Action packed

Action packed from the very start, with well rounded characters and great world building. Cas is afflicted with a sickness that has killed everyone else it has touched, apart from Cas an her mentor, who she tries to keep alive with an outlawed medicine.
I enjoyed the different characters, Cas's fellow mercenaries and the Captain's crew alike. The outlawed magic system and Cas's discovery of her own magic, gods and monsters and a King who may not be what she first thought.

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Wonderful narration of a great story.

I really enjoyed the narrators style and accents. I assume the male characters accent was meant to be Scottish but as a Scot it missed the mark for me and ended up sounding like a Scottish/ Russian and a bit English mix but I absolutely loved it! Loved the story too, don't think I've ever listened to an audiobook so solidly! it's a 'page turner'. Can't wait to read the next one.

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Good

the book was good if lacking in some areas. the story and magic was interesting. the characters enjoyable, even if the side characters where a bit underdeveloped. the reveal at the end was part painfully obvious and part nicely hinted to but still a bit surprising. what I did not like was the romance.

I can see some cemestry there but any time cass thinks about him it's soo annoying. I wish they would have skiped all the time she just reapeated that he hot. or thinking back to past encounters and daydreaming about that. when they actually interact with one another it's okay, but we are stuck in cass head and have to listen to her inner monolog far to much.

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100% reccomend

Brilliant story, brilliant narration. Fantasy and romance, what’s not to love? We had some really good side characters too. I’d have like them to be a little more fleshed out but hopefully book 2 will do that. I knew some kind of big twist was coming but I didn’t guess it which I was pleasantly surprised about. Definitely recommend.

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Well done. Interesting story.

I really enjoyed this one I've even gone and bought the second. can't wait to see what happens next.

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Amazing

Wow. Where to start. I loved this book. The world building, the characters, the romance. I loved it all. I’ve already downloaded the next two books. I know there’s five in the series so hurry up audible and get the rest of them on here. The narrator, by the way, was exceptional. I loved her and she really brought all the characters to life. I’m off to listen to book 2 and if it’s anything like this one I’ll of listened all night and will be reviewing tomorrow. It really was that good.

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That narration!!!

That accent!!!

Ok so I read this as an audiobook and I was just so thoroughly surprised and I enjoyed this so so much. The narrator was absolutely fab. There was so many different accents that it really separated out every character and made them so individual. I never knew I could find a women narrating a man so sexy haha Scottish accent was just *chefs kiss*. It really made me invest in the relationship built up!!

Had just the right amount of spice for this budding romance I think. It was all about the build up of how much they really started to care for one another! Loved it.

Felt like it sort of got a bit info dumpy towards the end because one minute you couldnt really tell what was going on or the magic system and then next it was all laid out to you in a matter of minutes.... or maybe I was just to invested in the growing romance haha

Overall I really enjoyed and cant wait to move onto the next.

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Enjoyable Light Listen

An enjoyable light Listen with thought out magic system and character development. Only one character arch though.
Wish the audio was volume leveled - it goes from shouting to whispering quite often, so I was constantly faffing with the volume.

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Can we stop aping accents the voice artist can’t do?

The good - story has all the hallmarks of a good romantasy and is quite fast paced

The bad - something in this didn’t grab me so much, I have no idea why. I would probably read the further books in the series if short on new books but I won’t be going out of my way

The ugly - good lord the ‘Scottish’ accent one of the male characters is all over the place. Russian, South African, French at one memorable moment. Occasionally just wrong and very occasionally the odd word or two is successfully done in a heavy Glaswegian accent. I get that audiobook producers are keen to cash in on Outlander enthusiasm but as a Scot this example is bad enough to be offensive. If you want a Scottish accent in the cast then cast a voice actor that can do one - this is not difficult to check, and the failure to do so is lazy and greedy

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Honestly Amazing

For fantasy lovers everywhere!
I don't usually write reviews but this book exceeded every expectation. From the magic, to the characters, to the people; the author artfully builds an intriguing world that will help you get blissfully swept away, and out of your listening slump. The slow burn romance didn't take away from any other aspect of the story, which is delightfully underated. I would recommend this book to any and all SJ Maas lovers in a heartbeat.
The narrator also deserves a mountain of praise. She brought each character to life and the accents were flawless, for sure. I will definitely be seeking out her other performances in the near future - as soon as I'm done with this series of course!

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