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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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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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Beautiful Torture

I did not like this book.. until the last 2 hours. It was torture, pain, and sadness. But to be honest, that is also love sometimes. Hard story to listen to, but a beautiful love story in the end.

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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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Spectacular!

Wow! Just wow! Gripping story, excellent characters, gorgeously read. Just spectacular. I listened to it and now look forward to reading it as well.

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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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Incredible

What an astonishingly beautiful story, and such a wonderful narrator!!!! This is one of my favorite books of all time, but my first time doing the audio. I can’t recommend it enough. George was wonderful as Jude.

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Fantastic narration!

Really well done and I’m glad I finally read it. Scarlett, you beautiful writer, you!

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