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numbatreads

Fantasy reader with a pinch of scifi and classics sprinkled in. Nature lover and parent of small humans. Library dragon and NetGalley enthusiast. In my audiobook era 🎶

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Fairy Tale Retellings
Found Family in Fantasy
Operation Epic Scope
My Taste
Ship of Magic
Maskerade
The Names of a Hare
The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love
All the Murmuring Bones
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Alchemist of the Wilds: An Ex-Assassin's Guide to Cozy Romantic Brews
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Long Live Evil
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  • The Wretched Divine
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    Listening to the audiobook and the voice Kristin Atherton uses for Severin is hotter than most actual male narrators. I’m legit swooning every time Severin speaks like

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  • A Tangled Magic
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    Aug 22, 2026
    A Tangled Magic
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    Audiobook review

    Narrator: Olivia Dowd

    Vibes: 👩‍🦰🐦‍⬛🦴

    Thanks to Netgalley and Recorded Books for the free ALC.

    Three stars for Olivia Dowd's gorgeous narration and for Baldbeak. I wanted to love this book SO much but it ultimately felt like a little bit of a mess.

    First, the good. Andrea Eames' prose is delightful, her turns of phrase very compelling which kept me reading even when the characters and plot had me thinking, "Huh?". Combined with Olivia Dowd's narration, the audiobook really is very well done and I'd highly recommend this format if you're thinking of checking it out. Then there's the (telepathically) talking raven, Baldbeak. I mean, say less.

    Unfortunately, while I think the story had a TON of potential, it just didn't quite deliver. There was a fairly macabre magic system that the author didn't completely commit to, at least not as much as I wanted anyway. The plot was repetitive (Netta trusts a person, gets into trouble, escapes, rinse and repeat). Other than Baldbeak, the characters fell quite flat for me and the romance felt forced and unnecessary.

    I am very keen to read Andrea Eames' other book, A Harvest of Hearts, but I felt like this one needed more editing.

    Pub date: 11 August 2026

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  • The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
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    One chapter in - what the heck did I just read? This is so bizarre and hilarious so far.

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