Of Noble Family (Glamourist Histories #5)

As this is the 5th book in this series, I came to it with many expectations. I can honestly say that every one was met, surpassed, and left me wondering why I had sold the book\’s potential so short. By several chapters in I was already going on about the narration–wonderful. I was surprised by the inclusion of other narrators since Mary Robinette Kowal has done the work by herself for all of the previous books, but the performance was so smooth that I easily lost myself in the narrative. I felt myself drawn into this story, feeling the heartaches and frustrations as though they were my own. I was moved to furious rage and felt desperate powerlessness as well as wonder and joy. In short, I was transported into this story like few I\’ve ever experienced. I laughed out loud and was moved to tears. I stopped in the middle of chapters to bug my wife with the \”amazing thing\” I\’d just read. There is so much I want to say about this story, but I don\’t want to give away spoilers, and I don\’t have space to write so much here. And I\’d much rather you read the book for yourself than listen to me talk about it. I HIGHLY recommend this book! Of Noble Family is easily one of the best books I\’ve ever read. I love it! And if you haven\’t read the first four, do that!

When I first started listening I almost stopped because the male narrator was so distracting, awkward and out of place with the rest of the audio series. I stuck it out because all previous books had been so excellent. I was eventually able to overlook the disappointing casting choice and ended up quite satisfied despite the fact that I still find his voice ill-suited to the role. Mary Kowal does wonderful as usual. The other woman\’s voice was superb as well. Story was very well told, captivating, and emitted powerful emotion.

I adore this series. MRK pulled out all the stops for this one. Her twists were brilliant. She had me weeping with joy and sadness. Jane and Vincent are two of my favorite characters. And while I\’m sad to see the end of this series, the journey with them has been wonderful.

This book was by far the best in the series. I liked the first book very much because of the uniqueness of the story line. The rest of the series grew with each book. It took me awhile though to get used to men\’s voices in this book. Most of the time the voice was too slow. Especially when compared to the female voices. This book is definitely filled lots of drama and intrigue. Great listen!

Thank You!!! I Loved Every Book!!! Never Stop Writing You\’re Amazing!!! I felt like i was there with them every step of the way!!!

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