Broken Souls and Bones

De: LJ Andrews

Narrado por: Lindsey Dorcus, Will Thorne

Together they’ll restore a divided kingdom—or burn it down—in this new romantasy from USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation LJ Andrews.

Lyra Bien intended to live a quiet life to avoid the attention of the magic-obsessed king in the fortress of Stonegate. Until Roark Ashwood—the prince’s silent guard and rumored killer for the crown—invades her village and uncovers the truth behind the silver scars in her eyes. To save her best friend from death, she’s forced to reveal her abilities, and is immediately claimed by the crown as the next melder.

To be the King’s melder is to be revered and feared in equal measures, but above all it is a slow death sentence. Lyra is determined to find a way to free herself and her friends from bondage. But first she must get more information from the silent, brooding sentry who first took her captive: Roark.

As Lyra gets closer to Roark, she soon learns he’s nothing like she assumed—and in fact everything she needs. The more they work as allies, the harder it becomes to ignore the growing passion between them. After a sinister truth is revealed, Roark and Lyra must choose to stand against all they know, or accept their dark destiny.

©2025 LJ Andrews (P)2025 Penguin Audio

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"LJ Andrews transports us into a rich and dangerous Norse-inspired world. With angst and sizzling romance, pulse-pounding action, and plot twists that left my jaw on the floor, I was hooked from the very first page!"—Demi Winters, author of The Ashen series

"Powerful and gripping, Broken Souls and Bones has everything a romantasy reader wants—strong writing, fascinating magic, and a romance to absolutely swoon over. I guarantee you'll love Lyra, Roark, and the compelling, Norse-inspired world they live in. I knew from the first page that I'd be giving this one a rave review, and sure enough, it's five fierce and dazzling stars from me!"—India Holton, USA Today bestselling author

“LJ Andrews is a powerhouse within the romantasy genre. Broken Souls and Bones has everything you could want—a unique magic system, a vivid world, and a swoony romance that’s both tender and scorching.”—Olivia Rose Darling, USA Today bestselling author of Fear the Flames

LJ does it again

This book was fantastic. The world building, character development and creativity were on point. The only thing that’s disappointing is having to wait for book 2 after that ending. It’s 345am and my jaw is still on the floor after finishing 30 mins ago.

Book 2 asap or we riot!

I'm torn...

I was so excited for this book and wanted so badly to like it, but I was just so confused. The magic system is a bit strange cause all the crafts are so similar in their abilities, and the whole backstory with Roark seemed all over the place. There were multiple times a name was dropped and it was like we were just supposed to know who it was and I had to go back a few times to try and figure things out. I'll probably re-listen to this another time, and I'm sure the second time around will be easier to follow. The female narrator's accent was kinda brutal and I wish she just spoke normally. Overall, an ok read.

Great story, not so great narration

The story met my 5 star criteria - a fantasy world I could escape into, characters I cared about, sweet and spicy romance, and most importantly enjoyable! There were a few story elements I wasn't feeling at first, but by the end I was fully on board and it left me wanting more.

Rest of my review is for the audio- I personally didn't like how the female narrator used one voice for the 'internal thoughts' of Lyra but then put on a different accent for Lyra to speak out loud. The accents she used for other characters were inconsistent too. These 2 things really took me out of the immersion because it was splitting my sense of Lyra as a character, and for other characters I would sometimes be confused over who was speaking (or it affected how believable the character felt). I also got the kindle edition so that was helpful in clearing up confusion but it still affected my enjoyment of the book. I actually loved the main voice the female narrator spoke in, I wish she just stayed with that!

Wow

Lj never I mean never misses. This book is so damn good. Do yourself a favor and listen

love LJs style as always

I was surprised by the villain but not by ending, which was awesome. I just had wished for more Roark chapters 😆 I hope there's more of him and the side character stories as the series continues!

Vikings and Interesting Magic System

This book was SO good! I love all of LJ Andrews' other works, especially Ever Seas, but this series starting off with a bang! I finished this 13hr audiobook in about 2 days which is crazy, but so worth it! The magic system is brutal, but that fits so well with the Vikings. I am officially OBSESSED with this series! The twists were done well; although I did figure it out before it w a s revealed, it was written in a way that I kept second guessing. Overall a really start to the series and I can hardly wait until the next one!

Narration was a bit rocky. It did take some getting used to the female narrator since she had inner thoughts in one accent vs speaking to people with a different accent. The male narrator both "spoke" and had inner thoughts if the same accent. It didn't take me out of the story enough to stop, but it was something I noticed.

Excellent Story, Awkward Narration

the story was was easy to lose myself in, interesting magics, good characters, I loved Roark and Lyla. i just want more!! I'm looking forward to book 2!! the female narrator was distracting and the accent was awkward and pulled me out of the story. male narration was excellent!! I think I'd enjoy the story even more of I read the physical book, so that's next.