The Nightjar, Deborah Hewitt
The Nightjar, Deborah Hewitt
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The Nightjar

Author: Deborah Hewitt

Narrator: Tamaryn Payne

Unabridged: 13 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2019


Synopsis

"[Narrator Tamryn Payne] draws the listener into Alice's newly discovered world, infusing her narration with near-perfect depictions of emotions that add to her realistic character portrayals... A delightful listen for those who like paranormal elements in their fantasy." — AudioFile Magazine

The Nightjar by Deborah Hewitt is a stunning contemporary fantasy debut about another London, a magical world hidden behind the bustling modern city we know.

Alice Wyndham has been plagued by visions of birds her whole life...until the mysterious Crowley reveals that Alice is an ‘aviarist’: capable of seeing nightjars, magical birds that guard human souls. When her best friend is hit by a car, only Alice can find and save her nightjar.

With Crowley’s help, Alice travels to the Rookery, a hidden, magical alternate London to hone her newfound talents. But a faction intent on annihilating magic users will stop at nothing to destroy the new aviarist. And is Crowley really working with her, or against her? Alice must risk everything to save her best friend—and uncover the strange truth about herself.

About Deborah Hewitt

DEBORAH HEWITT lives in the UK, somewhere south of Glasgow and north of London. She's the proud owner of two brilliant boys and one very elderly dog. When she's not writing, she can be found watching her boys play football in a muddy field, or teaching in her classroom. Occasionally she cooks. Her family wishes she wouldn't. The Nightjar is her first book.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah

Read this and other reviews at Ampersand Read. I adored the concept for this book. Much like the concept of animal manifestations of human souls in Phillip Pullman’s The Golden Compass, the idea of birds as guardians of their humans souls sounded incredible. But unfortunately this book got me turning......more

I was pretty much a crackhead addicted to this read at first. It was hard to put down, don't you dare do it type of read with endless sleepless nights spent living with no regrets book until I was half way through the read and the momentum started to plummet downwards. Fast. And the......more

Goodreads review by Katie

Check out the original review and more on NovelKnight! This book was provided by the publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Every once in a while, a book seemingly comes out of nowhere, wrapping it pages around your heart, stamping its words......more

Goodreads review by Ellie

soul birds + death cults + alternate London + some undertaker-looking guy called Crowley. The Nightjar has them all, and it makes for a really fascinating and unique read. I have a lot of thoughts about The Nightjar. At points it was a 3.5 read, and at others it was 4.5. It was was slow in parts and......more

Goodreads review by Djilan

3.5*......more