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    Elatsoe
    Elatsoe
    Elatsoe
    Audiobook9 hours

    Elatsoe

    Written by Darcie Little Badger and Rovina Cai

    Narrated by Kinsale Hueston

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    About this audiobook

    In an America shaped dramatically by magic and monsters, a young girl must use her ability to raise the ghosts of dead animals to find out who murdered her cousin.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateSep 22, 2020
    ISBN9781666590609
    Elatsoe
    Author

    Darcie Little Badger

    Darcie Little Badger is an Earth scientist, writer, and fan of the weird, beautiful, and haunting. She is an enrolled member of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas. Her Locus Award-winning debut novel, <i>Elatsoe</i>, was a National Indie Bestseller, named to over a dozen best-of-year lists, and called one of the Best 100 Fantasy Novels of All Time by <i>TIME</i>. Her second novel, <i>A Snake Falls to Earth</i> was longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature and received a Newbery Award Honor.

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    • 5/5
      When I read the blurb for this book I just knew it was going to be a 5 star read so it pleases me to say that I was not disappointed. The characters - both main and side (human and not) - were wonderfully written. The story was full of emotion and mystery that kept me hooked at every turn. And the world. . . I definitely want more from this interesting world as it is just beautifully crafted. Since I listened to the audiobook I'd be remiss not to mention the narrator who added another layer of brilliance to a story that was already brought to life on the page. I look forward to more from this author, and hopefully we'll see more stories set in the same world as Elatsoe. Or possibly more from Elatsoe herself who I'd love to read more about as well.

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    • 4/5
      This was fun and just a little bit spooky, perfect to get in the mood for Halloween if you're easily scared. I LOVED Kirby with all my heart and just wanted him to have the best death. I switched back and forth between the ebook and audio, and both were very good. The illustrations on the chapter headings were very cool and I'm glad a saw them (I went back to peek at the ones I'd missed while listening) and the narrator did a great job.

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    • 5/5
      A well woven story with finely crafted characters. Recommended, and I’m going to pass on to my nieces.
    • 2/5
      Elatsoe
      by Darcie Little Badger
      Elatsoe #1
      YA Fantasy
      Scribd Audio
      Ages: 13+

      In an America that is identical to ours except magic and monsters are real, and legends of all people shaped the country. Some of this magic is little, like being able to create a ball of light, or stronger with the ability to travel miles through fairy rings. But there are darker gifts, some that should stay hidden and others only passed down within close family.

      Elatsoe has one of those gifts that is not taught to anyone but family. The power to raise ghosts. While she only raises dead animals, those creatures can still cause trouble, and even kill.

      When her cousin dies, he comes to her in a dream, telling her he was murdered. With her parents and best friend at her side, she investigates his death.

      The blurb sounded so cool; the gift to raise dead animals. What animal lover couldn't resist that one, but sadly the story didn't live up to the blurb. The MC and her best friend, while being old enough to drive (although in one part the MC said her parents didn't want her driving alone, and a chapter later she was driving around town with her teenage best friend, both of her parents somewhere else) the teenagers acted/sound more like ten-year-olds, although some of that could be the fault of the narrator. While some of her voices were good, her 'main' voice was a little too monotone and unfeeling. There were a few scenes that were of high emotions, but she read it as if it was another day crossing the same old street, like any other day.

      There were info drops that were so misplaced I couldn't stop the eye rolls. Those tidbits early in the story would have given that character so much personality, instead of the flat mostly typical teenage boy.

      Along that same line, more history could've brought more to the world-building instead of the jumbled-up storyline that it was. Don't get me wrong, it was an interesting idea/plot, but nothing flowed together. A deeper dive into the world's history, the magic, and the characters would have made the world more real.

      While it mostly went at a steady, although slow, pace, when the story was interrupted by someone telling a 'family legend' it slowed way down. Those stories, with more showing than telling, should have been used to help build the world, instead of pushing the plot.

      Not a bad story, but not great, so I won't be looking for the next (a prequel) in the series.

      2 Stars
    • 5/5
      Such an amazing book! I loved the character dynamics, the way magic was incorporated and arc of the story! Absolutely fantastic story telling!
    • 5/5
      An excellent read! I really enjoyed how the author played with European mythology/folklore and turned it on its head as soon as a noneurocentric lens was added