The Water and the Wild

By: K. E. Ormsbee

Narrated by: Nigel Peever

Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

For as long as Lottie Fiske can remember, the only people who seem to care about her have been her best friend, Eliot, and the mysterious letter-writer who sends her birthday gifts. But now strange things and people are arriving on the island Lottie calls home, and Eliot's getting sicker, with a disease the doctors have given up trying to cure. Lottie is helpless, useless, powerless. 

And then a door opens in the apple tree. 

Follow Lottie down through the apple roots to another world - a world of magic both treacherous and beautiful - in pursuit of the impossible: a cure for the incurable, a use for the useless, and protection against the pain of loss. 

Book 1 in the spellbinding Water and the Wild fantasy trilogy.

©2015 Kathryn Ormsbee (P)2018 Kathryn Ormsbee

The water and the wild

The principal characters were very real.. I felt like I got to know them like I would a friend in real life—their struggles, hopes, and frustrations. I was also fascinated by all of the new scenes, plants, transport methods. It was like a theme park for my imagination

loves it

this book was amazingly written and the voice actor brought the whole world to life. I loved our they added extra to the back found of the audio for extra emphasis.

I recieved this audio book free in exchange for an honest review.

Wonderful!

The water and the Wild is a wonderful start to this new series.

Lottie getting her letters and birthday gifts after placing an apple in the tree is not only warmed my heart but made me believe in magic! Lottie goes on a quest to a magical universe to save her friend. This book is great for all ages. Nigel Peever did an amazing job bringing the book to life with his brilliant narration. He had me absolutely mesmerized. This goes in to the favorites column and I have no doubt I will revisit it again and again

Great title for kids/family...

I'm not usually a huge fan of FX within an audiobook, however this one was done quite well and not at all distracting like some! NIgel does an excellent job of bringing the characters to life and drawing you in. The story is excellent! I've had this book for some time and have been listening to it with my 8year old when she's in the truck with me, so it took a while to get through, but like clockwork, every time she got in my truck... "Daddy, are we going to finish water and the wild"...

With that said! I enjoyed this audiobook as well and found myself drawn in and having to stop myself from listening to it without her! A great pickup and great story. Highly recommended!

I loved everything about this book!,

I loved everything about this book!, The characters were lively, and the world building was incredibly vivid. Lottie and her friends were very fun lovable characters. Can't wait for the sequel!

pretty good

Just the absolute best story. Everything I like to listen about and more. Such a great story I will listen again and again. A keeper!!

A good book!!

This book was very entertaining and engaging right from the start. I look forward to more books from this author.

Magic, and mystery and danger, OH My

This book was given to me free of charge for an honest review.

This book is AMAZING! It reminds me of sitting in a circle in school while my favorite teacher read an exciting magical story to the class. It's about an orphan girl named Lottie, who lives in a boring town where she doesn't fit in at all. Her only friend is Elliot, who has a terrible disease, and her "magic" apple tree where gifts magically appear for her each year on her birthday. Suddenly Elliot's health takes a turn for the worst, and a series of events happen that flip Lottie's life completely upside down. She's taken to a magical world to find a cure for Elliot. What she finds instead is danger, creatures, and a few new friends. I absolutely loved this book, However, if you are not a fan of sound effects, which I don't mind, you may not want to get this one. Other than that, I highly recommend it.

this is a good audio

i liked listening to this and i couldnt stop listening to it
five stars on it

Wow - Hooked from the start

This book had me hooked from the get-go. The writing was great, and engaging, and the narration was fantastic. (This is the second book I've heard from Nigel Peever, and I think I'll look for more of his work. He does a great job.)

Full of magic, and great storytelling.

A lovely story for all

A lovely story of a young girl and another world. It is well narrated by Nigel and suitable for all ages. Escape this world for a few hours and follow Lottie on her journey to discover herself. This has a lovely ending and well worth a listen

The water and the wild

I loved it!Excellent adventure for kids and adults.A great story of friendship and family.Nigel Peever is a wonderful narrator for this story. I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.

The Water and the Wild

A well written and narrated story. This is perfect for all ages and one that I have used on long car journeys with my family and for a bedtime story that is done in stages inorder to give the children time to visualise and picture what they think could happen next.

Could have been Listening to Radio 4

This was my first foray into audiobook listening and I was not disappointed. The vivid descriptions of the passage of youth were thought provoking and brought back many memories of my own childhood, from taking dangerous pot shots at advertising boards, to exploring the old car dump at the end of our allotment. How innocent those actions seemed at the time with little thought to the harm we were doing. The interaction between characters is strong and gelled together perfectly by Nigel Peever's narration. The longer I listened the more I was drawn into the story, invested in the characters and eager to hear what happened next. Normally I have a very short attention span, but in this instance I lay back in my chair and let the narrator take me wherever the author wanted me to go. My abiding thought was that this production would not be out of place being aired on Radio 4,; serialised.

I was impressed throughout by the technical elements that went into the narration, particularly the sound layers, which complemented as opposed to distracted. Clever, very clever and added another dimension to an already good book. Minor fluctuations in character vocals did not distract in any way. As a narrator myself I struggle with adolescent and child voices, so I know how difficult it is to maintain the accent and pitch.

I will be looking out for more titles by this author and narrator

Escape to a world of magic and wonder

Excellent Adventure following Lottie on her journey of Discovery as she seeks to help her best friend.

Very enjoyable.

I was given a code for this book, where by I promised to leave an honest and voluntary review on audible once I'm done.

I have to say it's a great story, it's suitable for all ages.
It's a magical tale, with friendship and family at it's core.
The sound effects are great and Nigel Peevers did an amazing job with the narration.
all in all its a well worth while and thurraly enjoyable book.

Gosh

Well that’s a brilliant story that takes you back to your childhood and so very well narrated by Nigel Peever and his box of voices that he does so well a must to listen to cheers Dave&Linda