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Smash It!
- De: Francina Simone
- Narrado por: Zakiya Young
- Duración: 9 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
She kicks it off by trying out for the school musical, saying yes to a date and making new friends. Life is great when you stop punking yourself! However, with change comes a lot of missteps, and being bold means following her heart. So what happens when Liv’s heart is interested in three different guys — and two of them are her best friends? What is she supposed to do when she gets dumped by a guy she’s not even dating? How does one Smash It! after the humiliation of being friend-zoned?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Coming of Age Story
- De dametra07 en 08-24-21
- Smash It!
- De: Francina Simone
- Narrado por: Zakiya Young
Perceptive, funny, human, and bold!
Revisado: 09-28-20
Part ode to theatre kids, part romcom, and with a pinch of magic, SMASH IT! is the perfect storm of messy, funny, perceptive, horny (definitely very horny), and bold.
SMASH IT! is that good kind of YA that reminds me of the best and worst of high school in the most nostalgic way. The angst, the curiosity, the constant yearning for a better and more established sense of self—this book captures all of it. Not to mentioned that heightened sense of daydreaming that only comes from being involved in musical rehearsals.
I really enjoyed following the ride of this novel: a deeply human, deeply flawed journey toward confidence and self-love. It never condescends, showing earnest compassion toward each of its characters. Every moment is profoundly human.
From its clever, thematic parallels to Othello, to its perfectly paced plot, to its spitfire dialogue, I deeply enjoyed this book. Go buy it!
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From a Low and Quiet Sea
- De: Donal Ryan
- Narrado por: Alana Kerr Collins, Gerard Doyle, Alan Smyth, y otros
- Duración: 5 h y 42 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 171
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 152
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 150
Three men search for some version of home; their lives move inexorably toward a reckoning that will draw them all together. For Farouk, family is all. He has protected his wife and daughter as best he can from the war and hatred that has torn Syria apart. If they stay, they will lose their freedom. Lampy is distracted; he has too much going on in his small town life in Ireland. He has the city girl for a bit of fun, but she's not Chloe. The game was always the lifeblood coursing through John's veins: manipulating people for his enjoyment. But it was never enough.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Deeply moving and beautifully written.
- De Kindle Customer en 07-18-18
- From a Low and Quiet Sea
- De: Donal Ryan
- Narrado por: Alana Kerr Collins, Gerard Doyle, Alan Smyth, Vikas Adam, Tim Gerard Reynolds
Poorly Produced. Blandly Written.
Revisado: 08-06-18
Normally I'm thrilled when I see a full cast recording for an audiobook. For me, that made this one an instant buy! However, I was left utterly disappointed. Multiple narrators I couldn't hear--their speech was whispery and low. No matter how loudly I turned up the volume, I struggled to understand their words. Also, the audio quality drastically varied from narrator to narrator.
Ultimately, this audiobook hindered my ability to enjoy this text, and unfortunately on top of this? The text was lacking. Donal Ryan has gorgeous skill sentence by sentence, but he lacks the ability to craft his stories outside of that pretty writing. This is a short book and it dragged on and on.
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