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A review by stephsbooktalk
Pick the Lock by A.S. King
3.5
3.5 - Mini Audiobook Review: Thank you so much to Penguin Young Readers & PRH Audio for the complimentary copy and audiobook!
This book is out now!
This was my first A.S. King book but she had come highly recommended. I also heard that her books & writing are different. And I can tell you this one is truly unique but yet I could not stop listening. There was a lot happening in this book and a lot of metaphors and I'm not sure I full understood what was happening. And even now thinking about it, I still am not sure I understand the ending.
This book has different elements, a rock opera, past timeline and a present timeline and even with having the items it all worked. It took a bit to get used to the format and I was happy to have the physical book to reference. Jane is young and curious and knows that something isn't right. Her mother is a rock star and when she is home she stays in tubes. And her father is insanely protected of her and her brother and don't allow them to do things that normal children do.
It's really hard to describe this book so I highly suggest either checking it out or reading other reviews from others who can speak more eloquently than I can on this one.
The audio had 3 narrators, Max Meyers, Jorjeana Marie and the author herself A.S. King who narrated the rock opera part. Max Meyers portrayed Brutus the rat (yes the rat has their own chapters). Jorjeana Marie did a fabulous job as the other characters including Jane.
The story is really interesting and I will be curious to read other work by her. If you are looking for something different to read that will make you hate men, give this one a try!
This book is out now!
This was my first A.S. King book but she had come highly recommended. I also heard that her books & writing are different. And I can tell you this one is truly unique but yet I could not stop listening. There was a lot happening in this book and a lot of metaphors and I'm not sure I full understood what was happening. And even now thinking about it, I still am not sure I understand the ending.
This book has different elements, a rock opera, past timeline and a present timeline and even with having the items it all worked. It took a bit to get used to the format and I was happy to have the physical book to reference. Jane is young and curious and knows that something isn't right. Her mother is a rock star and when she is home she stays in tubes. And her father is insanely protected of her and her brother and don't allow them to do things that normal children do.
It's really hard to describe this book so I highly suggest either checking it out or reading other reviews from others who can speak more eloquently than I can on this one.
The audio had 3 narrators, Max Meyers, Jorjeana Marie and the author herself A.S. King who narrated the rock opera part. Max Meyers portrayed Brutus the rat (yes the rat has their own chapters). Jorjeana Marie did a fabulous job as the other characters including Jane.
The story is really interesting and I will be curious to read other work by her. If you are looking for something different to read that will make you hate men, give this one a try!