg’s debut novel, “The Paper Magician,“ and LOVED it. I’ve read the whole trilogy and the fourth “spin-off“ book. So when I saw this one on Amazon prime lending, I snapped it up. The writing style is the same, for the most part, but this story is just very strange. Even the chapter headings are odd, and even after finishing the book, I still don’t quite understand what they had to do with the story. This book wasn’t for me, but I’ll still probably read more of Holmberg‘s books because she really is a good storyteller.

Not like Holmberg‘s Paper Magician series

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Thoroughly enjoyed reading this book! Fabulous story line. Very intriguing. Kept me interested the entire book! Re-read already!!

Magical

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I love all of her novels, this one too. it was very different and as many of her stories, slow to develop. but lovely and sweet. Worth a listen for sure!

Lovely story with a twist

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I listened to the another of the author's books (the 5th doll) and I was absolutely obsessed. I fell in love with the style of fantasy that Holmberg presented. When I listened to Magic Bitter, Magic sweet, I felt a bit underwhelmed at the end. I think that the author has created an interesting universe and mythology. However, I feel as though I came in to the middle of something. There's so many missed opportunities. Ideally, this could be part of a series. I would recommend listening to this before the 5th doll as to work up to it. Going from that to this left me disappointed. However I will still continue to buy Holmberg's work

Kate Rudd was very emotional. She bought a lot of passion and variety to the story.

Interesting but not my favorite

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