Name: Once-Upon-Thyme - Single-Narrator Audiobook
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Once-Upon-Thyme - Single-Narrator Audiobook

Once-Upon-Thyme - Single-Narrator Audiobook - Celine Jeanjean Books

Once-Upon-Thyme eBook (cozy fantasy) Celine Jeanjean Books

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Once-Upon-Thyme Audiobook - Prologue

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Once-Upon-Thyme Audiobook - Chapter 1

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What happens when nothing goes according to plan in a fairytale?

Once-Upon-Thyme is a quirky fairytale retelling featuring a drunk fairy godmother, a princess seeking a dragon, and the meddling stablehand trying to stop her.

If you're a fan of quirky characters, found family, fun yet heart-warming stories, slow burn and clean romance, all with cozy vibes and, of course, a dragon, then you will love this fairytale retelling - at its heart, a story about finding your place in the world even when you don't fit the norm.

This audiobook is narrated using ElevenLabs, featuring an AI-generated voice based on a professional voice actor's recordings. The voice actor has licensed their vocal characteristics for this purpose and is paid for the use of their voice.

It's not easy being a princess, especially when your fairytale life refuses to follow the script.

Adrianna grapples with many problems. Her evil stepmother is too obsessed with her garden to remember being evil, her evil stepsister is adorable and dear to Adrianna’s heart, and if that wasn’t bad enough, her fairy godmother spends her days drinking, eating chocolate, and flirting with the gardener.

And just when Adrianna thinks her life couldn't get any more absurd, enter Prince Charming—who inexplicably proposes to her stepmother.

Adrianna decides that enough is enough—she's quitting the life of a princess altogether. Except that escaping a fairytale isn’t as easy as she thought, and to preserve her home and her family, she needs to somehow blunder her way to a Happy Ever After. Meaning a prince has to rescue her and propose marriage.

So, accompanied by her tipsy fairy godmother and a distractingly handsome (annoyingly so) stablehand, she sets her sights on a formidable task – finding a dragon, in the hopes this will convince a prince to perform the required rescue and marriage proposal.

Once-Upon-Thyme is a wonderfully twisted take on the classic fairytale formula, full of misfit characters, unexpected twists, and all about the importance of embracing life's beautiful imperfections.

After all, even the most imperfect stories can lead to the most satisfying endings.

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Narration Single narrator
Edition Unabridged
Audio format Audio files / MP3, Audiobook player / M4B
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Great audiobook, really fun story

This was a really cute, quirky, and cozy fairy‑tale story. We meet the main character, Adrianna, a princess who doesn’t actually want to be one because that would mean following the expected storyline. She lives in a quirky castle that she loves dearly. Her evil stepmother is actually sweet, just a little scatterbrained, and her “evil” stepsister is genuinely lovely and kind. Adrianna sets off on an adventure to find a dragon and help save her family. Along the way, she’s joined by a few more mischievous characters, and together they try to change their fates. I listened to the audiobook, which the author generously uploaded, and it was such a fun listen. I really enjoyed the narration. I really enjoyed it. In the end, you learn that we don’t have to be perfect or fit into a prescribed role, we’re all different, and that’s more than okay.

A fun room with unconventional characters

I enjoyed this story of misfits forging their own paths.

I recommend this audiobook.

Liked it. I come from the country of Hans Christian Andersen and have a special interest in and a special relationship with fairy tales. This was entertaining. Took a while to get used to the writing style.

An Unpredictable Fairytale Turned on Its Head

What happens in a fairytale world when your storyline doesn't fit the mold? Princess Adrianna is uninterested in marrying a handsome prince and living out a pre-determined "happily-ever-after." She wants freedom to make her own choices, but there's a horrifying price to pay for autonomy. Can she do it?

Sometimes you need a story that is silly and quirky. Once-Upon-Thyme delivers both in an unpredictable fairytale turned on its head. It's a clean romance, but is more for New Adults and up, as the humour includes a drunken fairy godmother and a prince with a fetish.

I listened to the audiobook and it sounded very natural, using a single human narrator combined with ****.

Hi! I'm Celine

I write different flavours of fantasy with a twist, but always with one uniting thread: quirky, flawed characters and heart-warming found families.

My books span the sub-genres of steampunk (but set in a secondary, tropical world) urban fantasy (set in Asia and London) and gothic gaslamp fantasy.

I'm French, grew up in the UK, and for the last few years I've been living a life of nomadic adventure, exploring the world with my laptop as my constant companion. My adventures have been a great source of inspiration for my stories.

These days I'm trying to figure out where in the world I might stop and setup some bookshelves.

I love to hear from readers, so feel free to contact me at celine@celinejeanjean.com.

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Absolutely loved it!! Wanted to purchase book #2 but didn’t see it in your shop

Absolutely loved it!! Wanted to purchase book #2 but didn’t see it in your shop.

Great start to this spin off series

Pree is jobless yet again and decides to go home to London. But now that she knows about magic, she can't act like she doesn't, so she manages to get herself involved with an unaffiliated vampire being harassed by elemental magic users. As if that wasn't enough in her life, she needs a job, so she finds Charon and strikes a deal where she has one week to bring him a lost soul that needs to crossover. Add in finding a chained-up hyena to her week and you have most of Pree's first week back home. Now all Pree has to do is find a ghost, take care of a hyena without anyone knowing and keep a vampire from being attacked in less than a week. Easy right?
Omg do I like Pree. I loved Apiya when I read her books and I may like Pree even more! She is definitely on the morally grey spectrum, her family business being petty crimes (to her mother's dismay). She has lines she will not cross, but she is not above small-time illegal activity. Her family comes first and she doesn't back down when she thinks something is unjust. She is absolutely hilarious to me as well. Her family is definitely quirky, but they are close knit. Ben, the vampire, is a quirky character as well. I can't say that I have ever seen a vegan vampire.
This book was definitely a world building book. Not as much as action as Apiya's series, but Pree is still learning the basics of magic. We are learning about how the London magic system works, which appears different than Panong. I enjoyed getting to know London in this book and "seeing" all the different parts of it. This book is also an introduction to new characters, even though there a couple from Api's series. There are some tense moments during the book and I enjoyed the end of the book. It definitely highlighted Pree's quick thinking and ingenuity. I also love that even though she's a character from a previous series she has her own voice and this book is written with a different tone.

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Once-Upon-Thyme - Single-Narrator Audiobook

What happens when nothing goes according to plan in a fairytale?

It's not easy being a princess, especially when your fairytale life refuses to follow the script.

Once-Upon-Thyme is a wonderfully twisted take on the classic fairytale formula, full of misfit characters, unexpected twists, and all about the importance of embracing life's beautiful imperfections.

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