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Title:   The Infinite: Gates of Thread and Stone, Book 2 by Lori M Lee Publisher: Brilliance Audio Format: Audio Book Time: 9 hrs. 39 minutes Narrator: Jessica Almasy Genre: YA Synopsis:   The walls of Ninurta keep its citizens safe. Kai always believed the only danger to the city came from within. Now, with a rebel force threatening the fragile government, the walls have become more of a prison than ever. To make matters worse, as Avan explores his new identity as an Infinite, Kai struggles to remind him what it means to be human. And she fears her brother, Reev, is involved with the rebels. With the two people she cares about most on opposite sides of a brewing war, Kai will do whatever it takes to bring peace. But she’s lost her power to manipulate the threads of time, and she learns that a civil war might be the beginning of something far worse that will crumble not only Ninurta’s walls but also the entire city.  (19)Review: The pace of this book ...

Title:   Gates of Thread and Stone (Gates of Thread and Stone Series) by Lori M. Lee Publisher: Brilliance Audio Format: Audio Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Narrator: Jessica Almasy Genre: YA, Synopsis:  In the Labyrinth, we had a saying:  keep silent, keep still, keep safe . In a city of walls and secrets, where only one man is supposed to possess magic, seventeen-year-old Kai struggles to keep hidden her own secret—she can manipulate the threads of time. When Kai was eight, she was found by Reev on the riverbank, and her “brother” has taken care of her ever since. Kai doesn’t know where her ability comes from—or where  she  came from. All that matters is that she and Reev stay together, and maybe one day move out of the freight container they call home, away from the metal walls of the Labyrinth. Kai’s only friend is Avan, the shopkeeper’s son with the scandalous reputation that both frightens and intrigues her. Then Reev disappears. When keeping...