I listened to Gates of Thread and Stone on audiobook which immediately sets it at a disadvantage for I generally don't like listening to books as much as I enjoy reading them. 
 I thought this book was ok. I liked the beginning and middle much more than the end. The end felt very rushed with a ton of information and plot happening but not well written or organized. I liked it enough that I plan to continue reading the series. 
 The narrator sounded like the typical narrator for teenage girls. To be honest, I get pretty tired of that same old voice and demeanor for every teenage gal in young adult fiction audiobooks.