The Disenchantments, Nina LaCour
The Disenchantments, Nina LaCour
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The Disenchantments

Author: Nina LaCour

Narrator: Robbie Daymond

Unabridged: 8 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/03/2018

Synopsis

The award-winning author of Hold Still and We Are Okay presents a young adult novel about a group of friends who embark on a journey filled with music, romance, and self-discovery.

“Enchanting . . . this realistic novel will hit home.”—School Library Journal, starred review

“Astonishing.”—Booklist, starred review

Colby has a long-standing pact with his best friend, Bev: After graduation, he’ll serve as summer roadie to her all-girl band, and then the two of them will spend the rest of the year wandering around Europe. But moments after the tour kicks off, Bev makes a shocking announcement: She’s abandoning their gap-year plans to start college in the fall. Colby is heartbroken, but the show must go on. While The Disenchantments play their tour in small towns throughout the Pacific Northwest, Colby struggles to deal with Bev’s decision, his unrequited feelings for his increasingly distant best friend, and the most important question of all: What’s next?

About The Author

Nina LaCour is the author of the award-winning Hold Still and widely acclaimed The Disenchantments. Formerly a bookseller and high school English teacher, she now writes and parents full time. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Nina lives with her family in Oakland, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Giselle on February 10, 2012

This cover screams Fun in the Sun! This blurb screams Road Trip and Music! So I was going into this expecting a light, fun, read. It's nothing like that. It has it's fun moments for sure, but the story is very sad bordering on depressing with a deep "finding oneself" message. This is not a bad thing......more

Goodreads review by emma on May 03, 2018

this book was my life preserver against a reading slump. like, "if i start this and read the whole thing in a day, then there's no way i'm slumping. no. way. even if i haven't finished anything in a hot second. even if i feel slumpy. it's science." the book itself was whatever. but at least i'm proven......more

Goodreads review by Hailey on February 14, 2017

3.5* Loved the quirky characters and the whole band touring thing, but at times I found the characters to be almost unbelievably 'cool'. They were just a bit too picture perfect at times I guess, if that makes sense. Video review to come.......more

Goodreads review by Sandra on May 04, 2012

Some books snug up to my heart. They imprint themselves on me to the point where they become a personal experience, appealing to a part of me that wonders and thinks and feels deeply. Nina LaCour's finely written book The Disenchantments crept up on me hooking me into some deep and contemplative t......more

Goodreads review by Brooke on April 07, 2017

I was nervous going into this as I've had mixed luck with LaCour's work. She has a stunningly beautiful prose, but her stories are a hit or miss for me. Because of this, I've held off on reading THE DISENCHANTMENTS for the longest time & only picked it up as it caught my eye scanning through the lib......more

Quotes

“A rich tapestry that will make readers confident that they are in the hands of a master storyteller.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“We all feel pain, need love, overcome fear, crave beauty— and lose ourselves and gain strength in the elemental force of music . . . Enchanting.”—School Library Journal, starred review

“[LaCour] skillfully draws connections between art and life as she delves into the heart of her characters.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“LaCour’s writing style is laid-back, low key, and totally on point. Make this book a part of your collection—you will not be disappointed.”—VOYA, starred review

“Each road tripper has his or her own artistic way of chronicling the individual journeys they are on together, and that introspection draws the reader into this intimate novel.”—NPR

“Astonishing.”—Booklist, starred review

“Well rendered, bittersweet, and hopeful.”—Los Angeles Times

“A must-read.”—MTV

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