Surprised

This is not my usual type of book and so I was surprised to find how much I enjoyed it. It is beautifully written and narrated. I found that if it had stopped in 3 different places, it would have been ‘enough book’ but it just kept on going. Loved it!!

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A story that goes nowhere and takes a long time getting there!

This book was hard work and I tried so hard to follow this. It started ok but gradually went on and on going nowhere.
The narrator sent me to sleep. Not engaging at all. Sorry, nothing about this book or its presentation delivered. A wasted credit in my opinion.

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A good book, I just missed more plot

So the book was really good overall but I did find myself craving more plot and less description of everything. I enjoyed the Scholomance series by the same author more in comparison because here I missed the tension of really wanting to resolve the issue for the main character. In Uprooted I recall thinking about a fifth of the book in So what's this actually about? It was still an enjoyable read, certainly not a waste of your time.

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Fascinating and original storytelling

I’m so pleased I found this book it’s like a fairy tale about fairytales. The writing is wonderful and the story grips you from the start. The narrator does a fantastic job with a soothing, melodic tone throughout. What could easily have been yet another bland ‘latent magical talent - becomes best of the best’ wizard’s apprentice trope is actually a poignant tale exploring deep emotions and nuanced motivations. As in real life bad is never all bad and good never all good. I would highly recommend this to all fantasy lovers. It’s the first book I’ve read from this author and I’ll definitely be exploring more of her work.

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Simply brilliant

Wonderfully written and read, the kind of story you want to listen to again and again.

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A delightful listen

A charming story that slowly pulled me, perfectly narrated which made it all the more a pleasure to listen. The story wasn't particularly clever or intellectually stimulating, but it was mildly entertaining and I found myself relaxing while listening to the story.

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Immersive storyline

I really enjoyed the clever writing and deep rich characters. I will certainly be reading another one of Naomi’s books. I would definitely recommend.

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Generally a good journey

Would you consider the audio edition of Uprooted to be better than the print version?

Can't actually comment on this

What about Katy Sobey’s performance did you like?

It was well read, her pace and voice matching characters well.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It was a fun book to listen to, I can't say it was the deepest book I have ever been drawn nto but I did have enough investment in it to 'feel' the characters.

Any additional comments?

Generally a good little adventure, transporting you to an interesting mythology and leave you rooting for the main character.

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A wonderful well read fairy tale

This was a lovely, lengthy story, well worded and read with fairy tale grace and beauty and yet, true to the grim dark roots whence such tales spring, darkness and horror snarls and spits put corruption and hate, and yet woven through it all our witch gleans magic, light and even love in her dishevelled messy fashion to deliver us a delightful satisfying end through many trials and tribulations.

I loved this as I do Naomi's drsgon tales and I'll be doing Spinning Silver next. This is an ideal tale to let someone read to you for a week or two!

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Excellent story and world. Great female characters

Loved the world building and storytelling. And the characters, there are female characters with real inner life and female friendship which is unusual in fantasy.

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