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Ballad of the Beanstalk
- Narrated by: Kaitlin Descutner
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
As her fingers move across the strings of her family's heirloom harp, 16-year-old Clarion can forget. She doesn't dwell on the recent passing of her beloved father or the fact that her mother has just sold everything they owned, including that very same instrument that gives Clarion life. She doesn't think about how her friends treat her like a feeble, brittle thing to be protected. She doesn't worry about how to tell the elegant Elena, her best friend and first love, that she doesn't want to be her sweetheart anymore. She becomes the melody and loses herself in the song.
When Mack, a lord's dashing young son, rides into town so his father and Elena's can arrange a marriage between the two youth, Clarion finds herself falling in love with a boy for the first time. Drawn to Clarion's music, Mack puts Clarion and Elena's relationship to the test, but he soon vanishes by climbing up a giant beanstalk that only Clarion has seen. When even the town witch won't help, Clarion is determined to rescue Mack herself and prove once and for all that she doesn't need protecting. But while she fancied herself a savior, she couldn't have imagined the enormous world of danger that awaits her in the kingdom of the clouds.
A prequel to the fairytale Jack and the Beanstalk that reveals the true story behind the magical singing harp.
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- Layla
- 17-10-17
Ballad of theBeanstalk
This is the type of book I like to read, however this one didn't do it for me.
The main character is biosexual. I got a bit of a shock when she called her best friend sweetheart, only because I was not expecting it. The author tells us how she came to love her friend however I didn't feel her love for her at all. I don't know if this is what the author wanted us to feel since the main character was falling out of love with her. She then falls in love with a guy she meets. That relationship I also didn't believe because it was too quick on both sides.
However, I could have lived with this if the main character had a backbone. She is a coward, others walked all over her and they always save her. She really annoyed me!! She says she cares for the guy, you would think that she would have followed him when he went to a place he shouldn't have. She took ages to make up her mind and by the time she did she fell. I expected her to pick herself up and do it again quickly so she can catch up with him but no, that was wishful thinking on my part.
I thought the narrator did a good job on acting out each fcharacter however this book isn't for me. Others might like it.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- micki
- 29-07-17
Something a little different
Where does Ballad of the Beanstalk rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
"This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.Ballad of the Beanstalk was a little different from what I normally listen to/read. I enjoyed it very much, as the narrator was very talented and projected quite well.
Would you recommend Ballad of the Beanstalk to your friends? Why or why not?
I would recommend this book to my friends
Have you listened to any of Kaitlin Descutner’s other performances? How does this one compare?
I had not heard Kaitlin Descutner perform before, but will look for her on other projects.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The beginning was handled very well while attempting to be delicate with the relationship between the traditional roles of the best friend.
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