A full cast performs the second book in the Atlas series. Six of the world’s most talented young magic wielders are offered a place in the Society, an organization veiled in mystery. When one of the six disappears, the other five must decide whether they will set aside their ambitions to find her or continue on their path to power. The audiobook features a large cast of characters, and each one’s perspective is performed by a different narrator. The plot is full of delightful twists and turns, but, sadly, with inconsistent sound editing across so many different narrators, it’s easy for listeners to become confused over which character is doing what or what’s going on in the story. K.D.W. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
I’m sure we all have things we’d like to say to our past selves. For example, I’d love to tell my past self that lilac pleather is… certainly a look (hi, I came of age in the aughts). But if I had an opportunity to sit down with the self who was about to self-publish […]
I was supposed to add to this whole “book to wine” pairing trend that’s going around, but I honestly don’t get it: what makes a certain type of wine perfect to drink with a book? Does it taste like mystery? What does mystery even taste like? Honestly, I think wine is pretty boring, but you […]
We blinked and boom! October’s here! While you might be putting out decorations for Spooky Season, we’re putting out our Most Anticipated Reads for the month. These books are all amazing reads that we cannot stop talking about, and if you’re ready for a break in decorating, they mark the best books to curl up […]
Who runs the world? Or really, who runs the OTHER worlds? Girls…erm Women. It’s no secret that there are some absolutely stunning sci-fi and fantasy novels coming from women, and from a genre that has previously been dominated by men or people with male pen names, and we couldn’t be more excited! Check out some of our favorite titles written by women that […]
The magic of getting lost in another world is truly unparalleled, and our best science-fiction/fantasy books of 2022 are books we believe any reader can both lose themselves and find themselves in. Any sci-fi/fantasy fan would be thrilled to find one of these books wrapped just for them, and with something for every type of […]