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The Eldritch Heart
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Lagelee
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
Princess Oona Talomir enjoys the little things that come with her station: a handmaiden, her lavish bedchamber, and scores of fancy dresses - the duty to win a decades-long war, not so much.
Oh, did I mention assassins?
Seers foretold the conflict would end by her hand. From the moment she drew her first breath, the neighboring kingdom has been trying to kill her so she could not grow powerful enough to destroy them. Fearing for his daughter’s life, the king has kept her confined to the castle grounds for most of her 16 years. With the tide of war turning against them, the burden of her crown becomes too much to bear, yet one thing lifts her spirits amid the gloom.
Her servant girl, Kitlyn.
Alas, in a kingdom obsessed with the god of purity, she is terrified to confess her forbidden love. When her father makes a demand she cannot abide - marry a prince to forge a military alliance - Oona panics. He is handsome and honorable, but he’s not Kitlyn. Unable to admit why she cannot obey, Oona does the only thing she can think of, and runs away.
Alone and unprepared in the wilderness, she prays the gods will let Kitlyn find her - before the assassins do.
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- Dave
- 15-04-19
Very good read. loved it.
Great Story, loved every minute of it. The characters were really believable. Why no narration for book two? Such a shame.
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- Sam Herrera
- 20-03-21
Great, real and relatable
Eldrich Heart is the story of a princess prophesied to bring about the end of her kingdom through war. Oona is that princess and Kitlin is her servant/best friend. The two of them have been in love since childhood but can't admit it because of the expectations of the times: for Oona to marry and produce children and for Kitlin to work and take shit from the other servants because of their friendship.
Elizabeth Lagelee does a great job alternating between the posh, airy-fairy tones of Oona and the more normal voice of Kitlin without overdoing either. The two lead characters, and many others, are likeable and relatable. I'm particularly taken with Evie, Oona's birth-sister, a child raised in an atmosphere of intolerance and abuse, yet warm, kind and unquestioningly accepting and supportive of her sister's lifestyle. She kinda reminds me of Fred Scrooge: sunny and optimistic, come what may. As she herself says, how can the gods think love is bad?
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- Anonymous User
- 17-03-22
very weak narrator
I have great trouble keeping my interest because of the narrator. I will not buy any more books that are read by this person

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- Sky ;)
- 21-10-20
Sweet book
This book is really really nice Oona is King Talomir’s only child. The King’s fear of her assassination has kept her locked away for the majority of the 16 years she has been alive. Her only solace is her childhood best friend Kitlyn, an orphan abandoned at the castle when she was three and taken in by the King. Unfortunately as of late, Oona very rarely gets to see Kitlyn, the servants are often piling on additional workloads, jealous of Kitlyn’s raised status but poor family lineage.
It is when a prince from a neighbouring kingdom is invited to stay at the castle Oona fears her father is about to ask her to wed him. He is handsome and he is charming but he is not Kitlyn.
Afraid she will have to marry a man and lose Kitlyn forever Oona runs away leaving a note for her best friend to find her.
Hopefully Kitlyn will be able to find her before the assassins do.
Oona and Kitlyn are the leading ladies. Oona is the princess who, while spoiled, has a pure heart. Kitlyn on the other hand is steady and strong. Day in and day out she bears the hatred and contempt of the other servants.
I found both girls likable and I do remember this and the second book 😉
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- Smythy
- 21-04-22
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I did not finish listening to this as I was not a fan of the narrator. It sounds like a book that I would enjoy however, I will choose to physical read it and not listen.
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