GODS, MONSTERS, AND THE LUCKY PEACH

Nancy Wu narrates this time-bending, genre-hopping story. This audiobook is set in a future in which people can travel through time, live underground, and might just as easily have six tentacles in place of two legs. The two female leads, Minh and Kiki, are polar opposites, and Wu differentiates them perfectly. Kiki, the younger of the two, is full of verve and passion. Wu cranks the narration up an octave whenever she is speaking, and listeners will be caught up in her energy. Minh, a tentacle-legged character, is pragmatic and direct--but not without heart. As the audiobook progresses, Wu defrosts Minh's robot-like tone so that listeners root for her as well. This whip-smart audiobook is sci-fi gold. A.R.F. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2019]