Gifted  Talented, Olivie Blake
Gifted  Talented, Olivie Blake
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Gifted & Talented

Author: Olivie Blake

Narrator: Eunice Wong

Unabridged: 18 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2025


Synopsis

“Eunice Wong's narration is clear, well paced, and emotionally balanced…This is a thoughtful, slow-burning novel with a narration that complements the complexity of the plot.” — AudioFile

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes the story of three siblings who, upon the death of their father, are forced to reckon with their long-festering rivalries, dangerous abilities, and the crushing weight of all their unrealized adolescent potential.

Where there’s a will, there’s a war.

Thayer Wren, the brilliant CEO of Wrenfare Magitech and so-called father of modern technology, is dead. Any one of his three telepathically and electrokinetically gifted children would be a plausible inheritor to the Wrenfare throne.

Or at least, so they like to think.

Meredith, textbook accomplished eldest daughter and the head of her own groundbreaking biotech company, has recently cured mental illness. You're welcome! If only her father's fortune wasn't her last hope for keeping her journalist ex-boyfriend from exposing what she really is: a total fraud.

Arthur, second-youngest congressman in history, fights the good fight every day of his life. And yet, his wife might be leaving him, and he's losing his re-election campaign. But his dead father’s approval in the form of a seat on the Wrenfare throne might just turn his sinking ship around.

Eilidh, once the world's most famous ballerina, has spent the last five years as a run-of-the-mill marketing executive at her father’s company after a life-altering injury put an end to her prodigious career. She might be lacking in accolades compared to her siblings, but if her father left her everything, it would finally validate her worth—by confirming she'd been his favorite all along.

On the pipeline of gifted kid to clinically depressed adult, nobody wins—but which Wren will come out on top?

Also by Olivie Blake
The Atlas Six
The Atlas Paradox
The Atlas Complex
Alone with You in the Ether
One for My Enemy
Masters of Death
Januaries: Stories of Love, Magic & Betrayal

As Alexene Farol Follmuth
Twelfth Knight

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

About Olivie Blake

OLIVIE BLAKE is the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Alone with You in the Ether, One for My Enemy, Masters of Death, Januaries, and Gifted & Talented. As Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult rom-coms Twelfth Knight and My Mechanical Romance. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, goblin prince / toddler, and rescue pit bull.


Reviews

Goodreads review by ♥︎ Heather ⚔(Semi-Hiatus) on April 04, 2025

The book definitely finished me. Definitely couldn't do this one in one sitting 😅- Full review soon ➽──────────────❥ Olivie Blake writes it... I not only buy it, but I devour it in one sitting. 👀🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️ Here we go! 🤞🏻❤️ ❤️Urban Fantasy ❤️Sibling Drama ❤️Superpowers ❤️Sharp, Witty Prose ❤️Succession Vibe......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on March 30, 2025

When There's a Will: A Magical Tale of Power, Greed, and Family Dysfunction! Rating: 4.5/5 stars (rounded up to 5) In a brilliant fusion of Succession meets fantasy with hints of The Umbrella Academy, Olivia Blake crafts a captivating, complex farce about a magical family saga that proves impossible t......more

Goodreads review by Madison on March 19, 2025

i don’t think this is gonna be everyone’s cup of tea, what made this so amazing might not connect for everyone… but IT DID FOR ME - this might be my new fav by olivie & i literally have a one for my enemy quote tattooed, so that’s saying a lot 🤍......more

Goodreads review by sakurablossom95 on March 08, 2025

Dysfunctional sibling dynamics? Corporate chaos? Childhood trauma and the crushing weight of expectations? This book has all this and more in an utterly messy, character-driven story that had me deeply invested.. Three siblings gathering for the funeral of their father, Thayer Wren, the genius CEO of......more

Rated 3.5/5 stars Somehow Olivie Blake makes reading about insufferable people so damn fun. This is a story of pure satire, built in the age of social media as an on-the-nose look at the elite and their shambles of a life. Following three siblings awaiting the fate of their father’s inheritance, we......more


Quotes

“Told with Blake’s signature wit and driven by a cast of morally gray characters you will hate to love and love to hate, Gifted & Talented is equal parts black comedy, sharp indictment of privilege and power, and soaring, vicious drama. Addictively entertaining, this is Blake at the height of her abilities.”—Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lady Macbeth

"Incisive, unsparing, and utterly brilliant. Gifted & Talented is a remarkable character study meditating on the consequences of dynasty and power. Olivie Blake’s storytelling has risen to empyrean heights." —Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings

"Take the love-to-hate-'em siblings of Succession, add a dash of The Magicians' real-world magic, and put it together with Olivie Blake's stellar sense of humor, and you have Gifted & Talented, a refreshing tale of spoiled-sibling woe, mysterious curses, and family complexity that will absolutely delight you."—Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of When Among Crows

"Olivie Blake's singular narrative voice sparkles in Gifted & Talented—a timely tale of greed, ambition, and rivalry which eviscerates the world of wealth and privilege in nimble and terrific style."—M. L. Rio, bestselling author of If We Were Villians

"Gifted & Talented is a wickedly funny book about perfectly horrible people—and some of them even get what they deserve. Blake's sly prose and vivid character work bring the dreadful siblings to life, but also give us moments of heart-clenching tenderness. A delight."—Emily Tesh, Hugo Award-winning author of Some Desperate Glory

“Succession gets the dark fantasy treatment in this riveting standalone from bestseller Blake… It’s just the kind of deliciously toxic interpersonal miasma that Blake’s fans have come to expect.”—Publishers Weekly

PRAISE FOR THE ATLAS TRILOGY

The Atlas Six introduces six of the most devious, talented, and flawed characters to ever find themselves in a magical library, and then sets them against one another in a series of stunning betrayals and reversals. As much a delicious contest of wit, will, and passion as it is of magic, this book is half mystery, half puzzle, and wholly a delight."—Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Night

"If you’re looking for a book you will want to talk about for a long time (and have plenty of people to talk to about), The Atlas Six is it."—Buzzfeed

“Lethally smart. Filled with a cast of brilliantly realized characters, each entangled with one another in torturously delicious ways, The Atlas Six will grip you by the throat and refuse to let go. Olivie Blake is a mind-blowing talent.”—Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights

"This dark academia masterpiece will have you gripping the edge of your seat as you turn page by page."—Isaac Fitzgerald on The Today Show

“Compelling, entertaining, and addictive. The Atlas Six is academic Darwinism: survival of the smartest with a healthy dose of magic.”—T.L. Huchu, author of The Library of The Dead

“This chilling story of ambition and magic will make you question your own morals as you grow to love (and hate) its fascinating, ruthless cast of characters. I utterly devoured this book.”—Amanda Foody, New York Times bestselling author of All of Us Villains