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A Deadly Education
- A Novel (The Scholomance, Book 1)
- De: Naomi Novik
- Narrado por: Anisha Dadia
- Duración: 10 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,124
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,336
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,323
I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my life. Everyone loves Orion Lake. Everyone else, that is. Far as I’m concerned, he can keep his flashy combat magic to himself. I’m not joining his pack of adoring fans. I don’t need help surviving the Scholomance, even if they do. Forget the hordes of monsters and cursed artifacts; I’m probably the most dangerous thing in the place. Just give me a chance and I’ll level mountains and kill untold millions, making myself the dark queen of the world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Intersting concept, way too much self pity
- De Rune en 10-13-20
- A Deadly Education
- A Novel (The Scholomance, Book 1)
- De: Naomi Novik
- Narrado por: Anisha Dadia
A different but enjoyable work from a great author
Revisado: 09-16-23
This series is as much a change in tone from Spinning Silver and Uprooted as they were from the Temeraire series, but the dark take on the idea of a magical school asks, “what if the world acknowledges the danger the children of Harry Potter were in?” Then it attempts to justify why anyone would send their children to a school of this nature.
I think the main character and her journey to understand herself is binge worthy. After finishing this trilogy, I can’t help but wonder how Naomi Novik will change her styles for her next endeavor.
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Glamour in Glass
- De: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrado por: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 372
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 345
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 342
Mary Robinette Kowal stunned readers with her charming first novel, Shades of Milk and Honey, a loving tribute to the works of Jane Austen in a world where magic is an everyday occurrence. This magic comes in the form of glamour, which allows talented users to form practically any illusion they can imagine. Shades debuted to great acclaim and left readers eagerly awaiting its sequel. Glamour in Glass continues following the lives of beloved main characters Jane and Vincent, with a much deeper vein of drama and intrigue.
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4 out of 5 stars
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No longer regency romance, but great nonetheless
- De Amazon Customer en 01-23-13
- Glamour in Glass
- De: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrado por: Mary Robinette Kowal
Powerful, touching, and I could not get enough.
Revisado: 06-02-18
Having listened to and enjoyed the first book in the series a few years ago, I decided it was time to continue the series. After finishing this book, my regret is that I didn't do so earlier. Now, let me highlight a few things about this book.
1. Mary Robinette Kowal narrates the book herself, which for most authors would be a negative, but she is an amazing and highly sought after narrator. My only difficulty with the narration is that I am also a fan of the October Daye series which she also narrates, so I sometimes feel I am hearing from one of those characters, but this is a fault with me and not the narration.
2. In the first book of the series, I at times felt I was reading Jane Austen, but with explanations of regency England slipped in for a modern audience. While I think that may have been neccessary, it did pull me out of the story at times. In this novel, some explanations remain, but they now seem to have more emotional importance for the character. and so do not pull me out of the story. An example is when the author uses Jane's agitation with how the court women treat her to explain gender roles at regency parties work.
3. Often when a period novel contains a strong female character that doesn't completely abide by gender norms but is super accomplished, the world focuses on her not meeting gender norms. I loved that when Jane violated gender norms to accomplish something awesome, the characters of the world were more impressed with her accomplishments than offended by her subversion of gender norms.
4. Finally, I loved the relationship of the main characters. They might be my favorite novel couple. I especially liked the way the author dealt with the marital situation that arose during the climax of the novel.
Glamour in Glass was a marked improvement over an already strong first novel in this series.
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