The Lady Alchemist

De: Samantha Vitale

Narrado por: Hallie Ricardo

In a land torn between magic and alchemy, Sepha is an exceptional alchemist, able to bend the rules in ways no one else can. But when a slip of the tongue lands her in prison with a mountain of straw, even she has to admit that she can't transmute straw into gold. With the threat of a death sentence hanging over her, she's forced to make a deal with a conniving magician.

Sepha escapes with her life - but at a cost: she has one year to alchemically create a body for the magician, or else her firstborn child will be his. As Sepha's deadline approaches, she uncovers a deadly secret. How can she save her country when the body she owes the magician will be used to destroy it?

©2020 Samantha Vitale (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Hallie Ricardo is awesome

Really liked the performance by Ricardo, character distinction and emotional inflictions were spot on. Would love to find more books narrated by her.

well written

thoroughly enjoyed 😁👍🏽
totally recommend. cant wait for the sequel.
characters well developed. i hope its picked up by Netfix!

Great story !

slow at times, but I loved the characters and story! I definitely hope for a few more stories to this!

Great fast read! Need a little magic?

This was a great debut book. I love that it was a spin/re telling continuation of Rumplestiltskin. I needed a new series with magic in it. I have already recommended this to friends and my bookclub.

The Best

Loved it. One of the best all around. Can't wait for more books from this author.

Nothing short of amazing!

It isn't very common to find a book or audiobook that you can enjoy all the way through - but the Lady Alchemist respects its audience enough to not waste our time with useless fluff or yawn-inducing plot twists. Pretty much every moment is significant, every detail is utilized later on, and the plot doesn't linger too long in one place. A fun read, I hope there's a sequel!

Beware of losing sleep with this tale

Thought it might be a mildly amusing take on an old fairy tale. But then the story engulfed my imagination and I couldn't stop listening. Wonderful prose, interesting plot twists and very developed characters. I blame the author for a lost night's sleep, but still look forward to a sequel, please.

Amazing!!!

I couldn't stop listening. The story was exciting and had me completely enthralled. Book 2?!?!

Incredible

Absolutely incredibly done!! So many emotions wrapped up in one book!!! I can’t wait for book 2!!!

Enchanting twist on Rumplestiltskin

This novel starts out as a retelling of the Rumplestiltskin fable and quickly turns into its own fantasy world and system of magic. Samantha Vitale has a talent for beautiful prose, which I thought paired well with Hallie Ricardo’s enchanting voice.

The plot and story are balanced between character development and action scenes. I very much enjoyed the character development of Sepha. We meet her as a terrified and abused young woman, who is also surprisingly resilient and defiant. She grows into herself and this part of the story is perfect for a YA fantasy novel.

There are some plot holes or maybe weak points? But I am wondering if those will be addressed in a sequel perhaps?

Overall, it’s a great first novel. I am hoping she’ll write a sequel!