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Black Feathers
- The Black Dawn, Book 1
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Series: The Black Dawn, Book 1
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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- Rebecca Henson
- 02-10-21
I loved it, but
Make sure you don’t expect a full climax and big action packed story. It’s a journey, two journeys, really. Well told and beautifully written but it finally hit me about 3/4 through that it was not going to end in a battle. And that’s ok. Reminded me of American Gods in that it’s the journeys that count.
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- Melissa M.
- 18-03-20
The best!!!!
Where’s the next?!?! It can’t end like this!!! This is one of the best titles I’ve read (heard)!!!
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