Try an audiobook on us
The Language of Spells
People who bought this also bought...
-
The Garden of Magic
- By: Sarah Painter
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 4
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 4
Iris Harper has lived in Pendleford for decades. The local witch is mistrusted by the townsfolk, but that doesn't stop some coming to her begging for potions, spells and quick-fixes. As time has marched on suddenly Iris is aware that her days are beginning to fade. Her sumptuous garden is turning against her, the sweet scent of rot potent and now a young girl has come begging for a solution at her door. Yet, the problem she brings causes Iris to remember a man from long ago - the man she loved, the man she could never trust.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
a bit disappointing
- By Jo on 03-06-18
-
The Bear and the Nightingale
- Winternight, Book 1
- By: Katherine Arden
- Narrated by: Kathleen Gati
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 309
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 285
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 283
In a village at the edge of the wilderness of Northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, a stranger with piercing blue eyes presents a new father with a gift - a precious jewel on a delicate chain, intended for his young daughter. Uncertain of its meaning, the father hides the gift away, and his daughter, Vasya, grows up a wild, willful girl, to the chagrin of her family. But when mysterious forces threaten the happiness of their village, Vasya discovers that she may be the only one who can keep the darkness at bay.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Shades of good and bored
- By S on 19-03-17
-
The Silent Companions
- By: Laura Purcell
- Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 493
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 459
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 460
Inspired by the work of Shirley Jackson and Susan Hill and set in a crumbling country mansion, The Silent Companions is an unsettling Victorian gothic ghost story that will send a shiver down the spine.... Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country estate, The Bridge. With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband's awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Eerie and fabulous
- By Caz on 24-03-18
-
The Rules of Magic
- By: Alice Hoffman
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 9
In this prequel to Practical Magic, we meet the Aunts: sisters Frances and Jet, and Vincent, their brother. Their mother, Susanna, knew they were unique: pale, red-haired Franny, who could commune with birds; shy, beautiful Jet, who knows what others are thinking; and charismatic Vincent, built for trouble. Susanna sets some rules of magic: no walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles and absolutely no books about magic.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Good story, unfortunate reader
- By Badger North on 01-02-19
-
Beneath the Water
- By: Sarah Painter
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
Devastated by a broken engagement, Stella Jackson leaves her old life behind for a new start in rural Scotland. But when she arrives in the remote coastal village of Arisaig, nothing is what she expected. At the edge of Arisaig sits Munro House; grand, imposing and said to be cursed by a string of tragic deaths. No less intriguing is its eccentric and handsome young owner, Jamie Munro, who hires Stella as his assistant while he pursues a seemingly impossible aim.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Kept me entertained for hours
- By Chris Bramham on 29-06-18
-
The Witches of New York
- By: Ami McKay
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 70
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 62
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 62
The year is 1880. Two hundred years after the trials in Salem, witches Adelaide Thom and Eleanor St Clair finally feel safe and have opened a tea shop in Manhattan, specialising in cures, palmistry and potions. When an enchanting young woman called Beatrice joins the witches as an apprentice, she soon proves indispensable, but her new life is marred by strange occurrences. She sees things no one else can see. She hears voices no one else can hear. Objects appear out of thin air, as if gifts from the dead.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A very enjoyable book.
- By Steph McClaren on 20-03-18
-
The Garden of Magic
- By: Sarah Painter
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 4
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 4
Iris Harper has lived in Pendleford for decades. The local witch is mistrusted by the townsfolk, but that doesn't stop some coming to her begging for potions, spells and quick-fixes. As time has marched on suddenly Iris is aware that her days are beginning to fade. Her sumptuous garden is turning against her, the sweet scent of rot potent and now a young girl has come begging for a solution at her door. Yet, the problem she brings causes Iris to remember a man from long ago - the man she loved, the man she could never trust.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
a bit disappointing
- By Jo on 03-06-18
-
The Bear and the Nightingale
- Winternight, Book 1
- By: Katherine Arden
- Narrated by: Kathleen Gati
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 309
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 285
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 283
In a village at the edge of the wilderness of Northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, a stranger with piercing blue eyes presents a new father with a gift - a precious jewel on a delicate chain, intended for his young daughter. Uncertain of its meaning, the father hides the gift away, and his daughter, Vasya, grows up a wild, willful girl, to the chagrin of her family. But when mysterious forces threaten the happiness of their village, Vasya discovers that she may be the only one who can keep the darkness at bay.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Shades of good and bored
- By S on 19-03-17
-
The Silent Companions
- By: Laura Purcell
- Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 493
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 459
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 460
Inspired by the work of Shirley Jackson and Susan Hill and set in a crumbling country mansion, The Silent Companions is an unsettling Victorian gothic ghost story that will send a shiver down the spine.... Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country estate, The Bridge. With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband's awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Eerie and fabulous
- By Caz on 24-03-18
-
The Rules of Magic
- By: Alice Hoffman
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 9
In this prequel to Practical Magic, we meet the Aunts: sisters Frances and Jet, and Vincent, their brother. Their mother, Susanna, knew they were unique: pale, red-haired Franny, who could commune with birds; shy, beautiful Jet, who knows what others are thinking; and charismatic Vincent, built for trouble. Susanna sets some rules of magic: no walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles and absolutely no books about magic.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Good story, unfortunate reader
- By Badger North on 01-02-19
-
Beneath the Water
- By: Sarah Painter
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
Devastated by a broken engagement, Stella Jackson leaves her old life behind for a new start in rural Scotland. But when she arrives in the remote coastal village of Arisaig, nothing is what she expected. At the edge of Arisaig sits Munro House; grand, imposing and said to be cursed by a string of tragic deaths. No less intriguing is its eccentric and handsome young owner, Jamie Munro, who hires Stella as his assistant while he pursues a seemingly impossible aim.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Kept me entertained for hours
- By Chris Bramham on 29-06-18
-
The Witches of New York
- By: Ami McKay
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 70
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 62
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 62
The year is 1880. Two hundred years after the trials in Salem, witches Adelaide Thom and Eleanor St Clair finally feel safe and have opened a tea shop in Manhattan, specialising in cures, palmistry and potions. When an enchanting young woman called Beatrice joins the witches as an apprentice, she soon proves indispensable, but her new life is marred by strange occurrences. She sees things no one else can see. She hears voices no one else can hear. Objects appear out of thin air, as if gifts from the dead.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A very enjoyable book.
- By Steph McClaren on 20-03-18
-
Time's Convert
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 276
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 256
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 254
Marcus Whitmore was made a vampire in the 18th century. Over 200 years later, he finds himself in love with Phoebe Taylor, a human who decides to become a vampire herself. But her transformation will prove as challenging now as it was for Marcus when he first encountered Matthew de Clermont, his sire. While Phoebe is secreted away, Marcus relives his own journey from the battlefields of the American Revolutionary War, through the treachery of the French Revolution, to a bloody finale in New Orleans.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Inferior narration, good story.
- By Em on 05-10-18
-
The Sunday Lunch Club
- By: Juliet Ashton
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 123
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 106
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 107
The first rule of Sunday Lunch Club is...don't make any afternoon plans.
Every few Sundays, Anna and her extended family and friends get together for lunch. They talk, they laugh, they bicker, they eat too much. Sometimes the important stuff is left unsaid, other times it's said in the wrong way.
Sitting between her ex-husband and her new lover, Anna is coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy at the age of 40. Also at the table are her ageing grandmother, her promiscuous sister, her flamboyantly gay brother and a memory too terrible to contemplate.
Until, that is, a letter arrives from the person Anna scarred all those years ago. Can Anna reconcile her painful past with her uncertain future?
Juliet Ashton weaves a story of love, friendship and community that will move you to laughter and to tears. Think Cold Feet meets David Nicholls, with a dash of the joy of Jill Mansell added for good measure.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
I just loved this book
- By Mary Bolch on 27-06-18
-
The Memory Shop
- By: Ella Griffin
- Narrated by: Deirdre O'Connell
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 87
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
Daydreamer Nora has inherited all of her grandmother's worldly belongings. Nora dreads seeing her beloved grandmother's possessions go, but she's determined that item by item, memory by memory, she will find the perfect new owners. When she opens The Memory Shop in the front of her grandmother's house, the community is gradually drawn inside, and Nora begins transforming the lives of those around her through the objects she pairs them with.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Interwoven lives
- By S. C. R. Roberston on 01-01-18
-
The Ministry of Curiosities Boxed Set
- Books 1-3
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
- Length: 26 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 57
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 55
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 55
This boxed set contains the first three books in C. J. Archer's popular Ministry of Curiosities series. Titles in the set include The Last Necromancer, Her Majesty's Necromancer, and Beyond the Grave. Description of The Last Necromancer: For five years, Charlotte (Charlie) Holloway has lived as a boy in the slums. But when one theft too many gets her arrested, her only means of escape lies with a dead man.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Disappointing
- By Jan on 23-04-18
-
Strange Magic
- By: Syd Moore
- Narrated by: Julia Barrie
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 563
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 525
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 520
Rosie Strange doesn't believe in ghosts or witches or magic. It's no surprise therefore that when she inherits the ramshackle Essex Witch Museum, her first thought is to take the money and run. Still, the museum exerts a curious pull over Rosie. There's the eccentric academic who bustles in to demand she help in a hunt for the bones of the notorious Ursula Cadence, a witch long since put to death. And there's curator Sam Stone, a man about whom Rosie can't decide if he's tiresomely annoying or extremely captivating.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
so so boring
- By Marie on 13-09-17
-
The Skeletons of Scarborough House
- Chapelwick Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Kitty French
- Narrated by: Cat Gould
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Scarborough House is haunted, and it's not doing much for Donovan Scarborough's investment portfolio. No one wants to buy a place with levitating crockery, or (the wrong kind of) rhythmic pounding throughout the night. Luckily, Melody "I-See-Dead-People" Bittersweet has just launched her own ghostbusting agency with best friend Marina, geeky, keen Arthur, and a one-eared pug called Lestat. They're quick to take the case, even if it has already sort of (definitely) been given to Leo Dark, Melody's rakish, despicable ex.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Funny ghost mystery
- By Granny Gardener on 13-10-18
-
In the Light of What We See
- By: Sarah Painter
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 42
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 37
Brighton, 1938: Grace Kemp is pushed away by the family she has shamed. Rejected and afraid, she begins a new life as a nurse. But danger stalks the hospital too, and she'll need to be on her guard to avoid falling into familiar traps. And then there are the things she sees....Strange portents that have a way of becoming real.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Well written but just OK
- By Patricia Grundy on 11-05-16
-
The Shadow of the Wind
- By: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
- Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 649
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 529
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 528
Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print. To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son Daniel one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'La Sombra del Viento' by Julian Carax. But as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Awesome
- By MRS LESLEY J E MACLEAN on 23-12-12
-
Lost for Words
- By: Stephanie Butland
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 661
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 610
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 609
Loveday Cardew prefers books to people, and her job in a York bookshop is her refuge. If you look carefully, you might see the first lines of the novels she loves the most tattooed on her skin, but there are secrets Loveday will never share. Into the bookshop come a poet, a lover, a friend and three mysterious deliveries, each of which stirs unsettling memories she wants to forget. Turning the pages of her past will be the hardest thing Loveday has ever done. Can she trust those around her?
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Special
- By Jordan Brewitt-Taylor on 13-08-17
-
Rivers of London
- Rivers of London, Book 1
- By: Ben Aaronovitch
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,670
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,342
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,332
My name is Peter Grant, and until January, I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (and as the Filth to everybody else). My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit - we do paperwork so real coppers don't have to - and finding a way to climb into the panties of the outrageously perky WPC Leslie May. Then one night, in pursuance of a murder inquiry, I tried to take a witness statement from someone who was dead but disturbingly voluble....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
brilliant original story great narrator
- By valb on 05-08-11
-
The Clockmaker's Daughter
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 343
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 317
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 314
In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor in rural Oxfordshire. Their plan: to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity. But by the time their stay is over, one woman has been shot dead while another has disappeared, a priceless heirloom is missing and Edward Radcliffe’s life is in ruins. Over 150 years later, Elodie Winslow, a young archivist in London, uncovers a leather satchel containing two seemingly unrelated items.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Very enjoyable!
- By Mrs. A. Hemsworth on 30-09-18
-
The King of Bones and Ashes
- By: J. D. Horn
- Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 7
Magic is seeping out of the world, leaving the witches who've relied on it for countless centuries increasingly hopeless. While some see an inevitable end of their era, others are courting madness - willing to sacrifice former allies, friends, and family to retain the power they covet. While the other witches watch their reality unravel, young Alice Marin is using magic's waning days to delve into the mystery of numerous disappearances in the occult circles of New Orleans.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Loved this book!
- By R Wright on 03-02-18
Summary
When you are ready, seek, and you shall find. It is your gift.
Gwen Harper left Pendleford 13 years ago and hasn't looked back. Until an inheritance throws her into the mystical world she thought she'd escaped. Confronted with her great-aunt's legacy Gwen must finally face up to her past.
The magic she has long tried to suppress is back with a vengeance. Gift or burden, for Gwen, it always spells trouble. She has to stay - she has nowhere else to go - but how can she find her place in the town that drove her out after branding her a witch?
What members say
Average customer ratings
Overall
-
4.5 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars7
-
4 Stars2
-
3 Stars2
-
2 Stars0
-
1 Stars0
Performance
-
4.5 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars6
-
4 Stars3
-
3 Stars2
-
2 Stars0
-
1 Stars0
Story
-
4.5 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars6
-
4 Stars3
-
3 Stars2
-
2 Stars0
-
1 Stars0
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- TINA ROGERS
- 05-11-16
Tia
I Loved it. Just my kind of book. A easy listen with a good story .
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Maria Smith
- England
- 25-10-16
Magic and Romance
If magic and romance are your thing, then do have a listen to this book.
When Gwen returns home to the place of her childhood, she quickly discovers she isn’t welcomed by everyone. The locals assume she is a witch like her late aunt who has left Gwen her house, and all of her possessions.
Gwen has her own special powers, but isn’t interested in using them - all she wants is a normal life. However, she finds herself drawn into the goings on of the local community.
Some are wary, some are downright unfriendly, and a few are expecting her to take over where her aunt left off.
There is one man in the village keen to get reacquainted though, her old flame Cameron, who I’m not going to tell you anything else about - You’ll have to listen yourself.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- triciaruth
- 02-10-16
Better than I hoped for
I used to love audio books in my youth but have fallen out of listening to them as I grew up, I'm not sure why. Perhaps it is because I have a very vivid imagination and the narration and voices didn't always match my interpretation of them.
I was somewhat nervous embarking on this audiobook adventure as I love 'The Language of Spells", have read it many times and have strong ideas of the characters. I need not have worried; the narration and character portrayal are spot on - the sign of a well written character and good communication between author and narrator.
I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to this engaging story and getting to know the characters anew in audio form.
The book follows Gwen, a 30-something small business owner, who just happens to be a witch, settling down as an adult in the town where she grew up. Petty jealousies, not so petty jealousies, past loves and town council officials all play their part in this engaging tale which is as much about finding out who you are and where you belong as it is about magic.
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story1 out of 5 stars
- Trish R.
- 31-12-16
DNF..
So, according to Goodreads this book has 332 pages. At 20% (location 1136 of 5601) I don’t have a clue what Gwen looks like. She could be a snaggled-tooth-crossed-eyed-wart-nosed-female-with-a-brillo-pad-head-full-of-orange-hair for all I know. Nor do I have any idea what Cam looks like. In all these pages couldn’t she have told us what the main characters look like? I absolutely hate when an author doesn’t tell you important things like that. It makes me lose interest in the book so fast it’s not even funny.
BUT worse than that is the author’s laziness in: replies, answers, remarks, exclaims, articulates, mentions, murmurs, mutters, anything but “said.” Is it really so hard to find another word once in a while other than “said?” In this 332 page book (according to Goodreads) Sarah Painter used the word “said” 1,096 times. Really?
That’s why I stopped reading at 44%. If I’d read that word again I was going to scream. I think I only read 1 Loretta Chase book then never read another because of this very reason. It was all “he said she said.” Needless to say, I won’t be reading any more Sarah Painter books.
The F-bomb was released 14 times and I have no idea if there was sex. As of 44% there was no kind of desire that would make you believe Gwen and Cam would ever be involved romantically.
As to the narrator: Stevie Zimmerman did a fantastic job, up until I quit reading. Her men sound like men and as long as a narrator reads with emotion they’re great in my opinion. Stevie Zimmerman gets better with every book she reads.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- neraks
- 28-03-17
Loved this book!
Where does The Language of Spells rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It's a keeper
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Language of Spells?
Overcoming negativity
What about Stevie Zimmerman’s performance did you like?
Stevie's performance made the book come alive
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
There were some laugh out loud moments!
Any additional comments?
I received this book as a gift from the author for an honest review.
I would definitely buy other books if there are more in this series
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Amazon CustomerBeliever
- 24-03-17
Interesting
Where does The Language of Spells rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Close to the bottom.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Language of Spells?
I am not sure. I thought that this was a historical story but Gwen was actually reading her Great Aunt Iris letters.
Which character – as performed by Stevie Zimmerman – was your favorite?
I liked all of them, but he did Gwen and Cam very well.
Any additional comments?
I lost interest after while, I had to slog through the story although the narrator did a great job with moving the story along.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Lisarami
- 15-03-17
A little long winded
What did you love best about The Language of Spells?
The narrator really did a great job with this story.
Any additional comments?
It took me awhile to figure out the context of the story and got a little confused. It seems there should've been something more left for Gwen to maneuver what her great aunt was leaving her instead of her having to figure it out as she went. I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Michelle
- 14-03-17
THE LANGUAGE OF A REALLY GOOD BOOK
I enjoyed this book because it was like a fun fairytale. Full of love, loss, adventure, magic, mystery and fun! A well written book with the perfect narrator for it leaves me extremely pleased yet wanting more.
"I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher."
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story2 out of 5 stars
- XmasMom
- 21-09-16
Good narrator so/so story
First time author for me.
Though not my favorite, I do like fantasy/paranormal at times. This one just didn't captivate me.
I think Stevie Zimmerman did great with what she was given. The story fell short.
The author tried to make it spooky but just didn't expand enough on her characters and some where just not needed.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Jane
- 05-09-17
EXCELLENT
Would you consider the audio edition of The Language of Spells to be better than the print version?
DO NOT KNOW
Who was your favorite character and why?
GWEN .... for dealing with her life before she actually realized she was doing it
Which scene was your favorite?
the ceiling issue
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
both
Any additional comments?
I received this audio book for free from the author, narrator or publisher and am freely offering my honest, unbiased opinion and review.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Mr. P
- 28-06-17
wonderful book not long enough!
This book was a lot of fun to read and I hope that there's a sequel to come.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
-
Overall2 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 21-06-17
Just Your Average Girly Book
What disappointed you about The Language of Spells?
The main character was a little weak and oblivious when it came to her obvious foe, this left little to predict. There was no actual depth to the story line, even when it had so much to work on.
If you’ve listened to books by Sarah Painter before, how does this one compare?
I have listened to the pre-quel of this book "The Garden of Magic", although it was much shorter than this book I found the main character Iris much more appealing than her niece Gwen in this series.
Did Stevie Zimmerman do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
The narration was very soothing and she has a lovely voice. This may be the reason why I finished listening to the book.
What character would you cut from The Language of Spells?
I dont think a character needs to be cut from The Language of Spells, I think that the main character could have had more depth and solidity of ego. She seems to simper any time there is anger or frustration coming at her. I also think that Gloria could have been utilized in the story more as a character.
Any additional comments?
The author should expect more from her characters and not give them such a shallow sense of self. For someone looking for a soothing basic magic book to pass the time this is a good choice. If you are looking for something emotionally impactful, find another author.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Jamel
- 18-03-17
Magic, Mystery and Romance
I enjoyed the book. The narrator was great.
“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher in exchange for an unbiased review."
0 of 1 people found this review helpful