Narrated by Nick Podehl
This is actually the first audiobook I have ever listened to, even though it is a young adult/ middle school aged book, it was entertaining. Podehl did a fantastic job and was captivating throughout the entire book. While the writing was entertaining and for the most part enjoyed it, there was a disconnect through different aspects of the book. The main plot was the adventure the trio went through, but there was also Zach dealing with his issues with his father and puberty.
It felt just thrown in there with no real connect and a weird overlap that was kind of..just there. There was also the fact that this book is targeted at 9-13 year olds and there is breaking and entering as well as stealing. Justifying it by saying they’ll return everything when done with it, there are absolutely no repercussions for their actions. Which I’m not sure is the message that should be shown to children. Overall, it was a good first audiobook and an entertaining story which was heightened by Podehl.
The book follows three children, Zach, Poppy, and Alice, who have a very vivid make-believe world. When the Queen of their land, which is a bone-porcelain doll. The dolls began haunting their dreams and revealing to the trio that she was a young girl, murdered who wants to be laid to rest. The friends quickly begin on a journey to try to grant her final ghostly wish.
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