From high up on the mountain of Manus Wu, Ramora felt she could reach out and touch the clouds. She sat and waited. The fairy had said she would come. She felt in her pockets for the vial of potion and the silver coin. Freedom – she would buy her freedom from the fairy. It was the only way.
A short story from the world of P.A.W.S.
A short tale from the world of P.A.W.S. We get to hear the back story of how Ramora ended up in the situation she’s in. Morgana plays a role…
I really enjoy these short tales by Debbie Manber Kupfer. They are an added bonus, giving more background to the lesser characters in the world of P.A.W.S.
Falon Echo’s narration was well done.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.
This is the sixth book I have read/listened to by this author and I am curious to listen to more in the P.A.W.S. world. This book is over my head right now however. I don’t recall Ramora from book one. I am sure this one brings insight. I like short stories or novellas that expand upon the stories of characters. . ——-
This is the first book I have listened to by this narrator ( Falcon Echo ). She did give a fairly distinct sound to each character, but her style is such I didn’t forget I was being read to. Regardless, it would not stop me from listening. She still does a good job. ——-
There are no explicit sex scenes, excessive violence, or swearing. ——-
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
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Story 4/5
Narration 4/5
I always read about Ramora in the other PAWS books, but now I got to hear her story. Loved it. Poor girl tried to choose the lesser evil for her future…
Story:
Ramora is a young teen, but already old enough for marriage and her parents arrange for her to be wed in three months time to a wealthy merchant.
It will be a bond of convenience, the guy certainly isn’t in love with Ramora and she despises him and is desperate for a way out.
One day, when Ramora again contemplates her situation, she finds a fairy hovering by her side. The wee magical being offers her a solution, but there’s a price to pay. (Isn’t there always?)
Ingredients for a potion have to be found and mixed and she has to steal a silver coin, all to be handed to the fairy on top of mountain Manus Wu in the small hours of her wedding day.
Will it work? Is the fairy to be trusted?
Narration:
Falon Echo’s narration is easy to follow and very enjoyable.
Overall:
I love fairy tales, preferably the classics, which are more dark. Ramora would fit nicely into a Brothers Grimm collection. The ending is not what one might hope for Ramora.
I’m not (yet) familiar with the world of P.A.W.S, of which this is a short tale, but the story works fine as a standalone.
Perfect audiobook for a lovely teabreak and five star shaped silver coins from me for Ramora.
I offered to review this audiobook because I am such an an avid reader but also almost exclusively audio due to my schedule. Because of this, and the fact that a bad narrator can destroy a great series, I can be very critical of narrators. Especially when books have a single narrator required to speak with different voices for multiple characters. Most cannot do it without having some errors where they use the wrong ‘voice’ for the wrong character. Unfortunately, I had some issues with this book but since it was a short novella I was able to make it work.
As to the story, I am not one to give a lot of specific story details since I feel you should read the story for that. However, I will say that this is a novella on one of the characters of the P.A.W.S. series. If you like gleaning background on your characters in a series, you will enjoy this novella.
I received a free review copy of this audiobook and am voluntarily leaving a review.