Sorrowfish
The Call of the Lorica, Book 1
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Sorrowfish
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Narrated by:
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Kae Marie Denino
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By:
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Anne C. Miles
About this listen
Two worlds. One fate.
Sara is having crazy dreams. Gryphon and dragon crazy. The scary part is waking up, safe in her apartment, with scratches and splinters. Is she losing it because of stress? One more unfinished sculpture will fully tank her grades. Goodbye bachelor's degree, hello failure. Her twin sister is in a coma. And on top of everything else, her best friend, Peter, wants to date.
It's enough to make anyone sleepwalk.
Choosing to defy the Conclave, Bard-in-training Trystan risks capture and mind control to find a magical lute through a shadow network. Luthier-wizard Dane meets a sinister stranger and barely escapes with his life. Dane's fate entwines with Trystan's when they must end an ancient curse, guided by a fae they only know as Sara.
©2019 Anne C. Miles (P)2020 Anne C. MilesListener received this title free
The book is nicely written with vivid descriptions, without being overbearing, and the characters are well-defined from one another. I especially enjoyed Sara's inner monologue, even though I preferred the storyline from the other viewpoints. So, that evened it out a little. I also loved the magic system, with the music, singing, and different instruments. It was complex but made sense, which I liked.
As to the story, it starts out slow, introducing the multiple viewpoints and character arcs, and across approximately half the book, there isn't a lot connecting Sara to the rest. In fact, it is a little confusing and I had to go back several times and still I didn't quite manage to wrap my head around all of it. Sara's story long felt completely cut off from the rest, like it wasn't even the same book.
However, as I got past halfway, or 2/3 point, the book picked up. The different viewpoints converged and things unfolded at breakneck speed.
I also love how Sara's past experiences came into focus at the end of the book. I won't divulge these due to spoilers, but it was fabulously done. All in all, an enjoyable read!
Well-written story with a fabulous magic system!
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