The Luminaries
The Luminaries, Book 1
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The Luminaries
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Narrated by:
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Caitlin Davies
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By:
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Susan Dennard
About this listen
Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and the forest outside town might just kill you.
Winnie Wednesday wants nothing more than to join the Luminaries, the ancient order that protects Winnie's town – and the rest of humanity – from the monsters and nightmares that rise in the forest of Hemlock Falls every night.
Ever since her father was exposed as a witch and traitor, Winnie and her family have been shunned. But on her 16th birthday, she can take the deadly Luminary hunter trials and prove herself true and loyal and restore her family's good name – or die trying. But in order to survive, Winnie enlists the help of the one person who can help her train – Jay Friday, resident bad boy and Winnie’s ex-best friend. Together, he and Winnie will discover a danger lurking in the forest no one in Hemlock Falls is prepared for.
Not all monsters can be slain, and not all nightmares are confined to the dark.
©2022 Susan Dennard (P)2022 Macmillan AudioCritic Reviews
"You'll want to get lost in the world of The Luminaries again and again." (Leigh Bardugo, New York Times bestselling author of Six of Crows and The Grisha Trilogy)
"Winnie Wednesday is the sort of outcast-turned-monster-hunter you can't help loving and rooting for." (Marissa Meyer, New York Times bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles)
"The Luminaries is exactly the thrilling, dangerous, heart-pounding fantasy I needed, with an incredibly original world and a heroine who knows and fights for her worth. Prepare yourself accordingly – I devoured this in a single sitting." (Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Warcross and The Young Elites)
What listeners say about The Luminaries
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- kirrilis_bookish_bliss
- 21-05-2024
Thrilling Monsters
Also, Winnie wearing glasses just makes it that much better and realistic.
Winnie is a hunter outcast who wants nothing more than to help her family get back into the Luminaries good graces. Partaking in a series of trials she tries to do her family proud. But with new monsters on the loose that only she can see it makes it all that much harder.
Also, there's this boy helping her that she just can't put her finger on.
All I can say is I was left with more questions than answers we were given so thankfully the next book was there ready for me straight away. (Otherwise, I may have gone mad as the ending is a bit abrupt.)
This book was fun with amazing world and monster biology building!
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