Spells for Forgetting

A Novel

De: Adrienne Young

Narrado por: Emily Rankin, Dan Bittner, Mark Deakins, Kimberly Farr, Ari Fliakos, Dawn Harvey, Carrington MacDuffie, Kirsten Potter, Oliver Wyman

Duración: 11 h y 40 m

Resumen del Editor

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Lush with secrets, magic, and a past that won’t stay where it belongs, this novel is (quite fittingly) spellbinding.”—JODI PICOULT, author of Wish You Were Here

A deeply atmospheric story about ancestral magic, an unsolved murder, and a second chance at true love

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: She Reads

Emery Blackwood’s life changed forever the night her best friend was found dead and the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her. Years later, she is doing what her teenage self swore she never would: living a quiet existence on the misty, remote shores of Saoirse Island and running the family’s business, Blackwood’s Tea Shoppe Herbal Tonics & Tea Leaf Readings. But when the island, rooted in folklore and magic, begins to show signs of strange happenings, Emery knows that something is coming. The morning she wakes to find that every single tree on Saoirse has turned color in a single night, August returns for the first time in fourteen years and unearths the past that the town has tried desperately to forget.

August knows he is not welcome on Saiorse, not after the night everything changed. As a fire raged on at the Salt family orchard, Lily Morgan was found dead in the dark woods, shaking the bedrock of their tight-knit community and branding August a murderer. When he returns to bury his mother’s ashes, he must confront the people who turned their backs on him and face the one wound from his past that has never healed—Emery. But the town has more than one reason to want August gone, and the emergence of deep betrayals and hidden promises spanning generations threaten to reveal the truth behind Lily’s mysterious death once and for all.

©2022 Adrienne Young (P)2022 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“With magic, murder, and prose that reads like music, Spells for Forgetting weaves together an immersive tale on the Pacific Coast island of Saoirse, where love and pain both stick to the too.”―Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author of The Husbands

“A thrilling, rich mystery with exquisite twists, Adrienne Young’s adult debut will trick you, bewitch you, and leave you begging for more.”―Stephanie Garber, author of the Caraval series

“Tense, lyrical, and wholly romantic, Spells for Forgetting is as immersive a story as you could ask for. I could feel the salt on my skin, I could smell the smoke, and every page felt like a tentative step into a mist concealing all of Saoirse’s darkest secrets.”―Ruth Emmie Lang, Ohioana Book Award finalist

Protagonists Personality is Being Heartbroken

This story was well written but the protagonists were two dimensional and had very little identity outside of their love/ heartbreak for each other. The beginning of the story was very repetitive to establish and could have been cut down quite a bit. This book was recommended in fantasy and I think that was a very minor element of the story which I would have really liked to see explored more.

Great story

Loved the story, great characters. Great storyline and lots of twists and turns, enjoyed the ending

Enjoyable

Good narration, I would have loved a little more back story of some of the characters. Loved the ending. Good listen overall!

Young does it again

I have read every book by Young. This one is starkly different and yet- she does it again. The descriptions are vivid and it has a way of drawing you in. So we’ll done!

Worth every penny

The best stories told are the ones that make you feel a range of emotions throughout the narration. I’ve never read anything from this author but from the first moment I came across the description, I’ve been waiting months for it’s release and I was not disappointed.

So wonderful

I love the way Adrienne Young builds a story and characters. Everything is slowly built and revealed. The way she describes atmosphere, smell and sound completely absorbs you into the place and the people. The narration was perfect. Very happy I got this audio book- I will listen to it again for sure.

Ok but nothing special

The story has interesting elements but it was heavier on the predictable mystery than on the magical island. Although it was overall entertaining, I couldn’t help but feel there was potential for more.
The audio was just ok. The reading was too slow. Slow can be good but this actually made the characters seem slow and it just didn’t flow well.

Not enough Magic for my taste

This book seemed to go on and on, until I speed the narration up a couple times. That helped.

But I was so bored before getting to the last hour of the book. It was by far the best part.

Just okay.

I had higher hopes for this..

I reeeaallyyy struggled to finish this book.. I wanted it to be good so bad, but it was just ssllooooowwwww. then the last 40 min shoves a bunch of details in and sort of ties everything together. It felt messy, and felt like I got completely robbed..

Excellent Storytelling

A well crafted story with beautifully tailored characters. The shifting point of view throughout the story brings an element to the storytelling that’s unique and enjoyable.