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  • The Language of Thorns

  • Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
  • By: Leigh Bardugo
  • Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
  • Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (61 ratings)

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The Language of Thorns

By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
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Publisher's Summary

Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, number one New York Times best-selling author Leigh Bardugo has crafted a deliciously atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love.

Enter the Grishaverse.... Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns.

Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price.

Perfect for new listeners and dedicated fans, the tales in The Language of Thorns will transport you to lands both familiar and strange - to a fully realized world of dangerous magic that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse.

©2017 Leigh Bardugo (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

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50/50

I really enjoyed the first few shorter stories but must admit I was a bit over it after the nutcracker
Im thinking it’s a good book to do between a series or a long book, was impressed by the narrator
She did a good job of it all
If I could do a half star I would instead of a full three star

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Good different

Not at all what I thought it would be but thoroughly enjoyed it. Loved that I could listen to these stories when I didn't have time for my usual long audiobook binges.

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Quaint but not the next in the series

Annoying that Audible has a pop up that claims this is the next in the series but in fact it is a book of short stories that are fairly entertaining, set in the same lands but nothing to so with the Grisha Trilogy.

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Couldn't finish this one

The first story was great. It was all downhill from there.
I really struggled to finish this one, which says alot considering its a book of short stories!

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meh..

it wasn't the best... would of prefered a continuation 🙄
it in no way continues from the last one...
Meh...

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Nothing this was boring

This was so disappointing both for Leigh Bardugo and for Lauren. Not worth the one credit to listen. Just silly. I have listened to a number of books of Leigh Bardugo but this was so below the level of previous audiobooks.

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