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MARVEL's Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Destiny Arrives
Relive the epic journey of Avengers: Infinity War with this exciting, emotional, and adventure-filled journey through the story of the film as it's never been told before, complete with twenty-four full-page original illustrations that bring this tale to life right on the cusp of the release of Avengers Untitled.
304 pages, Hardcover
First published April 2, 2019
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About the author
Liza Palmer
21 books557 followersLiza Palmer is the internationally bestselling author of Conversations with the Fat Girl , which has been optioned for series by HBO.
Library Journal said Palmer’s “blend of humor and sadness is realistic and gripping,..”
After earning two Emmy nominations writing for the first season of VH1’s Pop Up Video, she now knows far too much about Fergie.
Palmer’s fifth novel, Nowhere but Home, is about a failed chef who decides to make last meals for the condemned in Texas. Nowhere but Home won the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction in 2013.
Liza's seventh novel, The F Word, came out through Flatiron Books April 25, 2017.
Liza lives in Los Angeles and when she's not drinking tea and talking about The Great British Bake Off, she works at BuzzFeed.
Library Journal said Palmer’s “blend of humor and sadness is realistic and gripping,..”
After earning two Emmy nominations writing for the first season of VH1’s Pop Up Video, she now knows far too much about Fergie.
Palmer’s fifth novel, Nowhere but Home, is about a failed chef who decides to make last meals for the condemned in Texas. Nowhere but Home won the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction in 2013.
Liza's seventh novel, The F Word, came out through Flatiron Books April 25, 2017.
Liza lives in Los Angeles and when she's not drinking tea and talking about The Great British Bake Off, she works at BuzzFeed.
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April 19, 2019
Great way to get a quick review of the happenings of Infinity War to prepare for Endgame. Even though I have seen the movie more times than I care to admit. This was a quick book to read since it is a junior novel but was still good.
December 13, 2019
The movie is one of my all time faves and this book didn't disappoint.
I got everything I wanted and I knew this would be basically the movie, but written.
However, it's not like amazingly written or something. (I also didn't expect it to be)
I got everything I wanted and I knew this would be basically the movie, but written.
However, it's not like amazingly written or something. (I also didn't expect it to be)
May 3, 2019
If you want to read Avengers: Infinity War, this is the book for you! Destiny Arrives has really cool drawings from the movie and even adds a little to the depth of the characters. The page numbers were a countdown until The Ugly Grape, whose name shall not be spoken here, snapped his fingers. Cool book! Would totally recommend if you are a Marvel fan.
June 24, 2019
This book hurt like a bitch.
May 11, 2019
4.5 Stars
The audiobook is phenomenal, Characters voices like Thor,Black Panther, Rocket are identical to the movies.
Loved to listen what the characters thought.The only downside is that the action is describes for a few seconds and bum..the war in Wakanda finished for 2 mins.Would recommend the book/audiobook to every Marvel fan
The audiobook is phenomenal, Characters voices like Thor,Black Panther, Rocket are identical to the movies.
Loved to listen what the characters thought.The only downside is that the action is describes for a few seconds and bum..the war in Wakanda finished for 2 mins.Would recommend the book/audiobook to every Marvel fan
April 11, 2019
Guess who still cried at the end even though I knew what was going to happen?
April 15, 2021
Guess who still got emotional at the end even though I knew what was going to happen????
Infinity War was game changing and I loved reading this all over again. The only issue I had was this was literally the screenplay in narrative form. There wasn't anything new added to the story. Dialogue and descriptions were the same and I felt cheated out of additional content.
But seeing the black and white images within was a nice touch.
Infinity War was game changing and I loved reading this all over again. The only issue I had was this was literally the screenplay in narrative form. There wasn't anything new added to the story. Dialogue and descriptions were the same and I felt cheated out of additional content.
But seeing the black and white images within was a nice touch.
April 15, 2019
I’ve been grabbing up all the new novels Marvel has been releasing to tie-in with Avengers Infinity Saga films. Marvel does a crap job of publicizing them so it’s usually luck that I find them. This popped up after I reviewed Titan Consumed. Essentially, this is a buy-the-numbers novelization of the Avengers Infinity War film, with some sections of pencil sketch drawing sprinkled throughout of scenes from the film.
Unlike the “Infinity War: The Heroes' Journey”, which provided new scenes (where Black Widow ended up after she switched teams in Civil War) and expanded on those from the film, this doesn’t provide much that is “new.” Mostly, the new material is hearing the inner thoughts of some of the characters during the events of the films. In particular, I enjoyed getting a peek into Wanda’s thoughts during her time with Vision before the Black Order attacks. This provided some much-needed emotional grounding for the romance that didn’t get enough in the film. Beyond that, we get a lot more of Tony Stark’s thoughts. While I understand he’s one of Marvel’s most popular characters, hearing his thoughts didn’t reveal anything that fans didn’t already know or guess from how RDJ plays the character. I would have much preferred knowing what was on Mantis’ mind – a character who has almost no development.
The illustrations are excellent but are grouped in bunches and oddly spaced through the book. One thing I found annoying, though I see why they did it, is that the page numbers count backwards. Countdown to Infinity, as it were. A little gimmicky for me.
Overall, this is a solid novelization that doesn’t have any surprises but is an excellent recap.
Unlike the “Infinity War: The Heroes' Journey”, which provided new scenes (where Black Widow ended up after she switched teams in Civil War) and expanded on those from the film, this doesn’t provide much that is “new.” Mostly, the new material is hearing the inner thoughts of some of the characters during the events of the films. In particular, I enjoyed getting a peek into Wanda’s thoughts during her time with Vision before the Black Order attacks. This provided some much-needed emotional grounding for the romance that didn’t get enough in the film. Beyond that, we get a lot more of Tony Stark’s thoughts. While I understand he’s one of Marvel’s most popular characters, hearing his thoughts didn’t reveal anything that fans didn’t already know or guess from how RDJ plays the character. I would have much preferred knowing what was on Mantis’ mind – a character who has almost no development.
The illustrations are excellent but are grouped in bunches and oddly spaced through the book. One thing I found annoying, though I see why they did it, is that the page numbers count backwards. Countdown to Infinity, as it were. A little gimmicky for me.
Overall, this is a solid novelization that doesn’t have any surprises but is an excellent recap.
May 5, 2019
I loved this book but I couldn't bring myself to give it a higher rating for reasons such as the - • underwhelming illustrations (seriously I have seen illustrated books which took my breath away but sadly, it's not the case here)
• it felt as if the author isn't aware of the characters' background, the relationship among various characters etc. It barely did justice to Spiderman-Iron Man and Tony-Pepper dynamics but that's about it.
• there's nothing new to learn from this book. It's fast paced, and the direct retelling of the movie that some times you can easily remember movie scenes but also at times it feels emotionless.
• it felt as if the author isn't aware of the characters' background, the relationship among various characters etc. It barely did justice to Spiderman-Iron Man and Tony-Pepper dynamics but that's about it.
• there's nothing new to learn from this book. It's fast paced, and the direct retelling of the movie that some times you can easily remember movie scenes but also at times it feels emotionless.
January 2, 2020
I loved this book as much as I love the movie. It is an amazing and actionpacked story and a great buildup to Endgame.
June 6, 2019
I liked this book because it did a good job summing up the comics and the movie together into one book. I would give it 4/5 stars. A theme for this book would be self sacrifice because in order to achieve his goal, Thanos had to sacrifice his daughter Gamora to get the soul stone, he also had to sacrifice his closest accomplices and his entire army and part of himself to finally achieve his goal. The Avengers also fit into this category of self sacrifice because one example was that vision was willing to be destroyed in order that thanos couldn't reach his goal, and he was, but Thanos was able to undo it with the time stone, and finally achieve his goal.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 18, 2020
Nice book!
June 17, 2019
This was a fun novelization to read. It took me just over two hours to read it, so it was pretty fast-moving. It has some illustrations before each 'section' of the book to highlight different aspects of the story (I think it would have worked 'better' if they illustrations had actually been with or near the parts of the book where the scene was 'taking place'); while I did not like their placement, I did enjoy the illustrations. As it as for 'young adults,' it really does not add very much to the movie, in my opinion, or to the characters and their motivations. There are some 'interesting moments' where the author does insert something that does add to the story or to the character, but they were so few and far in-between I found myself wishing there had been more of them. One thing that did 'stand out to me' was that there were some scenes in which I interpreted some banter or a moment 'one way' and in the novelization it goes a different way (sadly, I do not remember what they were; I was not in a place to jot them down, either, when I first came across them) (actually, it seems like there was something about Loki that I had taken one way and she presents it differently; there was also something about Tony Stark, but I do not remember that, either).
It retells the movie in a book format, but I am not sure how much added 'depth' it actually added to the characters. The 'action scenes' were fairly short, and I would not have minded reading more 'in-depth character development' or something in regard to the characters. What I would not mind reading is an "adult-oriented" novelization that uses this adaptation as its framework and then builds upon it. I think this author (or another author) could really add to the characters if they were to release a 'fuller' novelization (not only are many of the scenes 'shortened' [such as the battle at Wakanda, described as being the largest land battle on Earth in a while, but it is over so fast that it hardly seems as if such a large battle had actually taken place], but most of the 'stronger' language is taken out as well, which sort of threw me the first time I came across such a change).
It was a fun book to read. I would probably rate it 3.5 stars, rounded down, because I enjoyed it so much (I would not go any higher than 3.5 stars, though). I am glad I took the time to read it.
It retells the movie in a book format, but I am not sure how much added 'depth' it actually added to the characters. The 'action scenes' were fairly short, and I would not have minded reading more 'in-depth character development' or something in regard to the characters. What I would not mind reading is an "adult-oriented" novelization that uses this adaptation as its framework and then builds upon it. I think this author (or another author) could really add to the characters if they were to release a 'fuller' novelization (not only are many of the scenes 'shortened' [such as the battle at Wakanda, described as being the largest land battle on Earth in a while, but it is over so fast that it hardly seems as if such a large battle had actually taken place], but most of the 'stronger' language is taken out as well, which sort of threw me the first time I came across such a change).
It was a fun book to read. I would probably rate it 3.5 stars, rounded down, because I enjoyed it so much (I would not go any higher than 3.5 stars, though). I am glad I took the time to read it.
August 2, 2022
Liza Palmer’s Avengers: Destiny Arrives is the novelization of the Avengers: Infinity War movie. In case you haven’t seen the movie, I’ll give you a brief summary right now. Thanos, the man behind all of the Avenger’s woes finally reveals himself as he hunts down the infinity stones. Once he has all the stones, he will use them to eradicate half of the population in the universe, this is his solution to the limited resource problem in all of existence.
I know what yo’re asking yourself. If you already saw the movie, why should I read the book? I’ll tell you: because the book gives greater detail as to what happened in the movie. The highs are higher and the lows are lower. The book creates more depth to the decisions and losses the characters in the movie experience. Palmer also gives die-hard fans a little bit of trivia, she gives details that might have been cut out of the final version of the movie.
Overall, If you enjoyed the movie, I recommend you read this book. The actors in the movie did a fantastic job in conveying the emotions their characters endured, but the book gives more weight to their experiences. Trust me, give this book a shot. You won’t be disappointed.
I know what yo’re asking yourself. If you already saw the movie, why should I read the book? I’ll tell you: because the book gives greater detail as to what happened in the movie. The highs are higher and the lows are lower. The book creates more depth to the decisions and losses the characters in the movie experience. Palmer also gives die-hard fans a little bit of trivia, she gives details that might have been cut out of the final version of the movie.
Overall, If you enjoyed the movie, I recommend you read this book. The actors in the movie did a fantastic job in conveying the emotions their characters endured, but the book gives more weight to their experiences. Trust me, give this book a shot. You won’t be disappointed.
November 30, 2019
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Masa dibiarin menggantung begini... (meski masih tetap sedih kalau mengingat ending AEG).
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Masa dibiarin menggantung begini... (meski masih tetap sedih kalau mengingat ending AEG).
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December 6, 2019
As a Marvel fan I had to have this. I actually read this in May, but am now adding it to my read list so I thought to write a short review.
It was quite fun to sit and read about the events of infinity war, it really added a lot to the depth of my favorite characters.
What I absolutely hate is that under the paper wrapped cover, the actual book's cover is Thanos in his full ugly purple form.
But hey, the illustrations are so cool tho!!! I highkey wanna color them, but my painting skills are really bad so I'm gonna keep myself away from it haha.
It was quite fun to sit and read about the events of infinity war, it really added a lot to the depth of my favorite characters.
What I absolutely hate is that under the paper wrapped cover, the actual book's cover is Thanos in his full ugly purple form.
But hey, the illustrations are so cool tho!!! I highkey wanna color them, but my painting skills are really bad so I'm gonna keep myself away from it haha.
May 7, 2020
I’ve seen Avengers Infinity War three times. It is one of my all time favourite movies and this book did not disappoint. Indeed, this is avengers infinity war in a book. It is basically the movie. This book is such a quick review to prepare oneself for Endgame. This was a fast-moving book with beautiful illustrations. The countdown on each page was a nice added touch.
October 28, 2019
If you’d like a retelling of infinity war, this is your pick.
August 15, 2019
Uuugggggg..
Okay first things first. I have nothing against the author at all. This is quite a heavy task to be given to try and Novelise a movie like Infinity War. It's not her fault I didn't enjoy this more. My expectations were to high for this and I was unfortunately disappointed.
I'm not quite sure what I was expecting this wasn't it. The book is exactly what it's advertised as. Infinity War: The Novel. Except novels are interesting and creative.
The writing style of this book doesn't change no matter who's pov it is or who's talking. Yes this book book is written in mostly 3rd person and has no one main character for every scene. But it can be very jarring at times. The writing style works fine for scenes with Tony, Strange and Peter. But fail miserable when used with Steve, The Guardians and Thor. It worked at times when it was Thanos' pov but for the most part when he was on screen the other characters were describing him. I almost dnf'd this book but I can see why people would like it.
I was expecting more then what I got and that's on me not the author who seems very competent.
I've seen in other reviews that this reads well as an audiobook and it very well may. But I only read it in physical copy which I think I should also take into account. It was made to be read probably like this, or at least mass marketed that way. I'm sure the audiobook is great but I haven't listened to it. I read this version and it wasn't for me.
It reminded me a lot of the old fanfictions I'd use to read that'd would retell the whole episode of a show word for word line for line to an irritating amount to add in a new character that did not exist before. But that's fine it's what was advertised. I was really hoping for some inner monologs and beautiful descriptions but I didn't. So I was disappointed. This book is still worth the read though if your a marvel fan wanting to I give it 3 stars.
This was the second novelized book I've read of a visual media and I haven't liked ethier of them.
I'll tell you this though.
This is the superior novel.
Deh the novel can go die in a fire.
This can just simply collect dust.
I'm sore you'll like it fine and will probably enjoy it very much I personally just didn't.
Ps.
Oh and did you really need to censor the word Ass?
Okay first things first. I have nothing against the author at all. This is quite a heavy task to be given to try and Novelise a movie like Infinity War. It's not her fault I didn't enjoy this more. My expectations were to high for this and I was unfortunately disappointed.
I'm not quite sure what I was expecting this wasn't it. The book is exactly what it's advertised as. Infinity War: The Novel. Except novels are interesting and creative.
The writing style of this book doesn't change no matter who's pov it is or who's talking. Yes this book book is written in mostly 3rd person and has no one main character for every scene. But it can be very jarring at times. The writing style works fine for scenes with Tony, Strange and Peter. But fail miserable when used with Steve, The Guardians and Thor. It worked at times when it was Thanos' pov but for the most part when he was on screen the other characters were describing him. I almost dnf'd this book but I can see why people would like it.
I was expecting more then what I got and that's on me not the author who seems very competent.
I've seen in other reviews that this reads well as an audiobook and it very well may. But I only read it in physical copy which I think I should also take into account. It was made to be read probably like this, or at least mass marketed that way. I'm sure the audiobook is great but I haven't listened to it. I read this version and it wasn't for me.
It reminded me a lot of the old fanfictions I'd use to read that'd would retell the whole episode of a show word for word line for line to an irritating amount to add in a new character that did not exist before. But that's fine it's what was advertised. I was really hoping for some inner monologs and beautiful descriptions but I didn't. So I was disappointed. This book is still worth the read though if your a marvel fan wanting to I give it 3 stars.
This was the second novelized book I've read of a visual media and I haven't liked ethier of them.
I'll tell you this though.
This is the superior novel.
Deh the novel can go die in a fire.
This can just simply collect dust.
I'm sore you'll like it fine and will probably enjoy it very much I personally just didn't.
Ps.
Oh and did you really need to censor the word Ass?
May 6, 2019
Okay, just WOW! This book was beyond amazing and had such a pull of emotions that I found myself crying at some parts (no shame). And I absolutely loved the father-son chemistry between Tony and Peter. It made my heart flutter when Tony was always being so overprotective over him because all he wanted for Peter was for him to be safe! I felt like we really got to see what Tony was thinking when Peter got himself into these dangerous situations whenever he really shouldn’t be in them. I was glad as readers we dove deeper into the characters minds rather than seeing it play on a movie screen when we have to guess what is happening in their thought process. No lie Peter Parker is I think my favorite character mostly because he is silly, whimsical, and represents this little ball of youth in the avengers. All he wants to do is impress Tony so he seems like he isn’t just a kid after all. Every time I read Peter’s name I couldn’t help but get extremely excited and happy!
Before reading this book I had read a romance contemporary which really isn’t my thing, and the entire time I was reading that book, I was wishing for fantasy/action. This book really brought that. The writing style I definitely enjoyed because it was not complicated to keep up with at all! I had wanted something easy and quick to read and this book definitely brought that.
I did not intend to finish this book from the afternoon all the way to 12:30 in the morning. I read this book after watching endgame and now since I have read Destiny Arrives all I want to do is rewatch all of the movies!!!
Highly recommend for avengers lovers!!!
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Before reading this book I had read a romance contemporary which really isn’t my thing, and the entire time I was reading that book, I was wishing for fantasy/action. This book really brought that. The writing style I definitely enjoyed because it was not complicated to keep up with at all! I had wanted something easy and quick to read and this book definitely brought that.
I did not intend to finish this book from the afternoon all the way to 12:30 in the morning. I read this book after watching endgame and now since I have read Destiny Arrives all I want to do is rewatch all of the movies!!!
Highly recommend for avengers lovers!!!
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July 28, 2019
So obviously this is a film novelization for Avengers: Infinity War. If you did not know that, now you do. Now, for anyone who is currently obsessed with the MCU, as I am, this is a must read. It is the movie, down to the last sarcastic exchange between Tony and Stephen Strange, web glob thrown by Peter Parker, and eye roll made by teenaged Groot. But you also get greater insight into each character’s thoughts and emotions, adding even more to the overall impact of the character arcs taking place. Not to mention, the illustrations at the start of each chapter are a nice touch. (Though, if you read this book before watching the film, looking at the illustrations will spoil the story *before* you’ve read the related scene.) Sure, things feel somewhat rushed at times, it’s harder to picture the action scenes without seeing them on the big screen, and some of the humor falls short without seeing the body language that goes with it, but Liza Palmer did read good with this one, real good. Hopefully she is already signed up for an Endgame novelization?
Again, this is a must for any avid Avengers fan.
Again, this is a must for any avid Avengers fan.
October 14, 2021
Destiny arrives is a very good book and i highly recommend it to anyone who has`nt read it. The book is based off a war between the avengers and Thanos while Thanos is trying to get the infinity stones. The stones are a main part of the story and it provides multiple story lines and makes the story interesting. The book is long with multiple different story lines with different people who end up coming together at the end. its a long and compelling story and its a mystery what will happen in the end, all in all a good book. i recommend this book to any marvel fan that has time on their hands, theres also a movie of this book which is very good, tho its 3 hours long, but i recommend that aswell.
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“my relationship with my body is like that of an egomaniac with a self-esteem problem. mostly i think about myself and how much i suck. but there are rare moments when i walk around for hours and think i look amazing.
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“my relationship with my body is like that of an egomaniac with a self-esteem problem. mostly i think about myself and how much i suck. but there are rare moments when i walk around for hours and think i look amazing.
May 3, 2023
The title of this book is: Destiny Arrives, The author is: Liza Palmer.
It all started on the battlefield of Wakanda. It was around 4-5 years ago. Everyone is stressed and the mood is dramatic everyone's life is on the line while the Avengers are trying to pull through. They were on the hardest mission they'd ever had been on and only one person knew the true prophecy. It was Doctor Strange because he had seen the future earlier on.
Thor and Thanos were very solid in the way they were made probably some of the most believable characters ever. Personally, I would not recommend this book to anyone else cause I don’t like reading and even if I did it's a straight copy of Infinity War the movie and movies are always better. Overall I give it a 7/10 it was pretty average but slightly entertaining.
It all started on the battlefield of Wakanda. It was around 4-5 years ago. Everyone is stressed and the mood is dramatic everyone's life is on the line while the Avengers are trying to pull through. They were on the hardest mission they'd ever had been on and only one person knew the true prophecy. It was Doctor Strange because he had seen the future earlier on.
Thor and Thanos were very solid in the way they were made probably some of the most believable characters ever. Personally, I would not recommend this book to anyone else cause I don’t like reading and even if I did it's a straight copy of Infinity War the movie and movies are always better. Overall I give it a 7/10 it was pretty average but slightly entertaining.
July 31, 2019
A perfect book for fans of the MCU. This is Infinity War in print. Every heart-wrenching, dramatic, and intense scene from the movie is beautifully captured in this book. The author did a great job adding to the plot without distorting it. (I hope they bring her back for an Endgame novel, and maybe she can fix some of what the Russos did to it.) The dialogue and scenes are directly from the movie, and there are some descriptions of what characters are thinking that give insight into them that cannot necessarily be portrayed in detail in the movie, though they were present all along. I especially liked her treatment of Tony Stark's complex emotions, towards Pepper, Peter, and the future. This is really an outstanding adaptation of the Infinity War movie.
October 10, 2021
Straight-forward and almost note-for-note retelling of Infinity War. While I do love books based on movies, I find them to be better if there are elements to the story added to the book that aren't in the movie--deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes, character motivations, etc. This is exactly like the movie and adds nothing new. In fact, it may add even less because the personalities of each character get lost on the page.
If you liked the movie, you can't go wrong here, but I would think you could do better by just actually watching the movie.
If you liked the movie, you can't go wrong here, but I would think you could do better by just actually watching the movie.
December 2, 2019
This book was exactly like the movie it was based off of. The only differences are that it didn’t describe the settings very clearly and it added more emotion to each character. The book added thoughts inside each character’s mind which you aren’t able to witness from the movie. The language wasn’t as bad in the book as it was in the movie either. This would be a great way for a younger kid to experience Avengers: Infinity War.
February 21, 2023
Love the movie and Marvel, but wasn’t expecting this to be a literal word-for-word translation of the movie. I feel some movie adaptations at least change some aspects to make it different and fresh. There were a few additions to give some more thought process and insight to the characters, but nothing special. This book didn’t really add anything new to the story and would have been better off just rewatching Infinity War.
September 1, 2023
I was so eager to read this that I read it in the span of two days. My favorite thing about the book is the illustrations that were included.
Though some of them hurt to look at.
And when I got to that scene, it hurt more to know what the characters were all thinking about in that moment.
Applause to the author (you made those scenes more painful than what was shown in the movie), and this fandom that I'm in.
Though some of them hurt to look at.
And when I got to that scene, it hurt more to know what the characters were all thinking about in that moment.
Applause to the author (you made those scenes more painful than what was shown in the movie), and this fandom that I'm in.
September 21, 2024
I mean, this was pretty much scene for scene the exact same as the Infinity War movie, so what’s not to love?! And what’s great is you get that little extra insight into the character’s internal motivations that you can only get from a book. If you’re looking to relive the movie but you’re a person on the go, definitely give this audiobook a chance. Oh, and the narrator is out of this world! Mimicked the actors’ voices perfectly.
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