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Although I missed the first book but short summary at beginning chapter give me plenty grip to follow important part of this book. I will go back and try get my hand to first book to enrich my knowledge about details of this story.
The narrator is doing good work for this audio. The narration is clear, enjoyable and help alot to live up the story and enhancing my listening experience.

I read this book without expectation because the author is new name for me. I want give fair chance and let my self just lost into the story. And I am surprise with how rich the worldbuild in here. Both main character are easy to remember and likeable. And most of all I love the plotline it self, it is complex enough to keep adult readers interested but at same time easy to understand for younger readers. I would love to read another books from the author and happily recommend this book to book friends.

Thank you Netgalley and Cinnabar Moth Publishing LLC, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) for provided my audio copy. My thoughts are my own.

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This is the second in a middle grade fantasy series and I enjoyed this one almost as much as the first!

Much like the first book, this was full of fun adventures, intense moments, and a lot of great problem solving. I was glad to be back in the magical realm of Fallinnheim as more of the story was slowly revealed. I’m really looking forward to reading the next in this series!

Thank you Cinnabar Moth Publishing LLC & Netgalley for the gifted alc in exchange for an honest review!

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This is a fun sequel to Relatively Normal Secrets. This title picks up right where the first title left off. The narrator delivers a stellar performance and really shows the awe and emotion that the characters feel throughout the story. I highly recommend readers start with the first title in order to get a feel for the characters and the world that C.W. Allen has created.

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Book #2 - “The Secret Benefits of Invisibility”” is an entertaining and thought provoking read for Middle Graders, and fun for adults too.

The audiobook was a fast, easy listen, and I can not wait to see future adventures are in store for Tuesday and Zed.

A sincere thank you to NetGalley, Cinnabar Moth Publishing LLC, and Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) for providing me an advanced audiobook of “The Secret Benefits of Invisibility” in exchange for an honest review. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to listen to the story and leave my review voluntarily.

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We pick up right where we left off in book one! Tuesday and Zed are trying to get used to their new lives within this fantastical world. The narration performance was amazing and kept me on my toes from beginning to end. We are introduced to more characters and their relationship with Tuesday and Zed’s parents. This audiobook was enjoyable.

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Thank you NetGalley and Cinnabar Moth Publishing LLC for accepting my request to audibly read and review The Secret Benefits of Invisibility

Author: C.W. Allen
Published: 06/07/22
Narrator: Ivy Tara Blair
Genre: Children's Fiction -- Middle Grade -- Sci Fi & Fantasy

I had the audiobook. The Secret Benefits of Invisibility is the second book with Zed, Tuesday and Falinnheim. I read audibly both books basically the same day. I did better with the narrator the first quarter of this book. However, I still was not able to connect with her performance of this story.

This book extends the story that originated in Relatively Normal Secrets. I had a difficult time following the story. The narrator made it impossible for me to care.

I would recommend the physical book.

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I don 't believe this is a successful stand alone book. Not having read the first book in the series I felt at a loss with all the characters and plots. I did not find it interesting at all.

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The next installment in The Falinnheim Chronicles was an exciting and fun read! Zed and Tuesday are now making a new life in an alternate world, learning how to fight with the rebels and working on taking down the evil dictator who's out to get their parents.

I thought this was fast paced, with a lot of action and fight sequences to keep me on my toes. I enjoyed watching the siblings grow and find their strengths, as well as outsmart the adults and show how kids have their own strengths. The ending was great and I'm happy to hear that a third book is on the way!

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All opinions are my own. Thank you to Cinnabar Moth Publishing, IBPA Member's Audiobooks, and NetGalley for the copy

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This audiobook was easy to follow and differentiate between characters. It took me a bit to remember what was going on since I didn’t read the first recently, but after that I really enjoyed it.

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I received this audiobook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. As with the first book in this series, The Secret Benefits of Being Invisible is absolutely delightful! How often as adults to we ignore children simply because they are children? I think we often forget how even young children are capable of so much! Tuesday and Zed are no exception -- they manage to save the day in spite of "only" being children, and because of their "invisibility" in the eyes of adults, they are able to take down the bad guys.

This book was much more focused on the politics of Falinnheim, rather than action, so it was a little slower for me than the first book -- but then again, I am an adult and not the intended audience of this book. The message of this book is wonderful -- even children can be heroes. 

I think that this is a great book for young children (and it's fun for adults as well) and I would highly recommend it.

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I started off with the audio book (which is this) and I could not get used to the female American voice use. Therefore I had to stop half way as I did not like her tone of voice and it went too slow for me. I got myself a paper copy at the library and am I happy I did!

What a lovely story this is! can not recommend it enough! thank you to NetGalley and CW Allen for the ARC.

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This book was a lot of fun. It was a great continuation of the chronicles of siblings Zed and Tuesday. Now they are in Falinnheim, where they are living and going to school in underground bunkers. There is lots of action and excitement, and a deliciously evil baddie to hate.
The kids are off on a field trip when there is an attack,\ and they have to rally to defeat their foes. Who would ever suspect the " invisible" children to be able to combat full-grown adults ?
There is a fun culmination to this story, with hopes for another to come.

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I enjoyed this audiobook, although not as much as the first instalment to this story "Relatively Normal Secrets" which kept me engaged and interested to find out what would happen.

This book is great and written well, I just miss the mystery of the first one. However, I am fully aware that this book is intended for a younger audience and the story is perfectly good for this.

Once again Ivy Tara Blair narrates this clearly and in an engaging way.

Thank you to NetGalley and Cinnabar Moth Publishing LLC for providing this ARC for me to review.

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I was so happy to get back to the adventures of Zed and Tuesday in The Secret Benefits of Invisibility by C. W. Allen. The siblings are getting used to life in Falinnheim and as usual their curiosity and questions land them in some pretty exciting scenarios. The world building and characters are wonderful and I love seeing the fairytale elements of the story. This is an exciting Mid-grade fantasy that young readers are sure to love. The audio book narrator did a great job and really drew you into the story.

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The Secret Benefits of Invisibility follows Zed and Tuesday as they adjust to life in Falinnheim, the modern yet medieval alternate world their parents were actually from. Zed and Tuesday have chores and are going to a new school, and trying to reconcile the differences between their old world and the new one. When a security breach happens while their class is on a field trip, the class is locked out of the Resistance base and must figure out how to rescue the adults locked inside.

This was an excellent sequel! Fun and hilarious, with more great examples of how Falinnheim and our world are different (elephants are scary monsters in Falinnheim but dodos still exist). I love Zed and Tuesday, and seeing how they adapt to their new world. The rest of their class was great and it's always fun seeing kids getting up to mischief but still being helpful. These books are honestly so much fun and great, quick MG reads.

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"He looked like he was about to be reacquainted with his breakfast "

This is the second book in 'The Falinnheim Chronicles'. Will recommend the reader to read this after the first book as the plot is heavily interrelated. The saga of Zed and Tuesday in Falinnheim continues as they start a new life here with their routines. However, nothing in their life has ever been normal and they were on their field trip when things got disrupted- Again!

The adventurous book is full of humour & mysteries. Took me back to the Enid Blyton times when I was a kid. Which makes it safe to conclude this book will be a perfect pick for kids. I would have loved it, even more, had there been a lasting effect or a thought window that leaves some portion to the reader's imagination after the book ends.

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This is the second book in a series following two young siblings uncovering truths about their family's past and connecting with the world their parents came from.

What I love most about this series is the way the two main characters, Tuesday and Zed, communicate with each other. The author does a great job of understanding how young kids express themselves, and it comes through very clearly in the dialogue of this book.

This story is fun and adventurous, perfect for young children.

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Although this was the second book in the series, I found myself instantly engrossed of the story of siblings Tuesday and Zed as they make their way through navigating a new life in a new place and becoming heroes in the Resistance.

For Zed and Tuesday, adjusting to life in modern-meets-medieval Falinnheim means normal is relative. Lots of kids deal with moving, starting new schools, and doing chores. But normally, those schools aren’t in underground bunkers full of secret agents, and the chore list doesn’t involve herding dodos. The one thing that hasn’t changed: all the adults treat them like they’re invisible.

When a security breach interrupts a school field trip, the siblings find themselves locked out of the Resistance base. With the adults trapped inside, it’s up to Tuesday, Zed, and their friends to save the day. And for once, being ignored and underestimated is coming in handy. After all, who would suspect a bunch of kids are capable of taking down the intruders that captured their families, let alone the murderous dictator that put them into hiding in the first place?

Turns out invisibility might just have its benefits.

The audio for this book was very well done, and I really appreciated the narrator’s choice of voices throughout.

Thank you to NetGalley and Cinnabar Moth Publishing LLC for the opportunity to listen to this ALC in exchange for my honest review,

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Great middle grade series. This is book two. Zed and Tuesday are in Falinnheim getting used to living with the Resistance. New school, new dimension, new chores. Excited for book 3 next year

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I like this one slightly less than the first one. There was the great addition of new characters, but some of the solutions to challenges faced by Zed and Tuesday and others seemed a little far fetched. I did like the scenes with the dodo birds, just as funny as I would imagine them.

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