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Spellbreaker

Spellbreaker, Book 1

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Spellbreaker

By: Charlie N. Holmberg
Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Joel Froomkin
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About this listen

A world of enchanted injustice needs a disenchanting woman in the newest fantasy series by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paper Magician.

The orphaned Elsie Camden learned as a girl that there were two kinds of wizards in the world: those who pay for the power to cast spells and those, like her, born with the ability to break them. But as an unlicensed magic user, her gift is a crime. Commissioned by an underground group known as the Cowls, Elsie uses her spellbreaking to push back against the aristocrats and help the common man. She always did love the tale of Robin Hood.

Elite magic user Bacchus Kelsey is one elusive spell away from his mastership when he catches Elsie breaking an enchantment. To protect her secret, Elsie strikes a bargain. She’ll help Bacchus fix unruly spells around his estate if he doesn’t turn her in. Working together, Elsie’s trust in - and fondness for - the handsome stranger grows. So does her trepidation about the rise in the murders of wizards and the theft of the spellbooks their bodies leave behind.

For a rogue spellbreaker like Elsie, there’s so much to learn about her powers, her family, the intriguing Bacchus, and the untold dangers shadowing every step of a journey she’s destined to complete. But will she uncover the mystery before it’s too late to save everything she loves?

©2020 by Charlie N. Holmberg. (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Classics Fantasy Fiction Historical Romance Magic Users Crime Magic Wizardry

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Critic reviews

“Skillful vocal characterizations enhance this fantasy audiobook set in a magical Victorian Britain…While the plot is complex, both narrators evoke the sympathetic protagonists so convincingly that listeners will feel invested, as well as excited for the sequel.” --AudioFile magazine

“Those who enjoy gentle romance, cozy mysteries, or Victorian fantasy will love this first half of a duology. The cliffhanger ending will keep readers breathless waiting for the second half.” --Library Journal (starred review)

“Powerful magic, indulgent Victoriana, and a slow-burn romance make this genre-bending romp utterly delightful.” --Kirkus Reviews

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Good book but hard to listen at parts - the female narrator is engaging and well suited. The male narrator has questionable accents, struggling to hear the content in his bits as focusing on this.

male narrator is awful

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Its a really good start to a new series can't wait for the next one

Brilliant

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Good story. The female reader is good but the male voice is awefull, so distracting.

mixed bag

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I loved the story, very captivating.
The narration from the female perspective is great, but the male narration is very strange, the rhythm doesn't flow at all, there are pauses in weird places, and the accents are .. difficult.

Great story. Male narration hard to listen to

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What is going on with the male narrator! Wish I had listened to a sample first. He does seem to settle into the British accent as it goes on but the bajan one is just embarrassing and quite jarring.

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