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Beautifully written and interesting. I haven't read a book quite like this one yet, which is a nice surprise. I enjoyed the premise, the characters and the settings. Highly recommended.
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I'm a fan of historical fiction/time-travel/magic stories, so this seemed like a no-brainer to read. (And it reminded me of the opposite fate of a movie I really enjoyed, The Age of Adaline). Like other reviewers have mentioned, some of the beginning was a bit slow, but I'm glad I stuck with it (I had a hard time putting it down!). The second half of the book, especially the end, was more engaging and the end left me wanting a sequel.
I could definitely see this as a movie or special series (Matt ...more
I could definitely see this as a movie or special series (Matt ...more
"He prefers to be a Story Keeper than a Story Teller."
Narrator Julia Whelan, we meet again. I quite liked your narrations of Educated and The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. In this one, I appreciated how you pronounced Henri and Henry the right way.
Your narration kept me from getting too annoyed at the frequent time jumps after 5-minute-long chapters. I also didn't see the point in the chapter numbers that weren't consecutive. ...more
Narrator Julia Whelan, we meet again. I quite liked your narrations of Educated and The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. In this one, I appreciated how you pronounced Henri and Henry the right way.
Your narration kept me from getting too annoyed at the frequent time jumps after 5-minute-long chapters. I also didn't see the point in the chapter numbers that weren't consecutive. ...more
The story works very well in the Audiobook version and the reader really added colour and texture to the different personas. I agree that it might have been overlong and boring in the print version.
The premise and scope adds colour and interest to the events, but I do not see that there is much character development there. Addie, even after 300 years of life, remains largely the same, defiant and headstrong, not that this is necessarily a bad thing, it just is.
The premise and scope adds colour and interest to the events, but I do not see that there is much character development there. Addie, even after 300 years of life, remains largely the same, defiant and headstrong, not that this is necessarily a bad thing, it just is.
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