Aysha

good book but terrible audio editing

Reviewed: 10-03-18

i picked up the book because it was a classic and i felt the need to read it at least once in my life, to be honest i wasn't that much impressed by the book, Fauntleroy seemed a little too perfect even for a character in a book. the story was simple in my opinion, probably because it was aimed for kids. the narrating did a good job narrating the story but my god the audio editing was horrible!! there was so much cutting and editing after each sentence it made it seem like Siri was reading it at times.

wish it was longer

Reviewed: 10-03-18

i love Stephen Briggs narrating and this interview was a treat, although it was short it was nice to get to know a little bit more about him and Terry Pratchett and how they began this whole thing, wish it was longer though. Audible, how about a second interview and a longer one please? :)

my first Discworld book ... i'm in love!! Crivens!

Reviewed: 10-03-18

it's a shame that i only discovered Terry Pratchett works, i hesitated to read this one because it is not the first book in the Discworld series however i was assured that won't be a problem and it wasn't. i love children books and i LOVED this novel, it was interesting, charming, whimsical and funny. I adore the free wee men and even though English isn't my first language i didn't have much trouble understanding their Scottish accent in fact i couldn't get their accent out of my head even after finishing the book, much credit to Stephen Briggs and his awesome narrating. I'll definitely listen to it again and to the other books of the Discworld series.

Beautiful narrating ... mediocre story

Reviewed: 08-18-18

i usually enjoy reading books aimed toward younger audience but this one didn't live up to my expectations. Might be my fault for picking up a book solely for its cover. the first three chapters caught my attention as well as the illustration and it felt like it had a lot of potentials. the pace of the story afterward was soooo slow and i would've put the book down and give up on it if it wasn't for Moira Quirk beautiful narrating. even the final climax felt like it ended right after it started which was a shame.

Since this is Book 1 in the series and it was confirmed there is going to be Book 2 i can say honestly i wouldn't rush to buy Book 2 once it comes out, probably if i had nothing else to read then maybe.

delightful book

Reviewed: 08-18-18

if you loved the previous books you will love this one as well, it touches more on Anne's romance life and her new adventure at Redmond College. I loved Barbara Caruso narrating, it was very delightful.

awesome prequel

Reviewed: 07-19-18

it was nice to revisit the "100 cupboards" series once more and get a bit of background story for some of the characters. apparently it is linked also to the "Dragon Tooth" series (although i didn't read it yet). I was expecting a bit more of the final plot but it ended pretty fast, still awesome none the less.

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really fun and quick book to read

Reviewed: 07-19-18

although it's aimed toward children doesn't mean adults can't enjoy it. it is really funny and witty book in my opinion. i wouldn't expect anything less from Niel Gaiman.

we say goodbye to the girl in Fairyland

Reviewed: 03-27-16

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it is not my favorite series to be honest, but i did enjoy it. the writing isn't as confusing as the third book and readers of young age shouldn't have trouble following the story. Not to be rude toward the Author or anything but i wish she would stop narrating her books.

although it is the final book of the series i got a feeling M. Valente will pick it up again one day with new heroine, until then, we says our goodbyes to the girl who brought us to Fairyland.

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i liked the movie better....

Reviewed: 12-07-15

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this is very rare of me to acknowledge that the movie version is better than the book, the earlier chapters seemed a bit boring honestly and Coraline seemed like an emotionless girl to me even when she met the other mother for the first time, it is not until she went beck to free her parents that it felt like Niel Gaiman book. to be honest Henry Selick did a great job altering the story a bit for his movie, his version seemed creepier and scarier than the book. But it is always great to hear Niel narrate a book.

mean fairies

Reviewed: 12-04-15

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ok this book tie the previous and the next book only by the end, so fans of the series might find it a bit boring at first specially after the cliffhanger we left with in the previous book. i'm grateful the author writing is so much less confusing than the previous book, i actually was able to read the whole thing and understand it. and i want to praise the narrator. he does so much better job that the author. i wish she wont narrate her next book. in term of story wise, i feel like it shifted to much darker place than the first book, those fairies are so mean, yes it did have a bit of a darker side all along but considering the age group this book targeted toward to it might be not what they signed up to when they picked up the first book and followed the series. i invested in the series this far, so i will pick up the last book that coming in early 2016.

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