Friday Face Off: The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
20 December 2024
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Tags: Friday Face off, Maggie Stiefvater, The Listeners
Today I’m returning to the Friday Face Off, originally created by Books by Proxy). I’ve missed these for the past few months and so would like to get back to comparing covers (and hopefully I will be updating this page with a new banner. This is an opportunity to look at a book of your choice and shine the spotlight on the covers. Of course this only works for those books that have alternative covers (although sometimes I use this to look at a series of books to choose a favourite). . So, if you have a book that has alternative covers, highlight them and choose your favourite. If you’re taking part it would be great if you leave a link so I can take a look at what you’ve chosen.
This week I’ve chosen a book that I’m really excited about and couldn’t help noticing that it already has a number of covers so thought I’d highlight it this week. The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater:
For info, the middle cover isn’t a confirmed cover as you can see by the sticker – but I actually like it so thought I’d give it it’s moment in the spotlight: My favourite this week:
There’s something decidedly ominous about this cover. On the first glance it appears harmless but when you carry on looking at it there’s something about it that makes you think that everything isn’t quite as it seems. Have you read this book already? What did you think and which is your favourite?
Join me next week in highlighting one of your reads with different covers.
Can’t Wait Wednesday: The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
18 December 2024
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Tags: Can't Wait Wedesday, Maggie Stiefvater, The Listeners, Wishful Endings
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that was originally created by Breaking the Spine. Unfortunately Breaking the Spine are no longer hosting so I’m now linking my posts up to Wishful Endings Can’t Wait Wednesday. Don’t forget to stop over, link up and check out what books everyone else is waiting for. If you want to take part, basically, every Wednesday, we highlight a book that we’re really looking forward to. This week my book is: The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater. Here’s the cover and description:
The extraordinary, genre-defying debut adult novel by the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater.
AT THE AVALLON, REAL POWER COMES TO THOSE WHO WATCH AND LISTEN…
High in the Appalachian mountains is a place quite unlike any other. The Avallon Hotel and its enigmatic General Manager, June Hudson, are famed for offering unrivalled luxury, season after season, to those who come from far and wide to indulge in its beautiful hot springs and take the healing waters. Everything is perfect. Perhaps too perfect.
So when the Avallon is called upon to help the war effort – to oust its guests and host three hundred diplomats and Nazi sympathisers – June’s priority is business as usual. But as dark alliances and unexpected attractions crack the polished veneer of the hotel, she is forced to reckon with the true price of luxury.
After all, only June knows the sacrifice required to keep everyone happy – her staff, the FBI and, above all, the tumultuous sweetwater running through the heart of the hotel.
The Listeners is a story of love, lies, secrets and betrayal, based on real events and steeped with eerie Appalachian magic – and brought to life by a truly unforgettable ensemble cast of characters.
Expected publication: June 2025
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