Penny Preston and the Raven's Talisman

Misaligned, Book I

By: Armen Pogharian

Narrated by: Michelle Babb

When shadow-monsters attack in the cafeteria, eighth grader Penny Preston panics, starts a food fight, and unknowingly creates a trans-dimensional rift. Summoned to the counselor’s office, she expects suspension, but instead discovers that she is misaligned and exists in more than three dimensions. Unless she immediately begins training to learn to handle her powerful abilities, she risks losing her sanity.

She agrees to secretly train with her counselor and his friend Master Poe, an exile from the seventh dimension trapped in a raven’s body, to keep her hometown, Piper Falls, safe from higher-dimensional beings seeking to gain god-like powers in our dimension.

Together with Simon, her telepathic multidimensional cat, Penny struggles to save her relationship with her best friend, protect her universe, and uncover her connection to Arthurian myth.

©2020 Armen Pogharian (P)2021 CamCat Publishing

One of my favorite books. Can't wait for Book 2

You can read the synopsis in the description so I will not repeat that information. This is an excellent story. I had to listen for just another 30 minutes, and then the afternoon was over and I was still listening. It rates in my top ten and is one I would listen to again.

Michelle Babb did an excellent job of bringing the characters to life and giving each a clear voice. Her narration was excellent.
She is one of my favorite anrrators. the story.

I will definitely listen to more books by this author and narrator.
I received this book in exchange for my honest review.

The next big kids' fantasy adventure!

This YA fantasy wowed me with an imaginative story, well-developed characters, a magic system that makes sense, and a lot of fun! I love that the lead character is a smart, likable, eighth grade girl. Penny and her best friend Duncan are nice, good, compassionate young people. Penny’s two magical mentors are quite interesting and likable as well. The friendship between Penny and Duncan is sweet and cozy. Also, Simon the special cat is a great addition to the cast. The magic system based on inter-dimensional energy and Welsh druidry really made sense. The writing is top-notch! I am so impressed with this audiobook that it is my all-time favorite YA fantasy, placing it above “The Hobbit”, “Harry Potter”, and “The Chronicles of Narnia”. There is very little violence and no objectionable material. Parts of the story might be too complicated for kids younger than 12 or 13. This book deserves to be famous, and I highly recommend it to everyone 12 and up.

The narrator Michelle Babb gave an amazing performance. Her lively delivery, wry humor, and perfect pacing really made the audiobook much better than the ebook would have been. The narrator made all of the voices distinctive and pleasing to the ear. Her male voices sound as authentic as the female ones. I am really impressed with the expert narration, and I can’t wait to dive into the second book in this marvelous series.

I requested and received a free audiobook copy from the narrator, and I voluntarily wrote this honest review.

Inter-dimensional Fantasy Both Fun & Complex

My 14-year-old daughter read this one too and really liked the storyline. It had some great twists and wasn't what we expected. We loved the Welsh legend element to the story. It really was fun and the actual storyline wasn't overly complex but the inter-dimensional parts were pretty confusing. The story was a mix of fantasy adventure with magic and science theory. Basically, if the summary was intriguing to you, then go for it.

Parents- This is completely clean (PG) but I would say that due to the complexity I would place it as a middle school and up read.

As for the narrator 2.75⭐.... Veerr-y s-l-ooo-wwww, like painfully. I'm really not trying to be mean but when I turned it on I thought it was at 3/4 speed. Once sped up to 1.3x speed it was much better, although some of the inflections felt off. She otherwise did a pretty good job.

—I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

A fun new YA that even adults and fantasy fans of

Penny Preston and the Raven's Talisman: Misaligned, Book I
By: Armen Pogharian

The first book in a magical new series!!!

Penny Preston is a strong young teen female character. This fantasy takes

Penny and her special friends on adventures that a regular girl wouldn't

be able to handle. The listener is treated to good, bad and all in

between. Will she save all that matters or will evil prevail?



The narration was well done. The characters were well portrayed.

Michelle

Babb will engage the listener and keep them entertained throughout the

book!!!


I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have

voluntarily left this review.

Great Series

Really enjoyed this first book in the series introducing the characters and creating the ground work for the future brilliant.
I listened to the audio version. The narrator, Michelle Babb, always draws me into the stories she narrates. Her voice is perfect for story telling. She Always does a great job. I really enjoy listening to her.