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The Girl Who Drank the Moon

By: Kelly Barnhill
Narrated by: Christina Moore
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Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. But Xan is in fact a good witch who rescues the children.

One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. As Luna's 13th birthday approaches, her magic begins to emerge - with dangerous consequences....

©2016 Kelly Barnhill; 2016 Recorded Books Inc (P)2016 W.F. Howes Ltd

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Great story!

It's the first audiobook I listened to, and I was amazed! The narrative is splendid and very immersive.

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Magic is real

Kelly Barnhill caught my attention first as a short story writer aimed for adults (highly recommend her “Dreadful Young Ladies”!), but she turned out to be just as brilliant as a fairy tale creator.
On of her prose’s peculiarities I can’t but mention is the ability to showcase most outrageous, horrendous human actions, not glossing over them, but making them palatable, letting a reader bitterly chuckle instead of be angry or desperate.
There may seem to be too many characters or plot threads, but in the end every single path we step upon leads to the conclusion. And stories within the stories manage not only to convey the importance of storytelling as a basic human act, but also to enrich lore and connect all the characters. Oh! And of course, the language! Its such a pleasure to dive into.

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really great book

best book i have fear i a long time. best for ages 8 to 14. i would hightly serges this boook

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Wonderful Story

We listened to this by fire light and it was the perfect atmosphere for such a layered tale. Every main character had an arc. The story itself was engaging.

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amazing book definitely reccomend

this book is now one of my new favourites! I loved it so so much. I started it at 8 o'clock this morning and finished it at 7:35 pm (3 mins ago) . I would recommend this book to anyone really but if you want a book that you can read quite fast but still love I definitely recommend this one! Overall I loved it!

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