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I listened to this on audio, and it’s a bit of a tough one to review. The story was great. The narration was awful and detracted from my overall enjoyment. The narrator sounded whiny and flippant and is American, to boot! Why would they cast an American for a book with a British setting and characters? Her English accent is about as good as mine; which is to say - not. I will absolutely read the next two in the series, but definitely not on audio! (I might rethink my 3 stars when I’ve have some
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Such a Diana Wynne Jones-y premise. Sullenly going to study under a quirky, attractive magician in his weird, magical house; adventures ensue.

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