oriana

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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)

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oriana commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

MysteriousJellyfish

audiobook tips please

So... I recently got approved for an audiobook on NetGally. I've never been big on audiobooks since I get distracted easily but I thought about giving it another shot as I actually got through a podcast and actually loved it (something I rarely do).

I actually love the book so far and I got the ebook, but I cant seem to focus... I dont know if its the narrator or the book or even just my environment but I really want to finish this with the audiobook as I got it from NetGally... does anyone have any tips? Any advice? Anything at all?

Thanks

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The Sky on Fire

Jenn Lyons

Enter a world ruled by dragons… Anahrod lives only for survival, preferring to thrive in the jungles of the Deep with the titan drake she keeps by her side. When an adventuring party saves her from capture by the local warlord, Sicaryon, she is eager to return to her solitary life, but this is no ordinary rescue. Anahrod's past has caught up with her. And these cunning misfits intend to spirit her away to the cloud cities, where they need her help to steal from a dragon’s hoard. There’s only one in the cloud cities, dragons rule, and the hoard in question belongs to the current regent, Neveranimas―and she wants Anahrod dead. Enjoy this page-turning adventure with conniving dragons, high-stakes intrigue, a daring heist, and a little bit of heat.

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So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

Kamilah Cole

Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland. Faron Vincent can channel the power of the gods. Five years ago, she used her divine magic to liberate her island from its enemies, the dragon-riding Langley Empire. But now, at seventeen, Faron is all powered up with no wars to fight. She’s a legend to her people and a nuisance to her neighbors. When she’s forced to attend an international peace summit, Faron expects that she will perform tricks like a trained pet and then go home. She doesn’t expect her older sister, Elara, forming an unprecedented bond with an enemy dragon—or the gods claiming the only way to break that bond is to kill her sister. As Faron’s desperation to find another solution takes her down a dark path, and Elara discovers the shocking secrets at the heart of the Langley Empire, both must make difficult choices that will shape each other’s lives, as well as the fate of their world. "By turns hopeful and devastating, So Let Them Burn is a masterful debut with a blazing heart. I was captivated from beginning to end by Cole’s sharp, clever prose and by her protagonists—two remarkable sisters with an unforgettable bond." — Chelsea Abdullah, author of The Stardust Thief

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oriana commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

audiobooks4ever

How do you choose your books?

I listen audiobooks on Libby, and often I see a book either on the Libby app, the store, or now PB that I find interesting and want to read. I read the description and put it in my TBR folder. When I go to choose my next book, if I don’t have an agenda, I will just choose a random book off of my TBR list. Though, I don’t ever read the description again. I don’t know of anyone else that does this (no matter the format), but it keeps me on my toes trying to figure out what the book is even about haha. It’s like the first twist for me 🤪

I’m curious to know if anyone else has any quirks or can relate? If not, how do you choose your next read?

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