A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
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Patricia Santomasso
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T. Kingfisher
About this listen
Fourteen-year-old Mona isn't like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can't control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter, and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt's bakery making gingerbread men dance.
But Mona's life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona's city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona's worries....
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- Finn Walton
- 17-09-24
Brilliantly silly
This is very Pratchett esq in the best way. You get intrigue, character, action and bread. A great way to imagine a wizarding world where creativity and determination is key. Definitely worth a listen.
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- marie gilmore
- 25-11-24
Fun story
Great story and funny at times. Really enjoyed it . Narration was excellent and loved her voice. Recommend
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-04-22
Narration was interesting....
Nice story, which kept me engaged. I did spend the first third trying to work out what accent the narrator had. It was very distracting. Her voice was vaguely annoying, but I stuck with it because I liked the story.
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- Jp
- 10-06-24
Charmingly Delightful
Low pressure fiction makes for a nice comfort read. Well written & well read by the performer
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- E. Shanahan
- 24-06-23
Great cozy fantasy
Engaging characters and well read. Charming and funny, it keeps you reading. Would recommend it.
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- ME
- 29-06-24
Great fun
Don’t expect literary brilliance but a great story, with humour and it rips along. A diverting listen
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- Nichola F
- 10-11-24
delightful YA in Kingfisher's characteristic style
reminiscent of the works of national treasure Diana Wynne Jones. This is an engaging story of an apprentice baker who is unwillingly caught up in complicated shenanigans including murder, politics and warfare, and who learns a great deal about friendship, loyalty, and the value of thinking outside the box. lovely vocal performance.
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- Miss Jj Watling
- 10-06-24
Cookie monster(s)
An enjoyable read, Mona is a compelling down to earth character, although the secondary characters are somewhat on the edge of stereotypes.
The story is predictable but well written and entertaining. Sometimes there were anachronism that pulled me out of the story a bit-especially the term cookie. But that is my British sensibilities.
The narrator had a good range of voices, but wasn’t convincing as a 14 year old girl, that was the main let down for me.
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- Xbox Kiki
- 10-07-24
Engaging adventure for all ages!
This is the first T. Kingfisher book I have read/listened to. I really like her writing style. It's fast and witty. Perfect for a middle grade book imo. I loved the creative ways the Mona's magic could be used and she was along with the rest of the cast great. The narrator's performance was top notch too. Maybe I was a bit "too old" to be mesmerized by the story but I had a great time listening to it and am definetly gonna check out the rest of her books.
Bob ftw!
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-12-24
loved the idea of battling with bread etc;
females are witches, males are wizards or worlocks apart from that it was a great story, are there any sequels? if so i will love to read them.
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