The School Between Winter and Fairyland

De: Heather Fawcett

Narrado por: Gail Shalan

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Heather strikes again!

Heather Fawcett weaves words as skillfully in The School Between Winter and Fairyland as she did in Ember and the Ice Dragons, captivating my attention and delight as few other authors have. Her brilliant imagination produces feasible fantasy that delves into themes of friendship, heroism, class structure, and everyday magical life.
If you read or listen to this book, you’ll never forget these characters: Autumn, Winter, Cai, Gran and the Boggart.

Did not see the plot twists coming

A little slow getting started but full of action as the tale progresses. And two strong female protagonists. Very satisfying!

OK story; don’t like narrator

I really enjoyed this author’s adult fantasy, the Emily Wilde series, and have been very disappointed in her young adult fiction.

A lot of it has to do with the narrator. I dislike it when American actors try to fake British accents; just hire a real British person. This narrator put on an accent for the characters and then lapsed back into her own native accent for the narration. It was jarring. I also really dislike adult women who affect a high, childish voice. Just use your own natural voice.

Finally, one of my pet peeves is the mispronunciation of words, especially proper names. I winced every time the narrator said the name “Gawaine.” It would have taken less than 30 seconds to look up the correct pronunciation.