The Last Apprentice: I Am Alice (Book 12)

About This Audiobook

Alice isn’t just a sidekick—she’s the storm in this gothic folklore storm. Joseph Delaney’s *I Am Alice* reframes the Last Apprentice series through the eyes of its most compelling character, a girl who’s equal parts clever, cursed, and defiant. This isn’t a softening of the franchise’s usual grit; it’s a sharpening. Alice’s narrative crackles with raw, unfiltered emotion, especially when her bond with Tom is tested by forces even the Spook couldn’t predict. The horror here isn’t in jump scares but in the slow creep of isolation—Alice’s magic is both her power and her prison, and Delaney makes you feel its weight in every whispered spell. For listeners who crave fantasy with teeth, this is where the saga truly matures, balancing adolescent angst with apocalyptic stakes.

The audiobook’s magic lives in Angela Goethals’ voicework, which stitches Alice’s vulnerability to her steel. Goethals doesn’t just narrate—she *channels*, oscillating between Alice’s teenage spunk and the eerie detachment of her witch-born nature. The production leans into hushed, intimate moments (think hushed incantations in candlelit rooms) and then slams into cacophonous set pieces (screeching banshees, shattering glass) without ever losing clarity. It’s a performance that rewards close listening, rewarding those who lean into the pauses as much as the action.