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Of Sand and Storm

Of Sand and Storm

Amber Argyle — 2016
By law, any child born in Idara is free, even if that child is born in a slave brothel. But as Cinder grows into a beauty that surpasses even that of her mother and grandmother, she realizes that freedom is only a word. There are other words too, stronger words. Words like betrayal and prison and death. And there are words even stronger still. Words like courage and family and love. In the end, if Cinder is to escape the fate of her matriarchs, she'll have to fight for her freedom. Because true freedom is never free.
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Sheila Goicea@foalsfictionandfiligree
5 stars
Dec 23, 2021

See my FULL review of this book on my blog along with others at: shesgoingbookcrazy.com This is my second time reading Of Sand and Storm. I read the entire Fairy Queens series towards the beginning of 2017 and absolutely fell in love with the plot, characters, world-building, and writing style. Listening to the audiobook version of Of Sand and Storm made me rethink my original ratings of this book, as well as the rest in the series. My conclusion is that I don't think I rated these books high enough. Whether it's due to being reintroduced to this fantastic story or reliving Cinder's experience by hearing her tale, Of Sand and Storm yet again, knocked me off my feet. Of Sand and Storm was narrated by Elizabeth Evans. She did a fantastic job of bringing this story to life. Her voice matched the characters well and did not possess overpowering or distracting qualities to the plot or characters themselves. While there weren't many tonal differences between characters, her dictation of them was easy to follow as the correct emotional variances were portrayed at the appropriate times. Overall, I thought this audiobook was very easy to listen to, and the plot even more powerful the second time through. My Rating: ★★★★★ My Blog ¦ Bookstagram ¦ Twitter ¦ Pinterest ¦ Facebook