• The Archived

  • Archived, Book 1
  • By: Victoria Schwab
  • Narrated by: Piper Goodeve
  • Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (134 ratings)

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The Archived

By: Victoria Schwab
Narrated by: Piper Goodeve
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Publisher's summary

The Archive, an otherworldly library, contains the bodies of everyone who has ever died. But when the Archive is compromised from within, 16-year-old Mackenzie Bishop must use her skills as a Keeper to identify the traitor and prevent violent Histories from escaping into our world.

The Archived is the first book in a dark, dazzlingly inventive YA fantasy series from the author of The Near Witch.

©2012 Victoria Schwab (P)2019 Tantor

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I absolutely adore VE Schwab

So easy to lose yourself in the story and characters. great narration too. highly recommend.

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Great read! Unique Story!

My first Victoria Schwab book. I love her writing style and exposition! I'll be getting more of her work. Highly recommend!

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Interesting story

Concept of the Library and the story were interesting. Good twist that I guessed wrong. But the voices all sounded too alike that every character felt the same and the main character appeared so unlikable at times

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amazing

This is my favorite series. i love how it's written and how everything has a meaning. i hope the author continues this series because a unique and great story like this deserves an ending.

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  • jc
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Great YA read

Fast-paced and engaging characters. Highly recommend for any reader who likes Holly Black's Curse Worker series. Interesting and engaging. A little heavy on the romance, but definitely still worthy of 5 stars. Excellent narration.

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world building fun, but character development lack

This book was great in the world-building department. Dealing with the actual characters? They felt immature where they refused any sort of character development but i didnt necessarily mind

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Good premise

The premise of the book was interesting and I was prepared to love this book. However, I never fully connected with the story and I found my mind wandering at some points. It was a decent book, but I didn’t love it.

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eh...

I think it would have been better if the narrorator had a pulse. I struggled to finish listening. the story suffered for the monotone account.

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