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Publisher's summary
Fourteen-year-old Mona isn't like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can't control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter, and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt's bakery making gingerbread men dance.
But Mona's life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona's city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona's worries....
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- Joella Berkner
- 10-21-21
A tour de force unimaginably good
T Kingfisher has an amazing knack for completely relatable characters and Patricia Santomasso did an impeccable job of bringing them to life. There are so many wonderful details in this book like the gingerbread men and Bob the sourdough starter. It’s yet another world I would be delighted to visit again. This is a story of how heroes are made even if they don’t want to be. You won’t regret listening to this.
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- J. Angel
- 10-26-21
Charming, Funny, and Perfectly Performed
An utterly charming and feel good story that does suffer from some pacing issues, but was well worth the read. Excellent narrator that perfectly captures the playful tone of the book. A great pick me up or pallet cleanser between heavier books.
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- CM
- 12-29-21
Baking Bread Was Never So Much Fun!
Ah! This was so cute and creative. The author must have had a blast writing this because it shows.
It all starts when Mona discovers a dead body in their bakery. Mona is a wizard that works with bread. Yep, bread. That's it - just bread. And although this is considered minor magic, she still gets accused of the murder solely because she is a wizard. It doesn't take long before she learns there is a growing threat that magicas like her are facing in the city-state and while most magical individuals leave (or are killed), Mona soon finds herself in the unenviable position of having to stand-up and fight against the enemy.
And face the enemy she does - with bread! Who knew bread could have so many uses in battle? With a side-kick named Bob (yeast starter), a gingerbread man familiar, and a newfound belief and understanding of her talents she almost single-handedly helps win a war/battle. I don't think I've ever listened to so many chapters about battle and preparation for battle in a middle grade book as I did in this one. And it was all awesome.
The story is told through Mona's perspective, where she injects wit and humor into everything. But I also loved how she realized and discussed with herself that this should have been completely handled by the adults. It should never have come down to a kid like her having to be the one to make people aware of the dangers against the magicas or be forced to save the day. The adults should have been, well...the adults should have been the adults. They should have realized what was going on and put a stop to it.
The audio book was voice acted by Patricia Santomasso, who did not just a great job narrating, but also getting the humor down. Mona has many internal conversations and comments about things she is experiencing or witnessing. It's not always easy to do a 14-year old's comedic voice and she nailed it.
Highly recommend if you are looking for a light, fun read with a comedic touch. It's a middle grade story, but one that someone at any age could enjoy.
Rating 5 stars
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- Zero Calvin
- 12-22-21
Equal Parts Charming and Serious
A great little story that ended up being a lot more serious than I had anticipated, but that only made it better. The story wrapped up nicely, but there seems to be room for a sequel, so I hope one exists or will be released soon. I'm off to look now...
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- wickerparkgirl
- 03-18-22
Breathy voiced narrator
The story isn’t amazing but fairly cute and not the worst way to pass the time. I found the voice of the narrator rather annoying and had to try to ignore that quality.
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- L. Skaar
- 11-02-21
Unique and Enjoyable!
Adults young and old will enjoy this book. It was unique - a different magical world I had not visited previously. Very enjoyable!
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- Miffo
- 06-01-22
Potential not realised
The narrator’s voices were not believable.
The story has plot holes you could drive a semi through.
Disappointing after all the hype.
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- Taci Thompson
- 10-02-22
It’s good, not great.
The story is pretty cute, I love bob. I think the part that I really didn’t love was that the main character is 14 but the narrator sounds like a much older woman. It’s really hard to believe she is 14 and it threw me off quite a bit.
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- melody sheldon
- 07-12-22
Pure Charm
I miss Terry Pratchett a little less now. ( But only a little. ) So sweet
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- 🔥 Phx17 🔥
- 08-23-23
When carrots attack
This had the right ingredients yet baked a rather ordinary cake. The author has a way with magical fantasy (Clockwork Boys) and excels with things on the Grimm end of the fairy tale spectrum
(The Seventh Bride). But, perhaps that was the missing secret ingredient: edge. There wasn’t sharp humor or uniquely creepy; there was just merely musing and strangely whimsical. The bad guy was forgettable and even Bob the starter sourdough didn’t rise to the occasion… sorry, couldn’t help it
as this book was begging for an injection of cinna-puns.
This was still a decent listen. It’s the perfect cozy biscuit for kids who can handle the concept of a war of carrots and bread, and can bear at least one character casualty that isn’t violent but is heartfelt.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-07-22
Dough-lems
a little simple as story's go, but given its from the point of view of a 14 year old that's to be expected. Good writing and performance in general just can't believe they were constantly referred to as "Bread Golems" and not "dough-lems" that's my main complaint tbh
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- DebB
- 03-08-22
Engaging characters, bit slow to get going
This isn’t a deep book - it’s heroine is 14, and it’s told entirely from her perspective, but she’s an engaging young thing who ends up having to deal with far, far more than you should at that, or any, age. It takes a while to get going and some of the events that transpire are a tad obvious, and some I thought obvious didn’t happen, so what do I know?! The latter part did pick up pace and it then rattled along to a rather good conclusion.
However, I was surprised to hear it read in UK English, by an American narrator. The narration, and Mona, are read in a rather cut-glass RP (received pronunciation) that, to be fair, the narrator holds well, but to my UK-English ears it sounded a bit carefully over-annunciated. Others characters came from all over, a bit of Irish, a bit of Australian, a bit of generic-rustic-yokel (think Sam Gamgee in the LotR films), and sometimes it was all a bit of a blend. I didn’t get why Mona, raised from a young age by her aunt and uncle, spoke so differently to them, and far more like the ruling classes. Mona is a baker, an ordinary girl, and no one else from her family, or the others we meet that she knows, speak that way. I thought I’ d get used to it, but I didn’t, and it nagged at me all the way through.
I’m not a young adult, or even an older child, so I’m not the target audience here, and I’m not criticising the story - it’s good, the characters are utterly engaging, the lesson that grown ups can’t always fix things is well learnt, there’s a battle at the end that is rather bloodless (lots of whacking and hitting), and,
SPOILER
just in case these things bother you,
someone you get to know as the book progresses dies. And it’s sadly done.
But the accents annoyed me. I mean, American author, American narrator - why go England-English?
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- E. Shanahan
- 06-24-23
Great cozy fantasy
Engaging characters and well read. Charming and funny, it keeps you reading. Would recommend it.
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- Adam
- 05-08-23
it's okay kinda boring don't like the voice
really don't like the voice she uses for the MC, got very bored of it a few times haven't finished it
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- Miss Ah
- 04-22-23
Good, not great
Could have been better, wasn't bad, some really great ideas but just a little dull and slow in places.
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- Amazon Kunde
- 10-10-22
Loved it
Really good performance rof a really good book. I binge listened it. Definitely recommend
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-28-22
Narration was interesting....
Nice story, which kept me engaged. I did spend the first third trying to work out what accent the narrator had. It was very distracting. Her voice was vaguely annoying, but I stuck with it because I liked the story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-08-22
Really sweet and amusing
An unexpectedly lovely story with a believable main character. I'm a big fan of magic and baking, and this combines both delightfully.
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- Amanda D.
- 03-14-22
wizards guide
really enjoyed this story . kept me interested right the way till the end .its so nice to have a good story with out all the blood and gore. look fprward to finding more of this authors books .
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- Anonymous User
- 06-21-23
A lovely story ruined by terrible narration
I found it near impossible to follow the story due to the terrible narrator. What "accent" is this old raspy voiced American woman doing? It's almost as though she hasn't actually comprehended the story she's reading. It's a 14 year old girl she's presenting, not a middle-aged, English, Australian, with a hint of American.
Please, fire whomever picked this narrator for this charming story!
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- IV
- 09-13-23
Relaxing read
The concepts are cutesy with the food coming to life. Yet it opens with a death a truly unique genre mash up
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- addyoc
- 02-03-23
Amazing!
I am hooked! I want, no, I need more of this, amazingly written and performed.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-30-22
Good story, mismatched narrator
Narrator's performance was good, but didn't match the voice of the book. this was written from the first person perspective of a 14 year old girl. but the narrator sounds much older. I kept having these whiplash moments when I hear 'im a 14 year old girl' spoken by a raspy, mature woman's voice. it was like a 'greetings fellow kids' moment every time.
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-29-22
I love Bob.
I loved this book. It's refreshing, funny, and original. it will be going on my comfort read list
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- Henrietta Podgorska
- 11-25-22
Bob is the real hero of the story
It is a very charming story with great narration. Nothing too complicated but I could smell the cinnamon in the air. Just what I needed to relax. Highly recommend to all ages.
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- Beth Wilkinson
- 11-23-22
Wonderfully fun and delightful
Such a fun little story with wonder and charm I thoroughly enjoyed it A fun idea turned into an awesome little story highly recommend
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- Aidan Memery
- 11-09-22
Utterly Delightful
From the consistent baking metaphors to the fantasy elements and the supporting cast. This was a must listen and I cannot more highly recommend it
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- Emma
- 11-09-22
Lovely story
This is entertaining and funny, with a unique magic system. Not the most complicated book, but it’s not supposed to be. I had a great time listening to this one!!
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- Kindle Customer
- 10-14-22
The burden of being everyone only hope.
Really brilliant for a story about someone who wants a simple life and is pulled to risk her life when corrupt adults puts everyone in turmoil.
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