Industial magic and much delightfull bickering

This one.....this one was not what I was expecting in the best of all ways.

This one very much flipped the script of a classic young adult novel.
Industrial magic that is much taboo but isn't? Giant libraries full of sentient books? Yes, please!

Combine that with the lovely novelty of a very capable young woman whos very willing to learn and evolve and stand on her own two feet and I'm very much sold. Elisabeth is endearing from moment one, knows what she wants, and is willing to go the lengh to do it.

And then there are Nathaniel and Silas....and while Silas fills the shoes of a male counterpart in YA novels he isn't. And....Nathaniel doesn't. And its wonderful. He's not the broody mysterious overpowering figure we are made to believe. Hes a dreamer, always joking, still very much the teenager no one seemed to allow him to be in public, making the best of the way he wants to live his life, utterly uninterested in the shenanigans Elisabeth (and let's be honest Silas) drag him into.

It's adoreably lighthearted while still an adventure to be remembered.

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Wonderful story!

For everyone looking for an enchanting story this is a perfect one! I loved the characters instantly, the invented world draws you in deeper with every chapter and the speaker does an amazing job too bringing it all to life. I couldn’t stop listening while the whole story enfolded vividly in my mind!

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great tale and wonderfully read

I loved finishing this book. the world building is really nice and I loved the characters and the story was good. all three!
I especially liked that the romance woven into the plot and did not feel like the author checking trope boxes.

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Short comment

Sometimes the voice would change while the "narrator" talked as thought another person was talking even though it wasn't

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Outside the box

Very fairy tale inspired. :) Although young adult, the story is outside the box for your typical young adult narrative. I really enjoyed the read!

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I love it

I have both books from the author and I like them a lot. They are amazing for children as well as adults. Imaginative and magical.

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A wonderfully voiced adventure

I somehow didn't expect that much going into this audiobook, but I was blow away. The already intriguing and capturing story was made brilliant by the performance of the narrator. She pulled me in, and kept me listening. I am so glad I gave this book a try! it's one of my favourites now.

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TRULY MARVELOUS!!

It's the female protagonist novel I wish I would have had ten years ago as a teen. Elizabeth is a character I learned to love from the start, as all the other characters in this book. This book has a beating heart of feelings and I will listen to it again most definitely!

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unexpected journey

This book truly was an unexpected journey in many ways. I didn't only portrait the growing of a young women who, for the first time, experienced the life outside of her once small world. But also shows us the importance if love, companionship and friendship and that these thing aren't bond to races or social standards. There also isn't a true description for good and evil as every individual should be judged by their actions and not by the elements I mentioned above.
To sum this up in one sentence: "This Book is beautiful."

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100% worth the listen!

WOW! I honestly can't believe just how much of an adventure this was for me! I've started listening to this audiobook two days ago and I couldn't stop listening to it even late into the night. The story is well developed and everything ties together really well - even if the listener is kept in the dark for a while. The characters are relatable and their light bantering, side remarks and especially Elisabeth's, Nathaniel's and Silas's interactions had me either laughing, smirking or awestruck since they never seemed to have dull or boring moments. I lost count of the amount of times I clutched my mug wide-eyed and nervous or had to stifle my giggling due to how invested I got in the story and it's character's lives.
Also, the reader's voice was perfect in my opinion! She gave every character a different tone and I could always tell right away who was speaking - even to the point I forgot that it was all read by the same person! A job VERY well done and I can't speak higher praises when I say she had me pulled into the story with every word (which obviously goes for the story in itself as well as the reader!)
I've read a review before that said the ending left them with a "smile and only the regret that it was over" and I can 100% agree!
Like Elisabeth said once or twice "if only I could go back in time"... then I would go back to before I listened to this, just to enjoy it all over again 🤭

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