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A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
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Fourteen-year-old Mona isn't like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can't control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter, and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt's bakery making gingerbread men dance.

But Mona's life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona's city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona's worries....

©2020 T. Kingfisher (P)2021 Tantor
Fiction Mysteries Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy City Magic Users Feel-Good Wizardry

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Fun story

Enjoyed the story but the accents were painful so took me out of it. If you want someone to be English please just use an English voice actor.

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Fun story

Great story and funny at times. Really enjoyed it . Narration was excellent and loved her voice. Recommend

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Narration was interesting....

Nice story, which kept me engaged. I did spend the first third trying to work out what accent the narrator had. It was very distracting. Her voice was vaguely annoying, but I stuck with it because I liked the story.

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Charmingly Delightful

Low pressure fiction makes for a nice comfort read. Well written & well read by the performer

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Brilliantly silly

This is very Pratchett esq in the best way. You get intrigue, character, action and bread. A great way to imagine a wizarding world where creativity and determination is key. Definitely worth a listen.

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charming

A very enjoyable lisen, a humorous and cosy story.
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Sweet, gothic, weird, wonderful

Sweet, gothic, weird and wonderful. T. Kingfisher never disappoints. Never know where you'll end up in one of their books, but the journey is always worth it!

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Great cozy fantasy

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Great fun

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delightful YA in Kingfisher's characteristic style

reminiscent of the works of national treasure Diana Wynne Jones. This is an engaging story of an apprentice baker who is unwillingly caught up in complicated shenanigans including murder, politics and warfare, and who learns a great deal about friendship, loyalty, and the value of thinking outside the box. lovely vocal performance.

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