

Curiosity House: The Fearsome Firebird
Author: Lauren Oliver, H. C. Chester
Narrator: Greg Steinbruner
Unabridged: 7 hr 39 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/11/2017
Author: Lauren Oliver, H. C. Chester
Narrator: Greg Steinbruner
Unabridged: 7 hr 39 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/11/2017
Lauren Oliver is the cofounder of media and content development company Glasstown Entertainment, where she serves as the President of Production. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of the YA novels Replica, Vanishing Girls, Panic, and the Delirium trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem, which have been translated into more than thirty languages. The film rights to both Replica and Lauren's bestselling first novel, Before I Fall, were acquired by Awesomeness Films. Before I Fall was adapted into a major motion picture starring Zoey Deutch. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017, garnering a wide release from Open Road Films that year.Oliver is a 2012 E. B. White Read-Aloud Award nominee for her middle-grade novel Liesl & Po, as well as author of the middle-grade fantasy novel The Spindlers and The Curiosity House series, co-written with H.C. Chester. She has written one novel for adults, Rooms.Oliver co-founded Glasstown Entertainment with poet and author Lexa Hillyer. Since 2010, the company has developed and sold more than fifty-five novels for adults, young adults, and middle-grade readers. Some of its recent titles include the New York Times bestseller Everless, by Sara Holland; the critically acclaimed Bonfire, authored by the actress Krysten Ritter; and The Hunger by Alma Katsu, which received multiple starred reviews and was praised by Stephen King as “disturbing, hard to put down” and “not recommended…after dark.” Oliver is a narrative consultant for Illumination Entertainment and is writing features and TV shows for a number of production companies and studios.Oliver received an academic scholarship to the University of Chicago, where she was elected Phi Beta Kappa. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New York University.www.laurenoliverbooks.com.
H. C. Chester is a collector of unusual relics who came into possession of the artifacts of the museum’s estate and discovered the story of the four children.
Kicking aside some minor disappointments, plot-holes and unanswered questions, I think this trilogy was surprisingly very entertaining! I'm actually very happy with my overall reading experience which was definitely a good one. I mean, I practically breezed past these books without even realizing it.......more
better than the 2nd, not as good as the 1st. the mystery set-up and the twist were really good. I actually didn't figure out the entire thing this time! however, the big dramatic final confrontation I was hoping for (since this is the last of 3 books against the same villain) felt SO short and kind......more
is it only me or is this really a cliche? why should every crazy person plan to kill or hypnotize a whole city from the sky? come on! this idea is really boring. (view spoiler)[ and can someone explain to me how releasing 2 ton of a toxic gas will just save everyone?:///// (hide spoiler)] also, many things were left unexplained. l......more