Bright Spear Trilogy

A Gothic Scottish Fairy Tale (H. L. Macfarlane's Fairy Tale World)

De: H. L. Macfarlane

Narrado por: Alexander Bevan

Delve into the twisted, magical world of H. L. Macfarlane’s Bright Spear trilogy, now compiled into an omnibus edition for the first time!

Set in regency-era Scotland along the beautiful shore of Loch Lomond, Prince of Foxes is based on the Scots tale of Gold Tree and Silver Tree, with Lord of Horses moving down to the dark streets of London and based on the tale of The Kelpie’s Bride. King of Forever, the final story in the trilogy, is set in the faerie realm itself and is based on the tale of Tam Lin and the myth of Hades and Persephone. Fall in love with the series listeners have described as delightful, compelling, and enchanting.

Inside this edition:

• Prince of Foxes: Bewitched by dreams of a cursed faerie prince, Sorcha seeks out a kelpie to use its powers to save him, flee from a loveless arranged marriage and protect the area she lives in. But, the kelpie - as well as her fiancé - have other, darker ideas.
• Lord of Horses: Sorcha and the kelpie team up and head to London to deal with an impending threat to their home, whilst Lachlan deals with problems from the Unseelie realm.
• King of Forever: Lachlan and the kelpie must work together to save Sorcha from the clutches of the Unseelie king before she belongs to him forevermore.

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Fairy Trilogy

I was really interested in this series, from reading the cover and reviews. Overall, it was ok, but did not really keep me engaged. Book 1 was the best. I liked the characters, and the premise of the story line. I reviewed the audiobook, so the experience may been different with the written book. The narration was good, but did not feel like it was not the best match for the work. Book 3 felt a bit rushed, and would have benefited from being flushed out further. I received a complimentary copy of the audiobook from the author via Story Origin and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Honestly I loved it and would love more

Ok, maybe because I listened to this on my long drives to and from work, I didnt really notice any glaring issues. I am a writer myself (not published) and I loved the characters. Each had motivation and flaws. The story was left open which I could see may leave some wanting and feeling it wasnt fully over. However, I see that as life. The main points were brought to a close in my mind and then left open for you to make up your own mind about how things ended. I feel like she tastefully tackled writing of SA without going into too much detail and heavily dwelling on it, yet you can peice together what happened.

I also really liked the narrator and his accent. I have a hard time with men narrating women but I feel he did a decent job at it. I definitely wasn't cringing and could still stay in the books headspace.

Overall I feel its worth giving this series and the chronicals a chance. I enjoyed it. Hopefully you will too!

bright spear triology

The story was overall good. I enjoyed the twist in it. It didn't keep me that engaged. It was hard to concentrate/ listen to the book the whole time.

Not bad at all

3.5 stars - The narrator's voice for the female characters wasn't it, and I'm not opposed to male narrators performing female voices and vice versa. I couldn't wrap my head around those. There was also background noise that was heard throughothroughout the performance.

The story itself was not all bad. Book one had me hooked! Book two lost me with the back track in character development of the FMC. Sorcha is entitled, selfish and immature. She takes no one else's feelings into consideration or the fact that she is causing unneccesary drama. Instead the MMCs continually blame themselves and I'm still trying to figure out why. She continues throwing tantrums when she doesn't get her way, which lead her to rash decisions that endanger herself and those around her.

How many times should it take before someone finally decides hey, maybe I listen to ALL of these warnings I'm being given? I don't know because Sorcha had a light bulb moment after evrrything was said and done. Book 2 honestly had me questioning who in their right mind would want to stay with someone that kept doing the exact opposite of what was necessary to survive? Book 3 felt rushed.

I hope subsequent books show growth and development for the FMC. She seems to be the only one that has absolutely no common sense.

I received a complimentary copy of the audiobook from the author via Story Origin and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Great Fairy Tale

Book 1: I enjoyed this UK fairy tale. It took a minute to get into the characters, but once I did, I was hooked. Lachlan, the golden Prince of Faeries was turned into a fox. The connection Lachlan had with Sorcha was enchanting but throw Murdoch into the mix with all the twists and turns, was a page turner. I loved Sorcha's strong character and the strength she showed with both Lachlan and Murdoch. What a fun read. I can't wait to start book 2 and continue the fairy tale.

Book2: This second book was so much better than the first. This time around the characters became "real". The kelpie, Murdoch, reappears after 2 years at Sorcha's house. It's so confusing, a monster who eats people, but is sensitive and respectful and full of love for Sorcha. So confusing because you fall in love with this character. While in London, Murdoch's character develops into a person with feelings and love and a will to protect Sorcha. I listened to the audio version of this book and the narrator, Alexander Bevan was fantastic. I loved when he sang Sorcha's song. So funny but so sweet as well. I would advise to read the first book before reading this one. It's as if it's one long story but one I highly recommend.

Book 3: I finally finished the trilogy and it did not disappoint. I loved all three books and the ending was so good! Villains turned heroes. I never knew who to hate or watch out for. It went back and forth with both Lachlan and Murdoch. However, once King Eirian came into the picture, everything changed. This series was full of twists and turns, love and hat, bad guys, good guys, bad/good guys. It was such a whirlwind but I enjoyed every minute. I listened to the audio book and the narrator, Alexander Bevan was so good. He narrated all three books which made the fairy tale even more exciting and he drew me into the story right away. I highly recommend this series, but it should be read in order to appreciate the fairy tale and the characters that grow and develop with each book.