Enna Burning

Books of Bayern, Book 2

By: Shannon Hale

Narrated by: Cynthia Bishop

Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins

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

Thank You Shannon Hale!

I am a huge (Shannon Hale Version) Goose Girl fan! I can listen to the story and the production over and over and over again! I love Izzy and Enna and Razzo! I love the stories! I love the characters! I am incredibly in love with the production!

When I came back to burn some credits I was as giddy as a 5 year old on Christmas Eve to see the story continued!!! Thank You Shannon Hale for such beautiful storytelling! I love this series more than I could ever express! I wanted to start it straight back at the beginning as soon as it ended!

I love these characters as much as I love Fred and George Weasley! I need to go to the next installment! I’m not even sure if I’m listening to them In The right order, and it’s going to be so much fun finding out if I did it right or not!

Different than Goose Girl, darker, more mature.

What did you love best about Enna Burning?

Life lessons. Character's introspection. Lessons on drugs, manipulation and violence.

What did you like best about this story?

Lessons of friendship, loyalty and forgiveness.

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

When Izzy forgave Enna and helped her.

Any additional comments?

Looking forward to listening to next in series with my daughter. She is hooked.

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.

Great sequel!!

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

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.

darker than the first but very good story

4.5 stars

Okay, this had a slow build, but ultimately, I think it was a very strong story that ended up being a lot darker than the first book. While I would recommend the first book for middle school kids, I would recommend this for older kids, in part because of the darkness. Still, the second half of this book, in particular, was very well written and concluded, and I like it when a book ends well. This book focused on Enna, who was a supporting character in the first book, and in this book, the story focuses on her struggle with the power of fire speech. I found the resolution of the story to be very satisfying and I look forward to the rest of the series!

The best book ever!

This was an amazing book so much detail and I felt like I was there!

Great Sequel

This story uses the characters from the first book weaving around a new story line. I felt the performance was not as good as the first book, but still very enjoyable.

The dangers of playing with fire

Goose Girl was worth the read. Forest Born was too. Enna Burning is part of a two book bridge and perhaps suffers from middle book syndrome. Lots of action for sure, but (after I took a detour through Austen and Bronte and came back) I was struck but the flatness of inner depth. In fact, the battle scenes kept bringing to mind Disney's fox Robin Hood; I could not feel the intended drama. As for Enna's descent into wenchdom, unless you have read book one, it would have been difficult to guess that some kind of magic was at play.

Great cast

Love these full cast audios. They cast did an excellent job making the story come to life