I'm listening to this one immediately after finishing Wicked, and I have to say I'm disappointed. Wicked was a good story itself, but the reading by John McDonough was brilliant and made it everything an audio book should be. I didn't look at the narrator when I reserved this from the library and assumed McDonough would be doing this one as well; I was wrong. Boy, was I wrong. Maguire is a talented writer, but however passionate about the story, his reading falls flat. Odd intonation, melodramatic rhythm, indistinguishable character voices, and an overall lack of modulation in his voice make this, so far, a very dull listen. I don't know that I'll be able to finish, regardless of how interesting the story may be.