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The narration of this book was very good. I love the fact that the author was also the one that narrated it, so it kind of feels more authentic to how the characters are supposed to be because they were the one that wrote the characters so they’re the one that interacts with them the most.
The story kept you engaged and wanting to listen continuously. The different accents and voices brought a richness to the characters in the story.

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A coming of age fantasy adventure that has all the classic fantasy elements I love. The world is adrift in floating settlements amongst a magical fog and the children have to be on guard. As the children tell eachother stories you are transported into the folktales and parts of the world open up to you as a reader.
The journey within the fog is at times like a fever dream and then there are moments of pure tension and truly scary creatures.
The narrator did an amazing job of immersing me into the world and bringing the characters to life.
This really is a magical story of friendship, fear and growth. The cover alone is brilliant and really made me want to experience this world. Definitely one to recommend.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC. This is a voluntary review of my own thoughts.

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Thank you Netgalley for the advance audiobook and reader copy of Fog and Fireflies by T. H. Lehnen in exchange for an honest review. This was a beautiful book about age, fear, friendship, and hope. I loved reading about Ogma and her adventures. There was also the underlying question, "why do we get more scared as we get older?" I think this question can be asked if real life too. Is it because we remember more the older we get, do we understand the world better or maybe we understand what to be afraid of better.

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First time reading anything from this author and not my typical read. However, I did enjoy the story. The story starts off with a village where children protect adults from a magical fog. Due to events of the story, there are aspects of time travel and magical encounters.

I was able to listen to the audio version of this book from NetGalley. Here was a few spots when the narration was a little hard to follow but overall it was good. The voice did fit the style of the story and was one of the better voices to listen to.

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I have had my eye on this book for a while because I found the cover so appealing. I was dying to see what the story was about. And while to story is pretty entertaining, it's a bit young for me.

This felt more of a middle grade book to me than it did a YA fantasy, or perhaps I typically read more mature YA novels.

The audio file for this one is also extremely weird. I had to click through multiple different 'chapters' to even get it to play.

I'm going to give 3 stars, it's not the books fault I'm not the right audience.

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Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for providing a free e-audio arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I did enjoy the book as it is a dark young adult fantasy that deals with a terrible fog that brings monsters to the world that only attack adults, leaving children to defend the town. The monsters that ate described throughout the book are definitely terrifying for a young mind, and the atmosphere is well set throughout the book.

Some things I did not like about the book that could be improved upon include the plot explanation and scene pacing. The book really takes off without much explanation until well into the book of what is fully going on, and while that is fine sometimes it kind of made the book drag a little for me especially towards the middle of the book. Also, with the jumping of scenes, it threw me off a little, but ultimately, they came together well at the end.

I'm definitely interested to see what more the author has in store!

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Wonderfully narrated original story full of mystic wonder, enchantment and suspense to the very end

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