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Oleander

A Great Expectations Reimagining

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Oleander

By: Scarlett Drake
Narrated by: George Naylor
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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
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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!

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A classic voice with modern sensibilities.

A standout among the ever expanding queer romance genre, Oleander perfectly captures the essence of Dickens’s beloved “grotesque tragicomic” story and sets it free to explore love, loss, and healing in the 21st century.

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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!

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Absolutely beautiful

I saw the amazing reviews and had to check this out. I barely ever leave reviews unless something blows me away and I read multiple books a week. This was probably my favorite book of the entire year. Absolutely beautiful writing. the character development was everything I want in a book. The writing style was just beautiful. Can't emphasize it enough. Don't even get me started on the insanely talented narrator. Everything about this book and the way it was narrated just blew me away. I didn't want it to be over. Don't take my word for it; check it out yourself and thank me later!

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Perfection!!!

Whether or not Great Expectations is or isn’t a love story… this reimagination was beautiful!! The narrator was absolutely brilliant and I just loved Jude. Loved that this story was all from his POV.

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Heartbreaking 💔

This book consumed me for two days. I could feel everything deep inside as the author read.

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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.

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This book gave me all the feels

The narration of this book was top tier. The story was beautifully and heart wrenching. I haven’t listen to such a great book in a long time 10/10

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GEORGE NAYLOR!!!! New favorite narrator!

This book! I just loved EVERYTHING about it! Cas and Jude were both so tortured but their live prevails! This book isn't ultra spicy, but it's so well written and so compelling!

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The book sucks you in as well as the outstanding reading by G Naylor

I struggled in the beginning as I am not good with long drawn Angst themes BUT I could not resist the depth of this book and the beautiful writing. The story was making sense to me and therefore needed the time it took. I was never bored. I actually wanted more and more. I would have happily listened to another 18 hours. The reading by George naylor was outstanding and captivating. Seriously happy I finally listened to this after having had it sitting in my library for so long.
The writing is def a level above of many many other popular MM live stories.

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