Publication date 2/4/20 Audio time 13 hours Book 376 Pages
I ran out of books to listen too from Netgalley so this book is a very short review with a selected choice of where to buy it from. this audiobook i downloaded from Borrowbox.
Synopsis
In 1995 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on a rare family vacation, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores falls overboard a cruise ship into the Pacific Ocean. When a shiver of sharks appears in the water, everyone fears for the worst. But instead, Noa is gingerly delivered to his mother in the jaws of a shark, marking his story as the stuff of legends. Nainoa's family, struggling amidst the collapse of the sugarcane industry, hails his rescue as a sign of favor from ancient Hawaiian gods - a belief that appears validated after he exhibits puzzling new abilities. But as time passes, this supposed divine favor begins to drive the family apart: Nainoa, working now as a paramedic on the streets of Portland, struggles to fathom the full measure of his expanding abilities; further north in Washington, his older brother Dean hurtles into the world of elite college athletics, obsessed with wealth and fame; while in California, risk-obsessed younger sister Kaui navigates an unforgiving academic workload in an attempt to forge her independence from the family's legacy. When supernatural events revisit the Flores family in Hawaii - with tragic consequences - they are all forced to reckon with the bonds of family, the meaning of heritage, and the cost of survival. One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020. Named one of the Best Books of 2020 by the New York Times (#30), the Guardian, the Boston Globe, Oprah Magazine, Kirkus Reviews, BBC Culture, Good Housekeeping, LitHub, Spectrum Culture, Third Place Books, and Powell's Books.
My Review
If you love the type of strange family tales this is one for you. I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed it. The narrators were really good. The storyline was very strange at first I really wasn't sure if this book was for me but when the magical powers came into it I was in. Im not sure I fully understood the whole storyline fully as I was slightly confused at times but that could be my fault due to a lack of concentration. I really recommend this book to those who wants to learn more about hawaii cultures. Thanks to the author and publishers for bring this very interesting audiobook to life.
Where you can buy this book
Amazon US Kindle $10.99, Available on Audible, Paperback $10.86
Waterstones Paperback £8.99
Google Books ebook £ 7.19
Amazon UK Kindle £4.74 available on audible Hardcover £6.10
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