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The Hazel Wood: A Novel Audiobook, by Melissa Albert Play Audiobook Sample

The Hazel Wood: A Novel Audiobook

The Hazel Wood: A Novel Audiobook, by Melissa Albert Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Rebecca Soler Publisher: Macmillan Young Listeners Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 8.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 6.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Hazel Wood Series Release Date: January 2018 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781427293541

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

34

Longest Chapter Length:

50:57 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

12 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

18:32 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

5

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Publisher Description

"Highly literary, occasionally surreal, and grounded by Alice's clipped, matter-of-fact voice, it's a dark story that readers will have trouble leaving behind. HIGH-DEMAND: the buzz for this debut is deafening..." Booklist, Starred Review From rising star Melissa Albert comes a fantastical story of mythic proportions. Welcome to The Hazel Wooda fiercely stunning contemporary fantasy audiobook. Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her luck can really get: Her mother is stolen away—by a figure who claims to come from the Hinterland, the cruel supernatural world where her grandmother's stories are set. Alice's only lead is the message her mother left behind: “Stay away from the Hazel Wood.” Alice has long steered clear of her grandmother’s cultish fans. But now she has no choice but to ally with classmate Ellery Finch, a Hinterland superfan who may have his own reasons for wanting to help her. To retrieve her mother, Alice must venture first to the Hazel Wood, then into the world where her grandmother's tales began—and where she might find out how her own story went so wrong. Praise for The Hazel Wood: "The Hazel Wood starts out strange and gets stranger, in the best possible way...Albert seamlessly combines contemporary realism with fantasy, blurring the edges in a way that highlights that place where stories and real life convene...a captivating debut." — New York Times Book ReviewThe Hazel Wood will be your next obsession.” —Stephanie Garber, author of Caraval “Thoroughly, creepily captivating.” —Kristin Cashore, author of Graceling “This is one of the best books I've read in years.” —Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places “A dream of a book I cannot recommend highly enough.” —Seanan McGuire, author of Every Heart a Doorway

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“Chilling and atmospheric, this fantasy thriller is at times macabre, at others poetic—and always impossible to put down. While the author draws on a traditional fairy-tale formula, she very cleverly turns it upside down and presents to readers a story as fresh as it is dark. The diverse characters, gritty twists and turns, vivid imagery, and captivating premise make this the perfect choice for fans of Lewis Carroll, Lev Grossman, and Edgar Allan Poe.”

— RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!)

Quotes

  • “An original and imaginative fairy tale: thrilling, fascinating, and poignant in equal measure. Grade: A-.”

    — Entertainment Weekly
  • “Soler…sounds age appropriate and easily conveys the novel’s tension as well as teenage snarkiness.”

    — Los Angeles Times (audio review)
  • “Highly literary, occasionally surreal, and grounded by Alice’s clipped, matter-of-fact voice, it’s a dark story that readers will have trouble leaving behind. High demand: The buzz for this debut is deafening.”

    — Booklist (starred review)
  • “The Hazel Wood will be your next obsession.”

    — Stephanie Garber, author of Caraval
  • 2019 YALSA Amazing Audiobook

  • The Hazel Wood is thoroughly, creepily captivating, with surprises I never saw coming! Such a refreshing and beautifully written inversion of the classic fairy tale-inspired story.

    — Kristin Cashore, award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of the Graceling Realm series
  • This book will be your next obsession. Welcome to the Hazel Wood, where bad luck is a living thing, princesses are doomed, and every page contains a wondrously terrible adventure—it’s not safe inside these pages, but once you enter, you may never want to leave. The Hazel Wood is pure imagination candy.

    — Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of Caraval

Awards

  • A Los Angeles Times Pick of 5 Fantastic New Audiobooks
  • An Amazon Best Book of the Month selection
  • An Entertainment Weekly Pick of Best Books of the Year
  • A BuzzFeed Books Pick of Most Anticipated Books of 2018
  • An Indies Choice Book Award Honor Book in Audiobooks
  • A YALSA Amazing Audiobooks selection
  • The Guardian (UK) Best Books of the Year selection
  • Longlisted for the Lodestar Award
  • Among longlisted titles for Amazon.com Best Books of the Year, 2018
  • Among longlisted titles for Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2018
  • Among longlisted titles for Boston Globe Best Books of the Year, 2018
  • Among longlisted titles for Hudson Booksellers Best of the Year, 2018

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About Melissa Albert

Melissa Albert is the author of The Hazel Wood, a YA fantasy novel named a best book of the year by Entertainment Weekly, the Boston Globe, the London Guardian, the Wall Street Journal, Seventeen magazine, BookPage, and more.

About Rebecca Soler

Rebecca Soler is a film and voice-over actress and winner of several AudioFile Earphones Awards for audiobook narration. Her voice-over credits include various video games, like Star Wars: The Old Republic and Red Dead Redemption, and television shows such as Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.