Entertaining listen!

This new series has a lot of promise. It’s got more grit and appeal for fans of Claire who have continued to read or listen to her stories for over a decade.
The characters are well penned and many are slow burning - it will be interesting to see where they end up.
The swapping of readers is fine, and mostly works.
There are some sound editing issues that ought to have been tidied.

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A slow burn

As a long-time fan of Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter series in my youth, I had no idea what to expect from this new novel—but I was pleasantly surprised. The story unfolds slowly, taking up a significant portion of the book, leaving me with questions yet eager for more by the end.
I found Conor a bit immature, and him and his friends’ behaviour was… questionable at times! However, Kel and Lin showed great promise. The romance that emerged in the final part of the book completely caught me off guard—I didn’t see that coming at all! Can't wait for more 😊
The narration was well done, and I’ve already ordered the next book because I can’t wait to see what happens next.

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Good world building, not enough reveals

The two performers need to coordinate better, characters had different accents depending on who was speaking. Enjoyed it overall, interesting story and characters but there were not enough reveals at the end of this book to make me excited for the next - I’m basically just completely in the dark about 8 things and feel they could’ve clued us in about something.

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a must have

i never knew how much i needed this book in my life. excellent workd building in just one book the cultrures and mentalities of so many characters with such depth.
even to go as far as differnt languages, customs and traditions. so fascinating a new but a well travelled journey into this new world cassandra claire created ive got 6hr left on the book and i dont want it to end 😢
wondedful work hope there is book 2 the options are endless

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Re - review

I apologize to Cassandra Clare for my previous review. There is a second book. It does not appear on the title details page unless you click on the one book appearing under included in the series. It is not yet available on Audible, perhaps soon 🙏

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Another good read from Cassandra

Once again Cassandra draws you in, I was a bit dubious about a whole new world away from the shadow hunters but she hasn’t disappointed!

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Bonkers premise, and no proper ending

I enjoyed listening to this book overall, and will probably listen to the next one. The world and characters are built up nicely. But what bugs me is that one of the main characters is sometimes supposed to be a secret body double for the prince, and then sometimes he's just pretending to be the prince's cousin. In the decade that they've been doing it, has nobody ever said "Hey Prince Conor, where is your cousin/friend today, when you've spent the last ten years with him constantly at your side and you guys even sleep in the same room?" And don't the palace tailors ever ask, "Why does the prince often get two sets of identical clothes made for big one-off occasions?"

My other main peeve is that the book just stops mid-story. Not even on a cliffhanger. Is that supposed to encourage me to read the next book? I might not bother, because I don't want to reward that kind of behaviour from publishers and authors. I would rather have a proper beginning, middle and end, albeit with some little threads left hanging to lead me into the next book.

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Mistborn vibes

It was ok, I'll probably continue with the series but I'm not excited about the next one

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Phenomenal story, just the beginning.

Great imagination creating characters you come to care about (& dislike). A kingdom of many cultures. Great depth to the story and I suspect, just the beginning of a great saga. I loved the Shadow Hunter books, but this is written to a whole other level. A really good and engaging listen.

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Adored this book!

The story was totally absorbing, amazing world building, wonderful characters, great plot. I couldn't stop listening! Do yourself a favour and get absorbed in this first book before the second one comes out.

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