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Siege and Storm

By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
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Darkness never dies.

Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. But she can't outrun her past or her destiny for long.

The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling's game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her - or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.

©2013 Leigh Bardugo (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

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Interesting story to a certain degree

Interesting enough to have me backing up to relisten parts I think I missed something important. I didn't. There are no twists and I don't really feel connected to the characters. No tugs at my emotions and I'm an easy cry. Could be me, but I doubt it.
The narrator...I had to speed up the pace. In some dialogs, I couldn't tell which character spoke. It was distracting. In book 1, it seemed like the accents & inflections were different. Idk, she did an okay job, I've heard worse.

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Soo goood

I love it my family loves the book s not the series on Netflix thanks

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LOVE Leigh Bardugo

ALL of the Grishaverse is spectacular. If you are on the fence about reading Leigh’s works, just do it. You’ll thank yourself.

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I hate the main character

The book is fine, but the main character drove me up the wall. I spent too much time yelling at her to make up her mind, say something, use her power, stop being useless, etc. My husband was listening with me and quit half way through because he couldn't take it anymore.

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A sandwich with good bread but a hollow center

The beginning and end is great but not much happens in the too-long middle.

The reader is good (and really great with female sarcasm) but some of her characterizations of men make them sound like pimply-faced 14-year-olds. Not her fault. She has a natural high pitch to her voice. Still it gets in the way when you want to see a man as a man. She would be best when most of the book is voiced by youngsters and/or monsters with an occasional adult male presence.

The story has interesting and strong characters. It was unfortunate that the men were emasculated a bit by the voice actor -- especially the mysterious privateer.

The middle of the story had too little action and too much angst instead of building the story to a fantastic climax. It has a great ending. It just takes a long and somewhat boring route to get there.

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Great Listen!

The reader really makes this story come alive. I knew exactly who was talking by the voices she used. Also classic story elements told in a fun way. overall great experience!

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Great!

Really love the world and characters can’t wait to listen to the next one. And the narrator is excellent

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So good!

I could not put this book down. It had it all: action, mystery, humor, magic, I mean Small Science. Jumping into book three right now!

Narrator Lauren Fortgang does a great job!

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Addictive

so I'm a nurse in an ER and have over an hour drive to work and love listening to audible as it wakes my mind up and keeps me awake on the drive home after a long shift. I saw this particular book on one of the ER scribe's desk and immediately had to check it out. I saw that this is the 2nd book in the series, so I listened to the first in about 4 days I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. and then I started this one right away. and I'm blown away again. the narrator's voice is captivating, the story line twisting and weaving, leaving you waiting for a celebration of the other shoe to drop. so as I'm rushing to write this review so I can find the 3rd book and start it right away. listen to it, you will enjoy it, and like me be scurrying to get to the next.

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Loved it.

I enjoyed it. I'm a little disappointed how things happened, but I hope the next book will fix that for me.

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