The Otherwhere Post

De: Emily J. Taylor

Narrado por: Barrie Kreinik

A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick!

The New York Times bestselling author of Hotel Magnifique returns with this stunning dark academic fantasy full of deadly magic and dangerous secrets, perfect for fans of Divine Rivals and A Study in Drowning.

Seven years ago, Maeve Abenthy lost everything: her world, her father, even her name. Desperate to escape the stain of her father’s crimes, she lives under a fake name, never staying in one place long enough to put down roots.

Then she receives a mysterious letter with four impossible words: Your father was innocent.

To uncover the truth, she poses as an apprentice for the Otherwhere Post, where she’ll be trained in the art of scriptomancy—the dangerous magic that allows couriers to enchant letters and deliver them to other worlds. But looking into her father’s past draws more attention than she’d planned.

Her secretive, infuriatingly handsome mentor knows she’s lying about her identity, and time is running out to convince him to trust her. Worse, she begins to receive threatening letters, warning her to drop her investigation—or else. For Maeve to unravel the mystery of what happened seven years ago, she may have to forfeit her life.


* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains the illustrated map from the book.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2025 Emily J. Taylor (P)2025 Listening Library

Reseñas de la Crítica

★ “Bestselling author Taylor’s transformative talent as a world builder shines in her sophomore novel, an epic dark fantasy tale of love, justice, the delicate magic of finding connection, and the complex art of scribing. A magically thrilling, gripping, and thoroughly enjoyable read.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ “A teen endeavors to exonerate her father in this pulse-pounding fantasy. Avalanching peril keeps the pages turning in Taylor’s intricately plotted, deliberately crafted tale. Inventive worldbuilding adds dimension, while witty banter and reluctant romance among intersectionally diverse, emotionally complex characters inject levity and depth.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

★ “Taylor weaves an intricate mystery. Everything in this sophomore work feels effortless: the slow-burn romance is satisfying, and the dangerous world of magic and letter writing is alluring. With delicious layers that readers will love unraveling, this fantastical piece will positively whisk you away.” —Booklist, starred review

Keeps you guessing!

I loved Maeve’s character and how the plot always kept me guessing who she could and could not trust. This book is so well written!

So original!!!

This was such a pleasant surprise! I’ve never read a magic system like this! A must read!

Mystery and lies

The unfolding stories of the main characters and the rabbit hole of lies made this story addictive

didn't want this,one to end!!

This gem was extremely well acted, unputdownable with unique World & Magic System... all attributes that I look/hope/wish for in 5 star read/listen!! Some of the (male) voices sounded a bit similar but that did absolutely nothing to detract from the gentle beauty of this book. There was also a sweet/tame romantic element that didn't overpower the main plot. I highly recommend this one!!
~ Enjoy

Unable to put down

The world was fantastic & the twists were wonderful. Hopeful to get new stories in the world in the future.

so disappointed.. 🫤

I cannot express how disappointed I was in this book.. you can't even root for the FMC because she is so self-centered and bratty. And every time she's in a perilous/ Dier circumstance, it just happens to work out perfectly for her with little to no struggle. She's also terrible to her would-be friends. Because she thinks everyone is going to be like herself and is untrustworthy. Eventually karma catches up to her, Mildly, and instead of feeling bad for what she was going through, I was actually happy about it.
The title is The Otherwhere Post, But unfortunately there's very little world building and very little magic building. We don't learn much about the post. Except that different scribings allow for different magic. The FMC even enrolls in a scribing program and we still learn nothing..since I listened to this as an audiobook, that's the only way I made it through. If I had physically been reading I would have DNFed probably not even 25% through.. was so close to giving up at about 85% through when the fmc realized the answer to her problem was something that the reader has known since practically the beginning. If you apply any logic at all. At that point I only had just over an hour to finish so I just let it go.
And yes I'm aware it is YA. I read a lot of YA. (Some of my absolute favorite books are YA: A Tempest of Tea; What The River Knows). that doesn't excuse how poor this book is.
I might recommend this book to ages 8-15, But if they are smart kids, they're probably not going to like it either.

Just incredibly boring

I had to force myself to finish. Didn’t like the characters . Story was all over the place. Sometimes there would be a character and i was like where did they even come from? Do not recommend