• Enna Burning

  • Books of Bayern, Book 2
  • By: Shannon Hale
  • Narrated by: Cynthia Bishop
  • Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (778 ratings)

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Enna Burning

By: Shannon Hale
Narrated by: Cynthia Bishop
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Publisher's summary

It’s been two years since Enna was swept up in a heart-pounding court adventure. Now, having returned to her old life in the forests of Bayern, she is growing restless. When a strange force takes possession of her brother, Liefer, she returns to the capital to seek the help of her friend Isi, Bayern’s princess. But Bayern is tottering on the verge of war with neighboring Tira. When endowed with the terrifying gift that destroyed Liefer, Enna takes herself to war - only to embark on an epic journey of discovery and betrayal that will force her to come of age.

Shannon Hale’s fiery companion to her acclaimed retelling of The Goose Girl is dark, intricate, deeply passionate, and ultimately triumphant. Listeners, whether returning to Bayern or making their first visit, will find themselves enthralled.

©2004 Shannon Hale (P)2007 Full Cast Audio and AudioGO

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  • 06-06-13

Not the Same Enna

Would you consider the audio edition of Enna Burning to be better than the print version?

I haven't read the print version, but I'm not a huge fan of a "full cast recording," especially when one of the main readers, the boy who plays Finn has a speech impediment. His s is overpronounced and sometimes pronounced with an sh sound so that "yes" comes out "yesh" or "yeth." It was incredibly distracting.

What did you like best about this story?

I don't really know how to answer this. The Goose Girl is based on a fairy-tale and I think that format helps Hale quite a bit. When departing from the fairy-tale, she sometimes becomes lost. This book had a lot of battles and therefore a lot of repetition. Once Enna is captured by the enemy, the story becomes much more personal and interesting. However, I still did not enjoy it as much as the Goose Girl or the Princess Academy series. I don't know whether I'll get the third and fourth books in the Bayern series. I might read them from the library instead since this book was a slight disappointment and only multi-cast recordings are available.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

I would rather have listened to a narrator instead of a full-cast recording. A good narrator can create characters. 10-15 people aren't necessary and they're more distracting than anything. I do think this detracted from the story.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

*Contains Spoilers*
The descriptions of the fire calling to Enna to burn. I liked the fact that she saw what happened to her brother and thought she could do the same, but come off unscathed. The author's descriptions were very similar to explaining an addiction.

I also thought the parts with her lover were particularly moving. If anyone has been in a relationship with a manipulative person, or if you've ever read about Stockholm Syndrome, you can relate to what she went through.

Any additional comments?

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If you read or listened to Goose Girl, you remember Enna as a strong and loyal friend. For most of this book, she's a traitorous wench who hops into bed with the first smooth talking man she comes across. It's disgusting to see these changes, particularly because she completely gets away with it in the end.

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Amazing book!

Enna burning is amazing book. It begins after Goose Girl and is an adventure from the perspective of Enna. I thought it had a great story line and it was cool to see the story of the kingdom continuing. It has more of a serious mood to it but I really liked the way it tied into the whole series. It has war, adventure, and romance all combined to make a great book. I almost wish there was more about Finn and Razo too but we do get more of that in River Secrets, the 3rd book. The performance was pretty good and a lot of the people did a great job, some of the voices don't always match the mood, but for the most part the performers did well. I would recommend this book to young adults and older because it is slightly darker than the first but there's nothing too serious in the book. This book is for those who like a good fiction book.

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frightening

I would NOT recommend this to young adults. Very intense story of young adult with a strange power that she is fighting with to the point that she torches and kills several people. NOT a good thing for struggling potentially-mentally ill teens to get into their heads!

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A little long but a fun read!

Full cast audio did a phenomenal job telling this story. The voices are so well cast! Enna Burning is a little painful to listen to because it’s intense and hard and doesn’t let up, but it’s overall a good one. Not quite as good as Goose Girl, but worth a read/listen!

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Great sequel!!

I thoroughly enjoyed the performance. The story was intriguing and kept my. I was happy to see characters return for another adventure.

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Amazing!!!

The story was great but the background music for parts of the story is very outdated the music is not playing the entire time though.

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The main character came across very bratty to me in this one.

I really liked Goose Girl but in this story Enna comes across as very bratty and whiney. I don’t know if it was just the narrator or if it is the story itself. Disappointing.

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boring

very boring. and why did a children's books have a r*pe scene? completely unnecessary to the story.

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Really Good 👍

I love this book! After I read Goose Girl and found out that there was a sequel I knew I just had to read it! It succeeded my expectations and more! I love the part when (spoilers ahead!) Enna and Ani merge their powers. Left me wanting more.

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Great story

Such a great story and clean content. I like the full cast of voices. It makes it fun.

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