The Life and Deaths of Frankie D., Colleen Nelson
The Life and Deaths of Frankie D., Colleen Nelson
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The Life and Deaths of Frankie D.

Author: Colleen Nelson

Narrator: Stacy Gonzalez

Unabridged: 7 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/11/2021


Synopsis

Could a hundred-year-old circus side show be the key to Frankie's mysterious past?Seventeen-year-old Frankie doesn't trust easily. Not others and not even herself. Found in an alley when she was a child, she has no memory of who she is or why she was left there. Recurring dreams about a hundred-year-old carnival side show, a performer known as Alligator Girl, and a man named Monsieur Duval have an eerie familiarity to them.Frankie gets drawn deeper into Alligator Girl's world and the secrets that keep the performers bound together. But a startling encounter with Monsieur Duval when she’s awake makes Frankie wonder what’s real and what’s in her head.As Frankie's and Alligator Girl's stories unfold, Frankie's life takes a sharp turn. Are the dreams her way of working through her trauma or is there a more sinister plan at work? And if there is, does she have the strength to fight it?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on December 30, 2020

This book started soooo good with its mysterious loss memory theme and portraits from so much lovable twelve years old girl’s life. But in the middle of the book, the magic ends and it starts getting flat, pace gets slower and slower like never ending nerve bending song! And the conclusion comes ou......more

Goodreads review by Maria on March 16, 2021

Loved the atmosphere, the setting, and the characters!......more

Goodreads review by Mallory on January 31, 2021

This book had a very intriguing premise of lost memories and dreams of possible past lives. Frankie was found in an alley when she was 10 with a bump on her head and no memories. She also had an incredibly rare skin condition that left her reptile like scales all over her skin. She lives with her pr......more

Goodreads review by Flor on October 23, 2020

Leído gracias a NetGalley :D (English below!) TW: escenas de violación no explícitas y abuso de menores. Es un 4.5 por pequeñísimas cosas (principalmente por el vínculo con Max que no me terminó de convencer). Esta fue una lectura súper interesante desde el principio. Desde el vamos, con esa increíble......more

Goodreads review by Stacey-Lea on March 06, 2021

The Life and Deaths of Frankie D follows two stories of brave girls just trying to make it in their world. We predominately see the world through Frankie Doe’s experience, and she’s had it pretty rough. After being found in alley when she was ten, Frankie has no memory of her life before and is put......more