Released, Amber Polo
Released, Amber Polo
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Released
The Shapeshifter's Library #1

Author: Amber Polo

Narrator: Faith Connor

Unabridged: 8 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/15/2021

Synopsis

When Librarian Liberty Cutter’s library goes up in flames, the town relocates the library to an abandoned academy. Liberty feels eyes watching her from the derelict structure’s gothic windows, but never imagines the truth is stranger than fiction – until she meets a talking dog.The dog tells her a pack of book-burning werewolves cursed the building. Plus, beneath the library an ancient race of dog-shifters work to protect the world’s knowledge. Funded by internet giant Zoogle, these dog-shifting scholars enjoy their Starbarks coffeehouse as they research their way to freedom. Until the public library’s zany librarians move in…and things begin to shift.Werewolf restauranteur Sybilla itches to become pack alpha and stoops to adding wolfsbane to her husband’s tea and using werewolf genre readers to infiltrate Liberty’s libraryChronus, the Old English Sheepdog headmaster, must persuade Liberty to believe in him and his world because Liberty holds the key to the dog-shifters’ freedom – and his heart.

Reviews

Goodreads review by H.A. Fowler on November 27, 2012

I don't have the words to express how much I adored this book. Almost everything I read is hard, grim and gritty, and as a rule, I love it that way. A sweet story with wholesome characters is generally something I'd skip right over. But I was truly lucky enough to win RELEASED in a contest, and I am......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on September 14, 2012

Always looking for the new and interesting twists to how we look at the fictitious world of supernatural creatures, I was pleased to see that the author had done what I most love about Urban Fantasy. Ms. Polo has taken the old, tired mythology of shapeshifters and created a wonderful new concept bas......more

Goodreads review by Jade on July 23, 2012

This book was great! If you like dogs at all, you'll probably like this book. I loved the quirky names, the many dog breeds, the werewolf vs dog thing, the library speak, the love story, the relatable characters, everything! The book was descriptive enough to create a good picture in my head, but no......more

Goodreads review by Heather on September 08, 2012

This is a fun book about shapeshifters, werewolves, and librarians. It's an unusual mix of characters but it seems to work in this book. The shapeshifters come from a long line of librarians while the werewolves come from a line of book burners. The human librarians get caught in the middle of an an......more

Goodreads review by Jess on July 18, 2022

3.5 Stars. Strengths. - unique plot. - fun main character. - use of tech and magic. - small town, cozy feel. Weaknesses. - abrupt ending. - didn't like the resolution. - romance was a bit meh.......more

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