The audio production was spotless.All the Tides of Fate ( All the Stars and Teeth #2) I liked that Shalan was able to find the right balance between raw emotion and containment, with a narration that didn’t disturb the story but added value to it.
It was easy to imagine that I was listening to a little girl, alone and scared. Gail Shalan delivered a very heartfelt narration, becoming Maddie and transmitting her emotions with power and excellent interpretation skills. Many questions I had went unanswered and some events seemed a bit forced, but that didn’t make the book less entertaining. The ending was satisfactory and underwhelming in equal parts, that’s why I’m giving the story 4 stars. In fact, I began to feel it a bit slow towards the ends, but it was still pretty enjoyable. It’s a short novella, and I think the length works well with the subject and the writing style. The need to know, the need to see Maddie survive. This is what makes this book story so gripping. The reader doesn’t know why Maddie’s town and surroundings have been evacuated nor the extension of it, just like her. The story is told from her perspective and we know nothing more than she does. It was a book that I could not put down, as I was able to feel Maddie’s desperation and anguish.
The language is direct, without flourishing nor anything that is not essential to the discourse. The book is written in first person, and at times it feels like reading a middle-grade journal. The raw emotions and unfiltered thoughts are poured into the book in a continuous stream of words. Freeman is the embodiment of Maddie’s thoughts, written in free verse form. Nothing makes sense for Maddie, who is terribly alone and needs to fight for her own survival.Īlone by Megan E. Twelve-year-old Maddie is accidentally left behind when her town is suddenly evacuated and her divorced parents think she is with the other one. Can Maddie’s stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life?
But Maddie’s most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten.Īs months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. She’s alone-left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio on 07-20-21
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