Miss Mabel's School for Girls

The Network Series, Book 1

By: Katie Cross

Narrated by: Becca Ballenger

Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's Summary

Never underestimate the power of a determined witch.

Letum Wood is a forest of fog and deadfall, home to the quietly famous Miss Mabel's School for Girls, a place where young witches learn the art of magic.

Sixteen-year-old Bianca Monroe has inherited a deadly curse. Determined to break free before it kills her, she enrolls in the respected school to confront the cunning witch who cast the curse: Miss Mabel.

Bianca finds herself faced with dark magic she didn't expect, with lessons more dangerous than she could have ever imagined. Will Bianca have the courage to save herself from the curse, or will Miss Mabel's sinister plan be too powerful?

Miss Mabel's School for Girls is the first novel in The Network Series, an exciting new fantasy collection. A gripping tale about the struggle to survive, it will take you to a new place and time, one you'll never want to leave.

©2014 Katie Cross (P)2014 Katie Cross

Spellbinding

The narrator was superb! She voiced the book perfectly and met my high expectations easily. I recommend this audiobook highly!

This reader is so flat!

I kept listening only because I became intrigued with the story. I was very disappointed with this slow, almost whiny voice.

Disappointed, but not sure if it is the book or the Voice that Disappointed me more!?!

I listened to thIs first book on Audible. I was a bit disappointed. The Voice Reader sounds like a teenager struggling to read. It seemed to move slow. I can’t tell if that is just the way the Reader was reading or if the story line was just simply slow to draw me in. I nearly stopped listening several times before reaching the end, too bored/disappointed to continue. The advertising claims it to be an adult version of Harry Potter, but I find it more juvenile than Harry Potter.
Finally, as I reached the end chapters the book reached a momentum that I would start comparing it to Harry Potter. And the way the book ends does make you want to progress to the next book, almost like a “too be continued” episode on TV. I have not begun the next book, because I am afraid of becoming bored again. I am also not sure I can handle more of the Voice Reader’s slow & cautious tone. I prefer Audio Book Readers to be expressive like they find the book intriguing from the 1st word read. It would be my recommendation to read this series yourself.... If I find spare time perhaps I will also read the next books for myself. Maybe then I can accurately determine if it is the Voice Reader or the Books themselves that are slow moving!!!!

Loved it

I really enjoyed this book and I rather liked the way the narrator took her time. It added to the character, one who is always thinking and figuring things out. I thought it was interesting, intelligently written, dark, sad and well...I bought books two and three before I even finished it!

Not within a million miles of Harry Potter

I watch videos in my mind as audible narrators read books to me. This author paints ridiculous, impossible and just plain wrong word pictures. So, as I "watch" the story with my mind I come to screeching halts, and find it necessary to back the story to see if she really did just say that the forest was "soaring" as she ran through it (really? flying trees and bushes?) and her knickers were "blaring", (WTH did she eat?!) and wooden floors were "Tarnished" which could only happen if the floors were silver-plated. I cannot enjoy a story so full of mental pictures that give me brain-aches. And the 12-year-old narrator reading in nearly a monotone just made my misery complete. I will be returning this book and will never read anything else written by this lady of screwy word pictures.

Page turning, edge of your seat thriller.

Very well developed characters well-thought-out plot just keep reading and reading and rurning and turning you don't know where the next plots going to come through but you know you just have to turn the page

good story, lousy narration

enjoyed the story but it was a struggle to get through with the dead flat narration.

Outstanding...watch out Harry Potter

This book was absolutely fantastic. As a fan of the Potter series, I knew thy I would enjoy this because it was all about magic. Was I right! I liked it even more than Harry Potter. Superbly written, great story and the flow just keeps you going! Can’t wait to listen to the next one! I think we have found the heir apparent to Harry Potter!!!

Opening a mysterious world

At the outset, we know that there is more going on than a teenage girl starting at school for witches, and through her, we discover a bit of this magical world, and its layers of personal and political intrigue. Bianca's strength, resolve, integrity, and humanity bring magic alive for us as we navigate ordinary and transcendent challenges.

Not good narration

I enjoyed the story, however it was hard to follow. The narration was distracting, which made it hard to get through. Narrator tended to drone on

witch school

First read of this author
story moves at a good pace, comes to a good conclusion. First in the series, not sure if it motivates me enough to buy others. i have read better in the genre.

Brilliant

The heroin was so believable, I cried when she did.Getting the next book in series right now.