The Walls Around Us

By: Nova Ren Suma

Narrated by: Georgia King, Sandy Rustin

Nova Ren Suma's novels 17 and Gone and Imaginary Girls were named YALSA 2014 Outstanding Books for the College Bound.

The Walls Around Us introduces Violet, a dancer on the cusp of stardom, and Amber, who's been jailed in a juvenile detention home for years. Tying them together is the home's long-dead Orianna, who holds the key to dark mysteries.

©2015 Nova Ren Suma (P)2015 Recorded Books

Sums writing

I genuinely liked this book alot even though it was an English assistant. Her writing was genuinely so good. she was able to captivate the reader and leave them just as confused as the characters. Really put you in their shoes. She makes up peice together the two POVs like a puzzle till we get the full picture at the end. genuinely amazing!!

One of the best

I didn’t have much of a description of what this book was about before listening but I do not regret trying it out. Listened to the entire thing in one day. It was one of the best books I have ever read/listened to. It’s exciting and keeps you interested about what will happen next.

The narrators were also amazing. There voices creating detailed characters for you to imagine. They do an outstanding job.

Beautifully written, but poorly narrated.

As always, Nova Ren Suma's prose is lyrical and gut-wrenching, but the narration was so poor, it was difficult to listen to. The narrators sound like they are doing cold readings with sub-par quality microphones, resulting in something that sounds like a high-school play instead of the poetic potential this book could bring to audio.

Little confused at first...

I was a little confused at first with the plot line and time of the plot line. But the book was really entertaining, suspenseful, and surprising at the end.

Dark and weird

Very enjoyable, creepy YAF. Orange is the new black flavour, with a bit of an otherworldly kick.