Voodoo Academy: The Complete Box Set

Gates of Eden: The Voodoo Legacy, Books 1-5

By: Theophilus Monroe

Narrated by: Sydney Fry

Length: 26 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

Being possessed has its advantages...

Sure, my soul-bound familiar could be a pain in the ass, but she came with some pretty impressive abilities. A nasty voodoo demigod, a loa of destruction, wants to steal her power.

Ogoun, the loa of war, has invited me to join the Voodoo Academy. If I master the arts, he tells me that I might have a chance to thwart the demigod's scheme. But can any of these "gods" be trusted? They all have ulterior motives. And I won't be a pawn in their war. But if I don't stop him, if he steals these powers...he could destroy the world.

I'm an outsider. Not at all like the other students at the academy. I don't think they'll ever accept me. But if I don't go, if I don't learn to control these abilities, it will mean the end of everything I hold dear.

©2020 Theophilus Monroe (P)2022 Theophilus Monroe

Great voodoo-themed series!

While I have read/listened to a lot of fantasy, this was my first time in a voodoo-themed universe so I was a bit unsure about it being a good choice of book for me. But it ended up being a great choice! I loved the universe and the worldbuilding was definitely amazing: we get to see so much of so many different places! (trying not to give spoilers here...). The characters had nice and believable back stories and proper development. The plot had soooo many twists and turns that I never expected! Overall, the story was amazing!

The narrator is also pretty good. Not sure if she naturally has a teenage-y voice or not, but she definitely blew life into the main character. Also brownie points for giving individual voices to the other characters AND for using different tones/inflections throughout the narration. Oh, and for proper French pronunciation!

My only complaint is that the audio wasn't perfect. I admit I am very picky and this is the main reason why I pass on many audiobooks. This book in particular had a tiny bit of white noise in the background. It would have been perfect if it didn't. I don't expect this to be a problem for most other people, but I have a very sensitive hearing and really good audio devices.

Awesome Series

This was a great series. Loved storylines. Lots of humor and action and each one got better and better. The characters are quite colorful and the narrator does a good job bringing them to life. Each one has their own flavor by the narrator and makes listening enjoyable. The world building is done right by author and the narrator has done a good job expressing that also. I received a promo code for this audiobook and this is my honest review.

great series

I absolutely loved this series. I didn't want to stop listening to it. I stayed up way to late to listen/read it.

narrator

the story was good but I couldn't finish the book due to the narrator she was terrible. she kept moving the microphone and her voice did not fit the story.

awesome

This series was awesome! It's filled with drama, action, and romance. It wad very original and so enjoyable.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review

Action filled coming of age story

Incredible story. Has a few slow moments but every book ends with a nice cliffhanger. You can really follow along as MC grows and comes into her final role.

A soul-bonded power house

I love the interwoven series by Theophilus Monroe. In Voodoo Academy, we get to ride along with Annabell and her soul-bonded Isabell as they attend the Voodoo Academy on a journey to becoming the Queen of Voodoo. Prepare for a wild and twisted ride.

A great series

I loved the storyline and the world building throughout the audiobook series. Each book was great the references used throughout the series and the snarkiness of Annabel . The different characters was just awesome. The narration was okay. I would have liked if a bit more feeling or maybe tone for each character. Other than that I enjoyed this series immensely.

Story is decent needs new Narrator

The story starts pretty slow to me, they need another narrator story is read flat, hard to get into the book d/t her just reading thru the story, hard to follow because of that.

Loved the book, not the narrator

Loved the story, but the narrator was difficult to listen to. There were a lot of mispronounced words, strange background sounds occasionally, and very little vocal distinction between characters.