Ever Winter

A Dark Faerie Tale, Book 3

De: Alexia Purdy

Narrado por: Nancy Peterson

Shade has been left all but shattered.

Travelling to the Ice Kingdom, along with her bodyguard Dylan - who continues to be bound to her - to where the holder of her magic dwells. The War of Faerie amplifies and her only chance to save it will be to resist the enchantments of the Ice King, one of the ancient rulers of Faerie. But he has his own agenda and will do anything to stop her from making it to the Summer Kingdom, with her family, to claim back her throne.

These Ancients of Faerie don't want her to succeed, and the wards between the land of Faerie and the mortal world are blurring rapidly. Shade must face treacheries in every crevice of the land, even among the human mortals and trusted allies, before all is lost.

©2013 Alexia Purdy (P)2016 Alexia Purdy

Change is inevitable

Nothing is getting simpler for Shade. Questions of friend or foe are still in play, never knowing who is out for only themselves.

Danger and adventure…her whole world is changed. It’s good to see Shade come into her own and be who she never knew she was supposed to be.

Multifaceted characters abound in this epic adventure. Not easy to choose who to love or dislike. Always someone new and surprising.

The narrator did a winded job with the story.

Looking forward to the next book.

A story that draw you in

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. It was a great fantasy story, and it really draws you in. It is the third book of this series, and each book has gotten better.

What other book might you compare Ever Winter to and why?

Shatter me series by tehereah Mafi. While they are different type of fantasy/a I in story line, they have a lot of the same plot points. The both have a young girl who starts out unsure, and grow stronger as the story progresses, both have a bit of betrayal, enemy to friends, love triangle, along with fighting a progressive evil.

What does Nancy Peterson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He timing is perfect. Often when a character is meant to gasp or sound exasperated with a long sigh, you can't always tell from the narration. Macy Peterson really brings the characters to life. She puts a lot of feeling behind the interactions and you get a better idea of the emotions or moods based on how she plays it. It gives you a better grip on the characters peraonalities too.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. It isn't terribly long, so it was manageable to listing to in a strait shot.

Any additional comments?

This book started out on a bit of a down trodden and depressing feeling, and while you can feel those undertones throughout the story, as it progresses the characters become bolder in personality and stronger. There is a bit of a love triangle but it isn't very angsty. They're are also some new discoveries and twist in the story that in some cases seemed predictable, but it was still great to watch it play out. It has such a variation of personalities that it makes for entertaining interactions between those personalities. I was given my copy for free from audiobook boom for my unbiased review.

Good story with interesting characters

This is the third book in the series. It is definitely better to start with book one to understand all that is going on.

The beginning was a bit slow and on the sad side. The story slowly picks up and wraps up with a cliffhanger.

The narrator did a pretty good job bringing the story to life.

I'm looking forward to the continuation of the story on the next book.

**This audiobook was provided free of charge in exchange for my honest unbiased opinion**

Great book but you should read book 1 and 2 first.

Any additional comments?

I was given this book in return for my unbiased honest opinion. This book is great. I loved the narration and the story but this is one of the books that you need to read the other stories first so read in order. Overall a great fantasy listen!!

Excellent

I love this series and this one did not disappoint! It was hard to put down and I found myself staying up until the wee hours of the night because I couldn't leave Shade and Dylan even long enough to sleep
The narrator did a good job bringing them to life especially as Shade