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Fairest

By: Gail Carson Levine
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
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Once upon a time, there was a girl who wanted to be pretty....

Aza's singing is the fairest in all the land - and the most unusual. She can "throw" her voice so it seems to come from anywhere. But singing is only one of the two qualities prized in the Kingdom of Ayortha. Aza doesn't possess the other: beauty. Not even close. She's hidden in the shadows in her parents' inn, but when she becomes lady-in-waiting to the new queen, she has to step into the light - especially when the queen demands a dangerous favor. A magic mirror, a charming prince, a jealous queen, palace intrigue, and an injured king twine into a maze that Aza must penetrate to save herself and her beloved kingdom.

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Critic reviews

"A song-filled, fast-paced fairy tale." ( Kirkus Reviews)
"Readers will instantly fall in love with the heroine, whose heart proves to be as warm as her voice." ( Publishers Weekly)
"[Readers will] sink into the fairy-tale romance, the remarkable characters, and the wild, magical adventures." ( ALA Booklist)
Beautiful Worldbuilding • Memorable Storytelling • Charismatic Characters • Creative Retelling • Expressive Voice

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beautiful story and I just imagined the whole time how fantastic a musical it would make. crossing my fingers someone picks it up for Broadway or Hollywood soon

Beautiful Story

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I’ve read this book before, and now I’ve listened to it. I fell in love all over again! Gail Carson Levine crafts her characters with love, with flaws, with spirit and personality. This book reminds me of the saying, “Beauty is only skin deep.” Aza is a wonderful character who grows in mind, and learns to accept her own form of beauty.

Enchanting and poignant

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I read this book when I was in junior high which was about 8 years ago, I could never remember the title but had thought about it often when looking for a book to read. I finally found it and read it again through audible. Just as good if not better than I remember!

Finally!

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This book was good I liked how she learned beauty is what you think of it.

Being stuck on you Beauty can get you in A LOT of trouble.

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The story was sweet, and the voice was suitable, but I had had wishful thinking that the songs would be sung.

Wishful thinking

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