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Blackbird Audiobook Summary

From the author of the Eve trilogy comes the breathless story of a girl racing to figure out who she is–and how to stay alive. When a nameless girl wakes up on the subway tracks, she knows only one thing for sure: people want her dead. Can she find them before they track her down? This pulse-pounding contemporary thriller is perfect for fans of The Maze Runner, The Darkest Minds, and Legend.

Things I Know Are True:

  • I am in Los Angeles
  • I woke up on the train tracks at the Vermont/Sunset station
  • I am a teenage girl
  • I have long black hair
  • I have a bird tattoo on the inside of my right wrist with the letters and numbers FNV02198
  • People are trying to kill me

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Blackbird Audiobook Narrator

Emma Galvin is the narrator of Blackbird audiobook that was written by Anna Carey

Anna Carey graduated from New York University and has an MFA in fiction from Brooklyn College. She lives in Los Angeles.

About the Author(s) of Blackbird

Anna Carey is the author of Blackbird

Blackbird Full Details

Narrator Emma Galvin
Length 5 hours 38 minutes
Author Anna Carey
Category
Publisher HarperCollins
Release date September 16, 2014
ISBN 9780062346780

Subjects

The publisher of the Blackbird is HarperCollins. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is General, Juvenile Fiction, Sports & Recreation

Additional info

The publisher of the Blackbird is HarperCollins. The imprint is HarperCollins. It is supplied by HarperCollins. The ISBN-13 is 9780062346780.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Dark Faerie Tales

March 31, 2015

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: My expectations weren’t high, but this suspenseful novel surprised me with its grit and originality.Opening Sentence: The sun holds the heat of the sun, even an hour after it has sunk beneath the pavement, pushing its way below the sprawling city.The Review:I’ll admit that I have been holding off on reading Blackbird. Bad review after bad review rolled through my Twitter feed and the Goodreads page, making me hesitant to even crack the cover. Anyway, it’s less than 300 pages, and I’m adventurous, so I decided to power through so that I could write my review and be done. I was prepared for the absolute worst: shaky narrative, unexplained mysteries, plot holes. Instead, I found myself enjoying the first half. I wondered, will it go downhill from here? But in my mind it got better. It was unique, incredibly creepy, and gave me nightmares (yay!). I couldn’t help but enjoy the main character’s struggle and for me, the second person narrative style actually helped me to connect with the MC. True, I wish she had more depth, but her feelings of fear, angst, and anger are well done, and that’s what she feels the majority of the book. One little tidbit I disliked was that the whole book, she never learned her real name. Like, ever. Mostly the side characters think about her as “the girl” when they get their side chapters. She goes by Sunny a couple times, so I’ll call her Sunny in the review for the sake of convenience.Ben was the love interest for book one, though it wasn’t a very deep romance. It was more of a fling, something to take up the time where Sunny wasn’t being chased by maniacs with secrets. She liked him for his body, and he said a few cute lines, but in the end it isn’t a relationship built to last. I doubt that they will stay together book two, though I can’t say for sure, after such a Ben-related-twist at the end. There was also the question of the boy in her few memories, the one who was protecting and kissing her. I am positive that book two will delve more into their relationship and I look forward to it with their history. In book two, I also look forward to Sunny getting back more of her memories and learning more about how the Island operates. I actually am excited for the sequel, because there are a couple burning questions I still have.Lots of people found the second person narrative style to be hard to read. Instead of, “I put the book down”, or “she put the book down”, it’s “you put the book down.” It’s not easy to get used to, that’s for sure. But once I got past a couple chapters I felt myself sinking more into the perspective and I believe it allowed for more suspense and a closer relationship with the main character. The book was paced well, not too fast, not too slow, never a second of peace. Just when you thought the pace was slowing, bam! Another bomb dropped and you find the chapters of this short novel fly past. At least, for me. I seem to be the black sheep for this novel. Baaaaa.Altogether, this novel was a lot of fun to read, a whirlwind of suspense and action. I was a little put off by a couple of things, such as the number of questions left unanswered and the lack of much positive emotion. It was a very dark read. The second person style didn’t bother me at all, though many had much more trouble than I did, and the plotline was unique and complex without many plot holes. I do wish the cover was more satisfying: the colors are very powerful but the graphic just isn’t visually appealing to me. Maybe it was my extremely low expectations that made me enjoy it so much more. After all, I expected to have to forge through like a determined soldier rather than enjoy the ride. Either way, I would recommend the book to anyone looking for dark, suspenseful mysterious with a little twist. If you’re the kind of person who is put off by second person, however, skip it; it’s not worth all the angst.Notable Scene:It was real, you think, it happened.But when you turn around the narrow alley is deserted. Not a single car is in the parking garage. There is only that shallow wash of blood and the rush of the freeway above.FTC Advisory: HarperTeen provided me with a copy of Blackbird. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.

Meli

April 15, 2015

Son 3,5Por mi alma de nerd lo que más me llamaba de este libro era la segunda persona y me encantó. Funciona maravillosamente bien. Genia la autora por tomar el riesgo.La historia es original y muy, muy atrapante. Me gustó. Perooooo se acaba en la mejor parte. Estrella y media menos por eso, y por otros pequeños detalles que la alejan de la perfección (tiene una prota fantástica, hasta que se le dio por MarySuenear al final y me rompió el corazón).

Jorge

January 19, 2016

La historia es bastante corta pero concreta, nos narra los sucesos necesarios para poder entender que es lo que está sucediendo y ponernos en la piel de la protagonista, una chica que ha perdido su memoria y que se despierta en una situación bastante impactante en las vías de un tren en la ciudad de Los Angeles.Pasando el trauma que le ha ocasionado, su primer instinto es huir y después cuestionarse los motivos. Conforme la historia avanza y el misterio cobra fuerza, ella ira descubriendo pistas que la ayudaran a saber quién es y como llego a esa situación."Solo hay unos segundos para decidir: tratar de explicar ... o correr.Corres."Por si todo lo que le ocurre fuera poco, comienza a ser perseguida como una presa y entiende que no puede confiar en nadie, ni siquiera en la policía y lo que parece ser parece ser su única conexión con su vida anterior es un tatuaje en forma de pájaro y el código FNV02198.Mientras intenta escapar conocerá a Ben, un chico que le ofrece toda su ayuda con apenas conocerla y aunque ella desconfía en él, reconoce que necesita su apoyo para salir de adelante en lo descubre quien es en realidad."Eres un peón en el juego real de alguien, una pieza de caza para cobrar, un blanco al que hay que matar."Esta novela tiene algo único que la distingue de cualquier otra del género y es la manera en que está narrada, ya que ¡es como si te estuvieran dando un guion de las cosas que haces y piensas!, al principio puede que te cueste un poco entenderlo, pero una vez que te acostumbras hace que te vuelvas adicto y no puedas detenerte hasta saber su desenlace. Este sin duda es la mayor fortaleza de la historia.Continua la reseña en http://rincondelecturamx.blogspot.mx/...

Bioquímica da

October 06, 2015

Já tinha ouvido falar desta autora por causa da saga Eve, então esta capa saltou-me à vista. Quando li a sinopse soube logo que tinha que lê-lo, e assim o fiz, sem consultar qualquer tipo de critica ou opiniões, lancei-me no desconhecido :p e assim tive a minha estreia com a escritora.Neste livro seguimos a protagonista que acorda na linha do metro sem quaisquer memórias. Tudo o que ela tem, além de imensas dores pelo corpo, é uma tatuagem recém feita no pulso com um pássaro preto dentro de uma caixa, um corte recente no braço, uma cicatriz na cabeça e uma mochila com alguns pertences...Opinião completa em:http://bioquimicadaleitura.blogspot.p...

Natalya

May 20, 2015

El final LITERAL salvó por mucho la calificación de este libro, super rápido de leer, mucha acción(too much for my taste) y un modo de escritura atípico que le va a dar curiosidad a más de una persona.Próximamente reseña en el canal :)

Brina

November 08, 2014

Ich habe schon viele positive Rezensionen über Anna Carey und ihre bisherigen Bücher gehört, habe jedoch noch keines von ihr gelesen, von daher habe ich mich umso mehr darüber gefreut, als ich ihren Jugendthriller "Blackbird" bereits vorab lesen durfte. Zum Glück hat sich dies gelohnt, denn Anna Carey konnte mich mit diesem Buch gut unterhalten, auch wenn das Buch die ein der andere Schwäche mit sich brachte.Der Einstieg in das Buch fiel mir ein wenig schwer, da der Leser immer direkt angesprochen wird, da man sich direkt in das namenlose Mädchen versetzen muss, allerdings kam ich danach sehr schnell in die Geschichte rein und konnte mich auf die Figuren und die Suche nach der wahren Identität und die Verfolgungsjagden immer mehr einlassen. Dabei wird die Geschichte oftmals sehr eindringlich und detailliert beschrieben, jedoch nie langatmig. Durch die Suche nach sich selbst wirkt die Protagonistin oftmals sehr verstört und hilflos, wirkt aber auch oftmals sehr entschlossen, sodass sie insgesamt sehr authentisch, allerdings nicht immer sympathisch wirkt.Die Geschichte wird zwar sehr häufig sehr spannend erzählt, allerdings hat mir stellenweise der berühmte rote Faden in der Geschichte gefehlt. Die jeweiligen Abläufe sind zwar allesamt nachvollziehbar, allerdings wirkte die Geschichte auch stellenweise unfertig, so, als hätte die Autorin so manche Idee mitten in der Geschichte verworfen, um sich einer anderen zu widmen. Sowas kann man sicherlich mögen, wenn man immer wieder so dermaßen verwirrt wird, allerdings muss man sich auch genauestens darauf einlassen können und dies konnte ich leider nicht immer. Das Ende ist okay, hätte aber noch eine Spur spannender sein können. Da für mich noch nicht alle Fragen beantwortet sind, bin ich besonders auf den zweiten Band gespannt, den ich mit Sicherheit ebenfalls lesen werde. Vielleicht liest sich die Geschichte ja dann auch etwas runder und wirkt dadurch auch weniger unvollständig.Das Cover passt besonders gut zur Geschichte, denn das Mädchen erwacht in einem U-Bahn Schacht, dort, wo auch die Geschichte beginnt und zu einem wichtigen Teil der Geschichte wird. Die Kurzbeschreibung ist ebenfalls gelungen und hat mich direkt angesprochen.Insgesamt ist "Blackbird" ein gut gemachter Jugendthriller, der zwar hier und da kleinere Schwächen aufweist, mich aber dennoch unterhalten und fesseln konnte. Wer Bücher mit der Suche nach sich selbst und dazu Thrillerelemente mag, wird an diesem Buch sicherlich seine wahre Freude haben. Ich kann es nur empfehlen!

Clarabel

April 14, 2015

Une jeune fille se réveille sur les rames du métro, au moment où celui-ci surgit à toute vitesse et pile in extremis. Sous le choc, elle préfère se sauver avant l'arrivée des secours. Pire, la voilà totalement amnésique et paumée, à courir à perdre haleine dans les rues de Los Angeles. En chemin, elle rencontre un jeune dealer qui la prend sous son aile, puis découvre qu'on cherche à la tuer mais sans savoir pourquoi. Elle dispose simplement d'un sac à dos, a un tatouage au poignet, pas la moindre idée de son identité.Quelle histoire palpitante ! 280 pages à lire d'une traite, pour tenter de comprendre dans quel pétrin on vient de se jeter. Au centre l'héroïne est encore plus désemparée, mais refuse de céder à la panique (eh bien, bravo !). Elle multipliera les pistes pour connaître la vérité, n'hésitera pas à se jeter dans la gueule du loup, au risque de mettre en danger tous ceux qui l'approchent ou veulent lui donner un coup de main. Elle a bien quelques flashes de souvenirs, pour l'instant trop flous, qui lui permettraient de recomposer tout le puzzle.En attendant d'en savoir plus, on nage en plein brouillard. Visibilité nulle. Du moins, le rythme est intense. Il y a beaucoup d'action. Le mystère est épais. Cela fonctionne à merveille, et on ne décroche pas avant la fin. Vivement la suite, c'est une série en deux tomes.

Mercedes

January 28, 2016

Desde la sinopsis me atrapo, al principio no pensé que no me iba a gustar, pero a medida como se dan las cosas me encantó!! como se descubre las cosas y lo especial que la protagonista no tiene nombre!! y como esta escrito para que uno se sienta la protagonista!! Ya se vendieron los derechos cinematográficos, me encantará verla en el cine, visualmente me parece increíble!!

Mattisaldunga

May 26, 2015

OMG el final fue tan D: Necesito mas.Este libro tiene una sobredosis de accion, lo cual me vino muy bien :D Pronto hablare del libro en mi canal

Fede

August 07, 2015

El final ayudó muuuuucho al puntaje. Pero en fin, la historia es copada, y la experiencia de leer en 2da persona es rara pero única.

Juli

March 04, 2015

Story + Schreibstil: Anna Careys "Blackbird" ist der Reihenauftakt ihrer gleichnamigen Dilogie. Dieses Buch war wohl die Überraschung des Monats. Ich bin mit 0,0000% Erwartungen an "Blackbird" heran gegangen. Dadurch, dass ich im Grunde nur schlechte oder mittelmäßige Rezensionen über dieses Werk gelesen habe, war meine Erwartungshaltung unterirdisch. Bereits nach den ersten paar gelesenen Seiten musste ich mir eingestehen, dass mich die Geschichte packt und nicht mehr los lässt. Ab diesem Zeitpunkt ist "Blackbird" zum Pageturner geworden, ich konnte es einfach nicht mehr aus den Händen legen. Anna Careys Schreibstil habe ich bereits in ihrer Jugendbuch-Dystopie "Eve & Caleb" kennen gelernt, aber in "Blackbird" kommt das Gefühl auf, eine vollkommen neue Anna Carey kennen zu lernen. Dies macht wohl der wahrlich verrückte Erzählperspektive aus. Ich kann mich nicht daran erinnern, wann ich das letzt Mal ein Buch in der Du-Perspektive gelesen habe. Und Anna Carey wendet diese für den Leser sehr persönliche Perspektive perfekt an, sodass die Spannung von Kapitel zu Kapitel immer weiter steigt. Irgendwann bin ich mit der Protagonistin eins geworden, förmlich verschmolzen, ich habe mich auf dem zwischen den Zeilen, ebenfalls gehetzt umgedreht um meine Umgebung nach möglichen Verfolgern zu überprüfen. Herzrasen und Adrenalinkick pur! Ich freue mich riesig auf die, hoffentlich genauso mitreißende, Fortsetzung.Charaktere: Auch die Charaktere sind Anna Carey in "Blackbird" wahnsinnig gut gelungen. Die Protagonistin wacht auf U-Bahn-Gleisen auf, weiß weder wo sie sich befindet, wie sie dorthin gelangt ist, noch wer sie überhaupt ist. Gerade diese Tatsachen machen die Geschichte für den Leser umso spannender, weil man sich selbst vollkommen verloren fühlt und perfekt mit der Protagonistin mitleiden und mitfiebern kann. Und mitfiebern kann man mit der Protagonistin besonders gut, denn relativ schnell wird deutlich, dass sie verflogt wird und es um Leben und Tod geht. Nur versteht weder sie, noch der Leser, warum. Es bleibt allerdings aucht nicht viel Zeit fürs Nachdenken, denn ihre Verfolger gönnen ihr keine Atempause und jagen sie komme was wolle, egal ob Tag oder Nacht durch ganz Los Angeles. Dennoch macht unsere Protagonistin den Verflogern ihren Kampf keinesfalls leicht, denn sie ist intelligent, gerissen und schnell. Umso mehr Herzrasen für den Leser. Bei so manch einer Szene ist mir wirklich das Herz explodiert und beinahe stehen geblieben, oh mein Gott, die Spannung war wirklich atemberaubend. Ich brauche mehr!

Kat

November 01, 2014

Blackbird took me completely by surprise, in the very best of ways. The opening scene sets the feeling for the whole book – mysterious and intense, and it pretty much never lets up from beginning to end. It’s been a long long time since I read a book written in second-person narrative, and not because I specifically avoid them, they just don’t seem that prevalent in the types of books I read. In Blackbird however it works almost flawlessly because it’s so easy to connect the narrative style to the plot line.Perhaps the only downside to Blackbird being written in second-person narrative is that it’s more difficult to connect with the main character because it’s assumed that you know yourself. On the flip side however, the MC doesn’t know herself or her past, so it does really fit with the plot.There are a few flips in perspective that shift to third-person narration, and they are perfectly placed to offset the intensity of the second-person and also to give little glimpses of the plot from different sides, and I really appreciated the insight that I gained with each one.I want to say so much about Blackbird’s plot, but it would be a minefield of spoilers so I’m just going to say that I thought the mystery element was fantastically done – I didn’t see anything coming until it was literally being spelled out for me, and it kept me reading because the twists were so bloody addictive. The plot the mystery is based around is also fascinating – and I’ll definitely be reading the next book because I have to know what happens next. The ending is indeed a cliffhanger, and quite a brutal one at that.There is a lot jammed into the 250-ish pages of Blackbird, but it’s so readable – I could have easily devoured it in one sitting, and it completely held my attention the whole way through. The action is non-stop, the mystery is hard to predict and although it’s hard to get to know the characters, at times I actually did feel like I WAS the MC myself. I’ll definitely be waiting impatiently for the next book – I’m so curious about where Carey will take the story next, and what surprises will be lurking.

Trisha

June 17, 2015

"We're not murderers "What an amazing adventure this story was. I'm still reeling, a little bit of a book hangover from it. It's hard to believe I don't have book 2 sitting to me. I'm so ready to read it!!So this book is a lot of confusion - but it works. You walk around with "you" - a female who doesn't know who she is or what she is doing or even where she is. She awakens on some train tracks where a train is heading right for her. Luckily, fast reflexes get her out of the situation - but from there she knows people are looking for her.As the story unfolds, I found myself frantic to keep turning the pages. I knew so many things ahead "you" but that didn't make the story drag or frustrate me at all. It helped being a few steps ahead in a mystery or two because there are SO many mysteries in her new world that, for the few things I knew beforehand, there were many many I did not know/understand. I've ended book 1 still confused but hungry for more.

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