The AfterRoom, Maile Meloy
The AfterRoom, Maile Meloy
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The After-Room

Author: Maile Meloy

Narrator: Cristin Milioti

Unabridged: 8 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/03/2015


Synopsis

It’s 1955, and Benjamin Burrows and Janie Scott are trying to live a safe, normal life in America. It’s not easy, when they have the power to prevent nuclear disaster, and sinister forces are circling. Soon the advice of a mysterious, unscrupulous magician propels Janie and Benjamin into danger, and toward the land of the dead. 
 
Meanwhile, their friend Jin Lo washes up on a remote island where an American spy is stationed, and finds herself on the trail of a deadly threat in China. But she’s on the other side of the world—how can Janie and Benjamin reach her?
 
The triumphant finale in the trilogy that began with Maile Meloy’s bestselling, critically acclaimed The Apothecary, and continued in its captivating sequel, The Apprentices, The After-Room is full of enchantment and heart, with Ian Schoenherr’s stunning illustrations throughout.

About The Author

Maile Meloy is the award-winning author of The Apothecary and The Apprentices, as well as four books for adults: the short story collections Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It and Half in Love, and the novels Liars and Saints and A Family Daughter. You can visit Maile at www.mailemeloy.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jupneet on July 07, 2016

Wow. This book was just...breathtaking. Benjamin and Janie both had such good character development, and their romance was was so touching. SPOILERS AHEAD I almost cried when (SPOILER!) Janie came back to life, and how much Benjamin cared about her. And that ending. It was just perfect. Benjamin fate......more

Goodreads review by Skip on February 09, 2016

Conclusion to the Apothecary trilogy. Benjamin Burrows is living with the Scott family, but is wracked with guilt over his role in his father's death and seeks a way to contact his father in the after-room. Meanwhile, halfway around the world, a grieving father has stolen nuclear material and intend......more

Goodreads review by Celia on January 31, 2024

I don't know why it's taken me this long to finally get around to finishing these series. I read the first two books like ten years ago, and I think the series was a lot more engaging then. This time around, I found a lot of flaws with the second book, so I didn't have high hopes for The After-Room.......more


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Praise for The After-Room:

“This series finale wraps up most of its loose ends in a satisfying bow, leaving just enough room for imaginative middle-grade readers and teens to conjure up their own futures for Janie and Benjamin.”—Kirkus Reviews

“A cerebral fantasy with enough action to keep readers on their toes.”—School Library Journal

"Meloy ends her trilogy on a satisfying note and manages an authorial sort of alchemy just short of being as miraculous as that performed by her protagonists: creating realistic historical fiction that gives an authentic cold war feel, along with potions that can turn one into a bird."--VOYA