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The Winter Long

October Daye, Book 8

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The Winter Long

By: Seanan McGuire
Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
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Toby thought she understood her own past; she thought she knew the score. She was wrong. It's time to learn the truth.

©2014 Seanan McGuire (P)2014 Audible Inc. Fantasy Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Paranormal Paranormal & Urban Urban Women's Fiction

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If you could sum up The Winter Long in three words, what would they be?

Snarky action adventure

What other book might you compare The Winter Long to and why?

Can't think of one close, but The Grimrose Path

Have you listened to any of Mary Robinette Kowal’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, and she was just as solid here

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

More aha moments and smirks

Wonderful range of characters and story

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First, let me say that I really enjoy this book series and find the narrator soothing to listen to. I have no qualms with the story and how it all played out...the narrator is brilliant with each character and there is a natural flow between each one. However, I do have to ask...Am I Dreaming? Or am I hearing it correctly? In the previous seven books the narrator pronounced the name for Kingdoms)Cities of sorts as NOWS... all of a sudden she is pronouncing it as KNOWS now (no pun intended). I’m not sure how much time passed between each recording... but I wouldn’t believe you’d forget something like that regardless of how much time went by. I’m not sure if it was decided by some top dog who wanted it pronounced differently or a change from the author herself....if not then it was one big UH OH editing didn’t catch. Regardless of the reason, it happened and I found it to irritating. It’s isn’t any different than changing the pronunciation of the lead character in a book. Say it’s Casey (KAY-SEE) in 7 books previously and then all of a sudden, without explanation, her name is now pronounced Cassie (Ka-See). This is why I gave performance a 4 and overall a 4.

Am I dreaming?

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What did you love best about The Winter Long?

If you are a crazy Faye October Daye is your going to hunt you down.

What did you like best about this story?

Yes master I will love you and follow all your crazy demands as soon as I put you down like the rabid beast you are... What no I love you again wait no you must die. What do I love you or do I want to kill you I don't recall.

Have you listened to any of Mary Robinette Kowal’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Full stars

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Follow and die or fight and live now.I don't know... That is all you are getting out of me I have been up all night with a story.

Any additional comments?

Would love to see more of this story and some spin offs. Like the sea witch. Get the feeling her story would make me laugh and cry.

Love it

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the narrator Mary Robinette is the same for all the October daye series as far as I can tell.
For some reason, in this book, the fairy holdings are pronounced "nos" instead of "nows".
I HATE IT WHEN PRONOUNCIATIONS ARE CHANGED LIKE THAT!
Especially as this is book 8 with the same narrator.
Even worse the nos/nows are referred to more than usual in this story.
it was like a great singer Hitting a flat note.
Repeatedly.
otherwise it's a great story and I do think Mary Robinette does a great job.

another great story

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If you could sum up The Winter Long in three words, what would they be?

Curve ball plot twist

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the plot twists that were unpredictable

What didn’t you like about Mary Robinette Kowal’s performance?

She didn't use the same voice for the characters that she did in all previous books and occasionally would switch the accent in the story causing confusion, the most irritating change is on how she pronounced the word Knowe in this book compared to the last seven.

Great story bad narration

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The only thing I wish was different was that the narrator changed her pronunciation of names and some words from what she had used in the past. Same narrator but this book has a different pronunciation of the term “knowe” etc.
Otherwise a fabulous read/story!

Loved this book!!!

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Seanan McGuire writes another excellent chapter in the October Daye series. I think this one is my favourite.

Great book per usual

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8th book in & you decide to pronounce "knowe" as know instead of (the correct) now?
And then it's in the book about 47 billion times? UGH. I very nearly abandoned what - until then - had been a very enjoyable series.

Why change pronunciation!?

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The series just keeps getting better and better. However, Kowal changed some voices it seems and pronunciation on some words...not horrible, just a bit jarring.

Great story, narration a little off

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This changeling hero is the best thing to happen to fantasy in years!! Loved every word!!

Wonderfilled!!! Celtic mystery and myth!!!

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