Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories - Hardcover

from vnesting

This short-story collection, from the vivid imagination of Kelly Barnhill, is captivating. Listening to it on audio is both a wonderful and challenging experience. John Lee does a superb job of narrating these odd and magical tales, but one has to listen closely or you will miss out on Barnhill's...

from DanaJean

This was a wonderful audio. I just fell in love with the narrator, John Lee. He was absolutely fantastic in bringing these magical, whimsical, fairy tale-like stories to life. I enjoyed each one.

from niquetteb

I received this collection of short stories in exchange for a review as a book on cd. The stories are other worldly and rich in descriptions. The narrator had excellent annunciation. There was a mix of oddities and unique strangeness that I enjoyed. It was a little difficult to tell when one stor...

from wagner.sarah35

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher.* As a whole, I enjoyed this collection of stories (even through I'm not that big of a short-story fan to start with). Some, of course, stand out more than others and it's helpful that the final story of the Unlicensed Magician is one of the best...

from muddyboy

An irregular collection of fantastical short stories - some I loved, some not so much. My personal favorites were Elegy for Gabrielle and almost a novella The Unlicensed Magician (the story of a young girl with magical powers in a land highly controlled and this activity was discouraged by the go...