• The Spirit Eater

  • The Legend of Eli Monpress, Book 3
  • By: Rachel Aaron
  • Narrated by: Luke Daniels
  • Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,057 ratings)

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The Spirit Eater

By: Rachel Aaron
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
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Publisher's summary

With the pressure on after his success in Gaol, Eli Monpress, professional thief and degenerate, decides it’s time to lie low for a bit. Taking up residence in a tiny seaside village, Eli and his companions seize the chance for some fun and relaxation.

Nico, however, is finding it a bit hard. Plagued by a demon’s voice in her head and feeling powerless, she only sees herself as a burden. Everyone’s holiday comes to an untimely close, though, when Pele arrives to beg Eli’s help for finding her missing father.

But there are larger plans afoot than even Eli can see, and the real danger, and the solution, may lie with one of his own and her forgotten past.

If only Nico could remember whose side she’s on.

©2010 Rachel Aaron (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“A delightfully giddy romp of a novel.” (Karen Miller, author of The Innocent Mage)
“Witty, smart, snappy, sassy, fast, furious and let’s not forget fun...Rachel Aaron isn’t so much knocking at the door as kicking it down.” (Tom Holt, author of Blonde Bombshell)

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I Had A Hard Time Finishing This One...

This book is not bad, but it is so different from The Spirit Thief that I had a hard time finishing it. I've had similar issues with other authors, and I think I understand why. Clearly the author has a certain epic tale in mind, and again it's not bad... But, where I was laughing and enjoying the ride in The Spirit Thief, and even had fun with The Spirit Rebellion, I found this book too stressful and a bit too predictable, all at the same time. It's like sitting down to watch a comedy and getting a tragedy instead. Both comedy and tragedies can be good, but when you're hoping and expecting one, and then get the other, it can leave one feeling unsatisfied.

I've already purchased the whole series and plan to finish it, but first I think I need to go read (or listen to) some Discworld or something.

This book is more like a Dresden Files than Discworld, where The Spirit Thief was kinda like a Discworld book to me.

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I just was not all that into it

There were a few moments I was engrossed, the arena fight topping that list, but for some reason I cannot place my finger on, my attention just kept wandering. And I actually ended up playing other books quite often. I dont know if its the book itself or if its just not a bingable series or if its me.

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