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A review by parklandmom
Beyond Ivy Walls by Rachel Fordham
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Read: August 2024 via ARC audiobook
Format: ARC audiobook from Net Galley
Narrator: Em Eldridge, Jason Keller
Challenge Prompt: EOW’s “a book set on a farm OR has a farm as a major location in the story” (Sadie’s home is a farm and she works to help save it)
Book #83 of 2024:
This is my second book by Rachel Fordham and I enjoyed it very much, just as I did the previous one.
Em Eldridge is a fabulous narrator. I’m sorry to be blunt but Jason Keller’s voices for women were really creepy and turned me off. Em Eldridge could have narrated the book in its entirety. She was a delight to listen to.
This is a modern-day retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I’m not one for fairytales but this was well done. I grew very fond of Sadie, Otis, and the minor characters, too.
The characters illustrated that we all have scars of some sort. Not all of them are visible. There was so much raw honesty and it was beautiful. We all must see each other without judgment.
My favourite quote is: “The world needs both the timid and the bold.” I highly recommend this novel.
Format: ARC audiobook from Net Galley
Narrator: Em Eldridge, Jason Keller
Challenge Prompt: EOW’s “a book set on a farm OR has a farm as a major location in the story” (Sadie’s home is a farm and she works to help save it)
Book #83 of 2024:
This is my second book by Rachel Fordham and I enjoyed it very much, just as I did the previous one.
Em Eldridge is a fabulous narrator. I’m sorry to be blunt but Jason Keller’s voices for women were really creepy and turned me off. Em Eldridge could have narrated the book in its entirety. She was a delight to listen to.
This is a modern-day retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I’m not one for fairytales but this was well done. I grew very fond of Sadie, Otis, and the minor characters, too.
The characters illustrated that we all have scars of some sort. Not all of them are visible. There was so much raw honesty and it was beautiful. We all must see each other without judgment.
My favourite quote is: “The world needs both the timid and the bold.” I highly recommend this novel.