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A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
- Lu par : Patricia Santomasso
- Durée : 8 h et 30 min
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Description
Fourteen-year-old Mona isn't like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can't control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter, and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt's bakery making gingerbread men dance.
But Mona's life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona's city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona's worries....
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Joella Berkner
- 21/10/2021
A tour de force unimaginably good
T Kingfisher has an amazing knack for completely relatable characters and Patricia Santomasso did an impeccable job of bringing them to life. There are so many wonderful details in this book like the gingerbread men and Bob the sourdough starter. It’s yet another world I would be delighted to visit again. This is a story of how heroes are made even if they don’t want to be. You won’t regret listening to this.
23 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
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Global4 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- J. Angel
- 26/10/2021
Charming, Funny, and Perfectly Performed
An utterly charming and feel good story that does suffer from some pacing issues, but was well worth the read. Excellent narrator that perfectly captures the playful tone of the book. A great pick me up or pallet cleanser between heavier books.
16 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- CM
- 29/12/2021
Baking Bread Was Never So Much Fun!
Ah! This was so cute and creative. The author must have had a blast writing this because it shows.
It all starts when Mona discovers a dead body in their bakery. Mona is a wizard that works with bread. Yep, bread. That's it - just bread. And although this is considered minor magic, she still gets accused of the murder solely because she is a wizard. It doesn't take long before she learns there is a growing threat that magicas like her are facing in the city-state and while most magical individuals leave (or are killed), Mona soon finds herself in the unenviable position of having to stand-up and fight against the enemy.
And face the enemy she does - with bread! Who knew bread could have so many uses in battle? With a side-kick named Bob (yeast starter), a gingerbread man familiar, and a newfound belief and understanding of her talents she almost single-handedly helps win a war/battle. I don't think I've ever listened to so many chapters about battle and preparation for battle in a middle grade book as I did in this one. And it was all awesome.
The story is told through Mona's perspective, where she injects wit and humor into everything. But I also loved how she realized and discussed with herself that this should have been completely handled by the adults. It should never have come down to a kid like her having to be the one to make people aware of the dangers against the magicas or be forced to save the day. The adults should have been, well...the adults should have been the adults. They should have realized what was going on and put a stop to it.
The audio book was voice acted by Patricia Santomasso, who did not just a great job narrating, but also getting the humor down. Mona has many internal conversations and comments about things she is experiencing or witnessing. It's not always easy to do a 14-year old's comedic voice and she nailed it.
Highly recommend if you are looking for a light, fun read with a comedic touch. It's a middle grade story, but one that someone at any age could enjoy.
Rating 5 stars
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Zero Calvin
- 22/12/2021
Equal Parts Charming and Serious
A great little story that ended up being a lot more serious than I had anticipated, but that only made it better. The story wrapped up nicely, but there seems to be room for a sequel, so I hope one exists or will be released soon. I'm off to look now...
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Global4 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation3 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- wickerparkgirl
- 18/03/2022
Breathy voiced narrator
The story isn’t amazing but fairly cute and not the worst way to pass the time. I found the voice of the narrator rather annoying and had to try to ignore that quality.
7 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- L. Skaar
- 02/11/2021
Unique and Enjoyable!
Adults young and old will enjoy this book. It was unique - a different magical world I had not visited previously. Very enjoyable!
7 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation2 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- Miffo
- 01/06/2022
Potential not realised
The narrator’s voices were not believable.
The story has plot holes you could drive a semi through.
Disappointing after all the hype.
6 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- melody sheldon
- 12/07/2022
Pure Charm
I miss Terry Pratchett a little less now. ( But only a little. ) So sweet
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation3 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- Taci Thompson
- 02/10/2022
It’s good, not great.
The story is pretty cute, I love bob. I think the part that I really didn’t love was that the main character is 14 but the narrator sounds like a much older woman. It’s really hard to believe she is 14 and it threw me off quite a bit.
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Global1 out of 5 stars
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- Kindle Customer
- 24/01/2023
bad narrorator
narrorator was so poor I had to dnf. unwilling to rate the story because of this.
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Global4 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- Walter
- 27/04/2023
Baaad Bread
This is a YA fantasy novel that their parents will also enjoy. So anyone who liked the Last-Dragonslayer-series by Jasper Fforde will love this book too because the protagonists and storyline are quite similar.
But the unique touch of this novel is the description of the description of the way magic is applied. All the magicians have just one skill, one particular object they can influence: water, air, bones, roses or bread.
And the innovative way the main protagonist comes up to use her magic influencing of bread or rather dough to save herself and her city make a wonderful read. Bread can be baaad…
