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Earth Y4K: Blood, Oil, and Tears
- De: L. Fergus
- Narrado por: Mary L. Phillips
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
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The gods Kimmy and Kita wanted to explore the far future they created and pilot military robot mechs as mortals. They never expected to find a hellish, xenophobic galaxy. When their daughter is taken, they’ll do anything to get her back.
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Science Fiction Extraordinaire
- De Laura en 01-16-25
- Earth Y4K: Blood, Oil, and Tears
- De: L. Fergus
- Narrado por: Mary L. Phillips
Having a relationship with a sociopath in a world filled with bigotry and misogyny.
Revisado: 12-29-24
In this book we join Kita, Kimmy and the Angels as they explore a world ruled by misogyny and bigotry. Can they, with the help of some new friends band together to bring about change? We get some fresh romance, a spicy scene, and even a treasure hunt. The angels take everything in stride and offer each other emotional support whenever one of their team needs it. Including how to change your perspective and have a meaningful relationship with a sociopath, which was a refreshing change from this diagnosis being painted as only a monster.
I read this book after reading Birthright and Razor’s Pass, which while doable, I wouldn’t recommend. While the author gave context and filled the reader in, it left me realizing how much of the story I had missed and made me need to price things together that otherwise would have been obvious.
Overall a quick and easy read.
Note: a copy of this audiobook was provided in exchange for an honest review.
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Razor's Pass
- Ascension, Book 2
- De: L. Fergus
- Narrado por: Mary L Phillips
- Duración: 9 h y 35 m
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In the daunting peaks of Razor's Mountains, someone has twisted the war cats into hideous meat vegetables, slaughtering and sending them to feed Ravager armies. It's enough to unsettle even Kita's stomach. But she refuses to relent until the war cats and their beautiful and alluring queen, Snowy, are free and have their vengeance.
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The Dark Angel earns her wings
- De Kara en 12-12-23
- Razor's Pass
- Ascension, Book 2
- De: L. Fergus
- Narrado por: Mary L Phillips
A quick read with some romance
Revisado: 12-28-24
In this book we join Kita, Snowy and the gang as they set out on a new adventure. Where Kita will need to use her diplomacy, decisiveness, and empathy in order to succeed. With all the power she has gained she will rely on her friends and love to keep her grounded. The love connection happened a bit too quickly for my taste, but not unrealistic to many. Another easy read.
Note: a copy of this audiobook was provided in exchange for an honest review.
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Birthright
- Ascension, Book 1
- De: L. Fergus
- Narrado por: Mary L Phillips
- Duración: 8 h y 5 m
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Kita has a problem—if her day wasn’t bad enough. After being unexpectedly selected as Junior Commander of the futuristic Legion, Kita can’t wait to leave. However, her mother reveals Kita is the heiress to a powerful title in Arcone and insists Kita claim it before she leaves in a Proving Ritual of skill and honor. Kita was the famed Angel of Yorq, champion of the dueling circuit. The ritual should be easy. Now, she finds she’s gravely miscalculated the purpose of this fight. It’s not a duel of skill—but combat. She’s never experienced a battlefield, only the city streets.
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Excellent story: medieval MC meets alien AI
- De Kara en 12-02-23
- Birthright
- Ascension, Book 1
- De: L. Fergus
- Narrado por: Mary L Phillips
Entertaining and immersive
Revisado: 11-27-24
This was an entertaining listen, so much so that I listened to it in one go. In book 1, we’re introduced to the main characters and the world. We follow along with Kita as she is introduced to her culture and learns more about the world and herself in the process. She fights against gender stereotypes, righteousness, and the status quo. Through her logic, skill, and diplomacy we meet new and diverse people that join us on her journey. I can’t wait to see where this story will take us next.
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Moons & Runes
- The Case of the Cursed Amulet (Moons & Runes Private Investigators, Book 3)
- De: Martine Cullum
- Narrado por: Mary Phillips
- Duración: 5 h y 27 m
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Still grieving the death of her grandmother and the loss of magical connections with her distant ancestors, can Thea Dawson survive yet another earth-shattering blow? Will her small circle of gifted, loyal friends be enough to help her locate a missing girl, face an old enemy, and uncover the secrets of the mysterious cursed amulet?
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Curl up and get cozy
- De Moonlit_sapphire en 11-26-24
- Moons & Runes
- The Case of the Cursed Amulet (Moons & Runes Private Investigators, Book 3)
- De: Martine Cullum
- Narrado por: Mary Phillips
Curl up and get cozy
Revisado: 11-26-24
We join Thea and her knitting circle as they solve two new cases. In this book new relationships grow stronger, old relationships change, and the community comes together to prepare for a threat that’s on the horizon. An enjoyable listen with characters we know and love.
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The Tower Without a Door
- A Rapunzel Retelling (Chronicles of Curses)
- De: H. L. Macfarlane
- Narrado por: Alexander Bevan
- Duración: 6 h y 18 m
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Eventually, talking to yourself gets a little boring. After being locked away for 12 years in an enchanted tower, Princess Genevieve finally decides that enough is enough. She’ll climb out of the window of the tower and...that’s where her plan ends. For Genevieve knows nothing of the world - not even the way back to the royal palace and her beloved mother. But, when a tired and angry wizard magically appears in the tower just as Genevieve is trying to escape it, she is provided with a very reluctant guide back home.
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Not a damsel in distress
- De Moonlit_sapphire en 11-15-24
- The Tower Without a Door
- A Rapunzel Retelling (Chronicles of Curses)
- De: H. L. Macfarlane
- Narrado por: Alexander Bevan
Not a damsel in distress
Revisado: 11-15-24
This was an interesting retelling of Rapunzel where the FMC doesn’t just wait around to be rescued. I really enjoyed getting to know Julien better and watching the dynamics between Genevieve and Julien bloom. I appreciated the distinction between wizard and magician.
Overall a pleasant read with interesting characters.
Note: a copy of this audiobook was provided in exchange for an honest review.
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King of Forever
- Bright Spear Trilogy, Book 3
- De: H. L. Macfarlane
- Narrado por: Alexander Bevan
- Duración: 6 h y 21 m
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Sometimes protecting those we love means working with those we hate. Seven years ago Sorcha saved the life of Lachlan, Crown Prince of the Seelie Court, and became the object of affection for the kelpie, Murdoch, who sought to best him and destroy the court from within. Five years ago she saved them both from the wrath of the Unseelie king by giving up half her life. Now it’s time to pay up. The last thing Sorcha wanted was an immortal life, but now she may not have a choice in the matter.
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Dark twists to this dark story
- De Moonlit_sapphire en 11-15-24
- King of Forever
- Bright Spear Trilogy, Book 3
- De: H. L. Macfarlane
- Narrado por: Alexander Bevan
Dark twists to this dark story
Revisado: 11-15-24
In the final book in the trilogy, we join Sorcha, Lachlan and Murdoch as they face their greatest foe. Check your trigger warnings. While nothing is explicitly described, what happened to Sorcha is implied as she pieces things together. The story does get dark, but we see our characters try to overcome obstacles and work together. We also get to see Julian and Adrian again. Overall, a good conclusion to the trilogy.
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Lord of Horses
- Bright Spear Trilogy, Book 2
- De: H. L. Macfarlane
- Narrado por: Alexander Bevan
- Duración: 6 h y 22 m
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Sometimes a villain is not a villain, and first impressions have to change.... When the disgraced kelpie of Loch Lomond, Murdoch, discovers a new threat to his homeland, he finds a loophole in his banishment to show up at Sorcha Darrow’s door. Despite initial misgivings about Murdoch’s plea for help, Sorcha quickly agrees to help the creature out of guilt for what she did to him two years ago in the faerie realm. Lachlan, now the king of the Seelie Court, is less than happy about the kelpie’s reappearance by Sorcha’s side.
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WELL WRITTEN DARK FAY STORY
- De North Wind Knight en 01-25-21
- Lord of Horses
- Bright Spear Trilogy, Book 2
- De: H. L. Macfarlane
- Narrado por: Alexander Bevan
Is a villain, the villain in your story?
Revisado: 11-15-24
As a continuation of prince of foxes we get to see the differences between Murdoch and Lachlan and Sorcha goes on another adventure. The author takes us through many twists and turns as we discover that we shouldn’t always judge a person as a villain without getting to know them better.
As Sorcha gets to know Murdoch better, we’re introduced to her greatest foe. And who will she choose to have by her side? Personally, I prefer Lachlan a bit better, but who would you choose?
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Prince of Foxes: A Gothic Scottish Fairy Tale
- Bright Spear Trilogy, Book 1
- De: H. L. Macfarlane
- Narrado por: Alexander Bevan
- Duración: 6 h y 50 m
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When Lachlan, the golden prince of faeries, is transformed into a fox and banished from the forest on the eve of his mother’s funeral, the last creature he expects to seek help from is a human. But Sorcha Darrow is not so easily enchanted by the wily faerie. Only after discovering her father means to marry her to a wealthy Londoner does she decide to help him, seeking the power of a being even Lachlan is wary of: a kelpie.
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Sorry, Not Interested in the Sequels
- De CJ en 06-15-21
- Prince of Foxes: A Gothic Scottish Fairy Tale
- Bright Spear Trilogy, Book 1
- De: H. L. Macfarlane
- Narrado por: Alexander Bevan
Enter the immersive world of the fae
Revisado: 11-15-24
This book starts off philosophically discussing the importance of names. From here the story grows as we get to know the strong willed, clever, and kind Sorcha and the world in which she lives. This wasn’t a fairytale that I was familiar with, but I enjoyed that while this trilogy exists in the same world as the chronicles of curses, the world building was immersive. In book one of this trilogy, we are introduced to the world of the fae and those that inhabit it: seelie, unseelie, kelpies, and more. This book is clearly the first book and the author left room for the story to unfold in subsequent books. It was also a surprise to discover the narrator can also sing! I can’t wait to see where Sorcha’s journey will take us.
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The Boy from the Sea
- A Dark Gothic Romance
- De: H. L. Macfarlane
- Narrado por: Broghanne Jessamine
- Duración: 7 h y 58 m
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When lonely Grace Ferguson meets fellow student Lir Murphy in her marine biology lab the last thing she expects is to fall into a deep, startling obsession with the young man. Lir is strange, quiet and filled with a love for the sea that nobody else understands. When he surprises Grace by reciprocating her feelings she’s convinced she’s found her oddball happily ever after.
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Excellent!
- De escritora en 12-14-24
- The Boy from the Sea
- A Dark Gothic Romance
- De: H. L. Macfarlane
- Narrado por: Broghanne Jessamine
A book that stays with you
Revisado: 11-15-24
This was an interesting read and stayed with me in ways I did not expect. The book starts off as we meet Lir, and hear about his traumatic past. We then meet Grace and watch as her interest is piqued by the aloof Lir. In the background mysterious things are happening and people are getting hurt. What really happened to Lir’s parents? Who is hurting people? What’s real and what isn’t? We follow Grace as she tries to find the answers to these questions and sort out her feelings for Lir.
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Snowstorm King: A Snow Queen Retelling
- Chronicles of Curses, Book Two
- De: H. L. Macfarlane
- Narrado por: Alexander Bevan
- Duración: 6 h y 6 m
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What do you do when winter never ends? Tempestuous, hedonistic Kilian Hale does not wish to be king. Only a curse cast by his father on his deathbed ties him to the throne until his elder brother, Gabriel, returns from war. Spurned for not possessing the blonde hair and blue eyes of the people of Alder, Elina Brodeur seeks to win their approval by requesting an audience with their cruel, lazy king. But Kilian is not interested in the town’s pleas for extra provisions to help them through the particularly harsh winter, and time and again turns Elina away.
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snowstorm king
- De Amber Falleaf en 10-29-24
- Snowstorm King: A Snow Queen Retelling
- Chronicles of Curses, Book Two
- De: H. L. Macfarlane
- Narrado por: Alexander Bevan
What would the weather be like if it was controlled by your emotions?
Revisado: 10-23-24
I wasn’t familiar with the snow queen when I started this book, but I have seen frozen. While this retelling had similar elements, it’s no Disney movie. Instead we get characters that feel more raw, believable, and includes some mental health elements. We also got a tad more spice in this book.
We are introduced to two black sheep, one ostracized by the village, one by the opinions of others, including family. Both feel trapped, both want to escape, but one uses it to propel them forward, while the other needs some help before they’re comfortable showing their true self. Another compelling story that I listened to in no time.
It was lovely to meet Adrian and Scarlet again, and I thoroughly enjoyed how the stories seem to interconnect.
If you love fairytales, then reading this book is a no brainer.
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