The Apprentices, Maile Meloy
The Apprentices, Maile Meloy
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The Apprentices

Author: Maile Meloy

Narrator: Cristin Milioti

Unabridged: 8 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2013

Synopsis

Two years have passed since Janie Scott last saw Benjamin Burrows, the mysterious apothecary’s defiant son who stole her heart. On the other side of the world, Benjamin and his father are treating the sick and wounded in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam.But Benjamin has also been experimenting with a magical new formula that allows him to communicate with Janie across the globe. When Benjamin discovers that she's in trouble, he calls on their friend Pip for help. The three friends are thrown into a desperate chase around the world to find one another, while unraveling the mystery of what threatens them all.  Acclaimed author Maile Meloy seamlessly weaves together magic and adventure in this breathtaking sequel with stunning illustrations by Ian Schoenherr.

About The Author

Maile Meloy is the author of the novels Liars and Saints and A Family Daughter; the short story collections Half in Love and Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It (named one of the "10 Best Books of 2009" by the New York Times Book Review); and a bestselling middle-grade trilogy. Her fiction has won the Paris Review's Aga Khan Prize for Fiction, the PEN/Malamud Award, and the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Meloy was shortlisted for the UK's Orange Prize for Fiction and chosen as one of Granta's Best Young American Novelists.Cristin Milioti’s film and television credits include The Wolf of Wall Street, A to Z, and How I Met Your Mother. She originated the role of Girl in the Broadway hit musical Once, for which she won a Grammy Award and was nominated for a Tony. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Samantha Louise on June 04, 2013

On June 4th, 2013, the release date of this book, The Apprentices, my alarm clock woke me up at 9:00 AM, I got onto the library's website to see if they had the book, AND LOW AND BEHOLD! The Apprentices was there! So I put on some clothes really quick and drove there to spirit the book away and devo......more

Goodreads review by Sam on February 01, 2016

Normally I would give a summary of the book first, but I really had no idea what was going on. There were at least 3 perspectives, which made the book somewhat confusing, and the change of setting along with the characters made the book altogether very confusing. After reading The Apothecary, I had......more

Goodreads review by Celia on August 24, 2023

Reading this as an adult, there are a lot of really cringe YA tropes in this. Both Janie and Benjamin do some things that are really stupid and knowingly harmful. There's a blatant disregard for a lot of things, and they basically throw caution to the wind for somewhat frivolous pursuits. Because of......more

Goodreads review by Melaniemouse on February 22, 2017

This second installment was a hot mess. I don't care to take the time to review it all. The motivations were silly, the exact-right-time coincidences were too plentiful, and anything having to do with Jin Lo was nonsensical and irrelevant. Can't decide if I'm going to finish out the series or not.......more

Goodreads review by Colette on July 22, 2021

This book had so much potential after the masterpiece that is The Apothecary #1. But it just fell so short of my expectations. I feel that this book may have even ruined the first one for me a little, and I don't think I'm going to read the third instalment of the series. The ONLY thing I enjoyed ab......more

Quotes

"features the same fun, fast-moving formula as the first book, with charming characters and exciting intrigue mixed with a handful of magic . . . Schoenherr’s moody illustrations (not all seen by PW) add to the atmosphere of this magical (in multiple senses) story.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

“This . . . well-constructed adventure accurately conveys the geopolitical instability of the era and is leavened with just enough magic, chaste romance and humor to appeal to middle-grade readers through teens." — Kirkus Reviews

“Meloy boldly weaves the disparate strings of the story together in inventive—sometimes breathtaking—ways. More nuanced than the first book, this brings together a large and intriguing cast and explores their knotty relationships . . . the characters become more memorable as the pages fly by." — Booklist

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