{"id":42931,"date":"2025-05-09T23:27:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T03:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=42931"},"modified":"2025-05-09T23:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T03:27:07","slug":"review-of-the-swifts-a-dictionary-of-scoundrels-by-beth-lincoln-read-by-nikki-patel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=42931","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels, by Beth Lincoln, read by Nikki Patel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/swifts_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/swifts_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-45223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/swifts_large.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/swifts_large-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><em>The Swifts<\/p>\n<p>A Dictionary of Scoundrels<\/em><\/p>\n<p>by Beth Lincoln<br \/>\nread by Nikki Patel<\/p>\n<p>Listening Library, 2023.  9 hours, 53 minutes.<br \/>\nReview written October 2, 2023, from a library eaudiobook.<br \/>\nStarred Review<\/p>\n<p><em>The Swifts<\/em> is a story about an adventurous family that sets themselves apart from common folk by taking their names from the family dictionary.  Shenanigan Swift is a child in this family, and she&#8217;s constantly told &#8220;You can&#8217;t help your name.&#8221;  People continually expect shenanigans from her, and they are not disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>She and her sisters Phenomenon and Felicity live in the ancestral Swift estate while their parents are off adventuring.  But adventures happen at home when Aunt Schadenfreude calls a grand Reunion of Swifts to look for the treasure hidden long ago somewhere on the estate by Vile Swift.<\/p>\n<p>But this time, the Reunion is plagued by murder and attempted murder.  Gumshoe Swift is obviously not up to the task of finding the culprit, so Shenanigan and her siblings &#8212; along with their nonbinary cousin Earth &#8212; take up the task.  <\/p>\n<p>The mystery is full of misdirection, sinister clues, and a bit of silliness, along with Shenanigan pondering whether your name is actually your destiny.<\/p>\n<p>I listened to this audiobook mostly while getting way too absorbed in a jigsaw puzzle, and it provides a fun mystery adventure the whole family will enjoy (with the warning that there are some deaths).  The author wasn&#8217;t going for realism, and ended up with delightfully quirky.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0B2H2CLJK\/sonderbooksco-20\" target=\"outside\">Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find this review on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\">Sonderbooks<\/a> at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Fiction\/swifts.html\">www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Fiction\/swifts.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer:  I am a professional librarian, but the views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n<p>What did you think of this book?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swifts A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln read by Nikki Patel Listening Library, 2023. 9 hours, 53 minutes. Review written October 2, 2023, from a library eaudiobook. Starred Review The Swifts is a story about an adventurous family that sets themselves apart from common folk by taking their names from the family dictionary. 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