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Oleander

A Great Expectations Reimagining

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Oleander

By: Scarlett Drake
Narrated by: George Naylor
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Caspien Deveraux was poison.

It took me years to realise that he hadn't been born like that. He'd been cultivated and nurtured by a careful hand and a bitter heart. When I first met him, he was a bud. One primed to bloom beautifully and deadly. One I should have torn out at the root.

I loathed him. I loved him. And until him, I hadn't known just how completely those two things could exist at once.

©2024 Scarlett Drake (P)2024 Scarlett Drake Romance Heartfelt
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Couldn't remember all of the details of Dicken's GE - but thank goodness, this book ended the way that I had hoped. Beautifully narrated and well worth the listen.

Absolutely loved it!

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A great well written book . The audio was brilliant. Turns and twists totally captivating . My favourite book this year

Very intoxicating read

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Reading the paperback gave me a new favourite but listening to this pure magic has become a part of me!
George Naylor brings Jude to life with his amazing narration. This story will for sure be a comfort read/listen now. Youth at its most heartwrenching yet hauntingly beautiful. Just want to start it all over again!

Perfection!

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The story the narration the characters the writing the plot twists the longing the unwavering love
PERFECTION GALORE

Will I ever recover?

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I loved this LOVE story so beautifully written and so easy and at times heartbreaking to listen to. I’m missing Jude & Cas already.

My favourite book to this day x

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I will not be recovering ever. This book tore my heart out of my chest and stomped on it repeatedly until the epilogue put it back together with gentle hands.
I love Jude. I hated Cas. Then felt for Cas and what he put himself through more than any character I think I’ve ever read about.
The yearning in this book is god tier.
The writing is god tier.
The performance of the narrator was god tier.
No notes.

A masterpiece

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holy cow! I devoured this in 1 day, with no regrets. I was worried, going in, with only 1 narrator, but he did so well will voicing other characters. not an ounce of confusion.
The story was brilliant, I have never read or watched great expectations, so I went in pure blind, an hell. I'd love some amnesia just to do it all over again. Ruined meeee, but I loved every minute.

heartbreakingly brilliant

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Couldn't put it down. just PERFECT..! Didn't want it to end. Even had some teary moments. 10/10 Couldn't recommend it higher 👌

Loved 😍 it..!

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I feel breathless and bereft now that I have finished listening to this exquisite story and narration. I ask myself how Scarlet Drake is able to craft such utter literary perfection? Her skill leaves me completely lost for words. I cannot express how deeply I feel and how much this book means to me because my heart is overflowing. George Naylor’s narration is true perfection. A constellation of stars rating - and a million more. Thank you

A Masterpiece!

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I’ve been DYING for this audio and it did not disappoint. Scarlett Drake is my number one book hangover/crush-my-soul author. I stared at the wall for a long time after finishing this. George Naylor is a new-to-me narrator and he was also brilliant.

Wow. So, we start with Jude and Cas meeting when they’re 15 at the Devereaux Mansion in Jersey, then follow Jude to Oxford and then end with them in their late 20’s (plus a short post-script 7 years after that). They both go to hell and back for a hard fought HEA. It’s worth hanging in there for. It’s told in first person POV by Jude - he narrates the story from an undetermined point in the future.

Unpopular opinion: I’m totally team Jude+Nathan BUT, as Jude says, “I was Jude and Jude loved Cas” so that was never going to happen.

Definitely in my top 5 reads of 2024. Brilliant work.

Story 📚📚📚📚📚
Narration 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤
Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Definitely in my top 5 reads of 2024. Brilliant

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