Beasts of Ruin

De: Ayana Gray

Narrado por: Keylor Leigh, Benjamin Charles, Yinka Ladeinde

In this much anticipated follow up to New York Times bestselling Beasts of Prey, Koffi’s powers grow stronger and Ekon’s secrets turn darker as they face the god of death.

After having promised to use her new powers to serve Fedu, the cunning god of death, and assist in his plans to remake the world, Koffi finds herself a prisoner in Thornkeep—a luxurious mansion with well-manicured gardens. But Fedu’s beautiful realm is a lie. Koffi and many other darajas are trapped there by a deadly, inscrutable mist, making escape impossible. But something within the mist calls to Koffi, igniting her magic. It soon becomes clear that the very thing imprisoning her could be the key to not only her freedom, but finally unlocking the remaining mysteries of her own magic, allowing her to fight the god of death and perhaps even win.

While Koffi attempts to decipher the secrets of the mist and learns to wield her own deadly power, Ekon is determined to make his way to Thornkeep to fight alongside her. But leaving Lkossa is easier said than done. Ekon, once a promising soldier, is now a wanted man on the run from those he once called brother. He’s forced to make new, uneasy alliances to flee Lkossa and turn his back on everything he once believed. And each day he draws closer to the realm of death, so too does Ekon draw nearer to a long-hidden truth about himself that could change his loyalties forever.

Koffi and Ekon—separated by both land and gods—risk everything to reunite. But the longer they’re apart, the more they will have to reckon with changing destinies and, maybe, changing hearts.

better than expected

the expanded world building was memorizing in this installment. the voice acting was memorable and consistent.

Fantastic Lore

This sequel is everything you could have hoped for in a “next chapter”. The gods are interesting, the background and culture is rich, and don’t get me started on the BEASTS! I love everything about this story.

The narration seemed rushed. Often names were inconsistent and the male narrators interpretation of Ekon differed greatly from the first book and was hard to listen to. The male narrator has such a great voice, but listening to Ekon and Themba speak was rough.

Good story. VA of Koffi has to go

Overall, the story was pretty good. there were some parts where I thought there was too much explaining, as if talking to a 5th grader and over explaining things that could be easily implied. also, the author loves to say how a smile or feeling didn't reach someone's eyes.... you can turn it into a drinking game during some chapters. I need her to get a different phase. otherwise the story was really good.

the VA for Koffi... I'm not a fan at all. her voice just doesn't do it for me. the VA for Ekon wad good for the most part however there were rines where he made ekon sound like every sentence his voice was cracking due to pueberty.. but the flipping back and forth between the VAs depending on the chapter was a bit much. towards the end when both VAs voice Fedu in back to back chapters...it was horrible. honestly, the VA for Biti/Rashida was great. and she can do a male voice. if she did the entire book, I would love it.

amazing story

I need more! When is the next book? I am so deep in this story!

plot twists

this book might be y favorite of the series! it truly kept you on edge the entire time