The Wind’s Call

Broken Lands Series, Book 4

De: T. A. White

Narrado por: Christa Lewis

Scarred by her past; defined by her future.

Eva is a herd mistress without a herd. A tagalong by her own definition. Not thrown away by her people, but rather someone who created a new life for herself when the old one died.

When she rescues one of the mysterious winged horses, a creature straight out of myth, from those who would enslave him, Eva opens the door to something her chosen people want more than anything else. An alliance.

Now, sent deep into the Highlands and guarded by one of the Warlord's most trusted warriors, Eva will have to brave the terrors that wait there. Someone is sowing the seeds of dissent upon which war turns. Failure will lead to death, but success may bring revelations she's not ready to face.

The balance of power is shifting in the Broken Lands. Those who survive will need to adapt quickly to the ever-changing landscape. Choosing her friends wisely has never been so important.

©2019 T. A. White (P)2019 Tantor

Call the Wind and all Readers!

The audiobook was worth the wait. Eva was an important but somewhat minor character in the previous books about the broken lands. In Call the Wind T. A. White has woven heroes from previous books into Eva’s book. It is a great story and includes complex machinations and agendas. Surely the story continues with more twists that only the author can imagine for the rest of us greedy listeners.

Best of the five books- practically a standalone

This book 4 and the next book 5, continuing the series with new FMC Eva, toned down almost all of the toxic themes that irked me in the prior trilogy. Instead of the FMC surrounded by men, Eva has Fiona, Hannah, and Laurel, all strong capable Trateri, to engage with throughout the book. Instead of a Mary Sue who goes gaga over her kidnapper/punisher/controller, Eva is a distrusting skeptic who makes up for her lack of battle skill by using her brains. For his part, Caden, while a fierce warrior, is honorable (albeit grumpy) and appreciates her strength. I also liked how the romance didn’t monopolize the story; the fantasy adventure was equally entertaining.

There were some excellent new Mythologicals, such as the Kyrons (Pegasus-like horses, but bloodthirstier), plant people, or my favorite: the multi-tailed fire Fox. There were even better intrigues, alliances, and apocalyptic horrors.

Of course, there were still minor annoyances, like the author’s tendency to use merely the specter of a villain who only presents at the very end (and is too easily dispatched) or how the danger to Eva is men threatening her with sexual harm (and this happens more than once). 🙄 There’s the ongoing illogic of the Trateri taking slaves and thinking it’s okay because if they’re good slaves they could eventually become masters, which would have been more palatable if the Trateri better explained their process of domination and assimilation. But, no, the Trateri don’t explain themselves or apologize, which brings me to my biggest annoyance here: so much of the conflict is exacerbated by failures to communicate or treat different peoples/beings with respect.

Still, more than any of the prior books, the annoyances and flaws had more of a point and even provided a more meaningful arc for several of the characters. Although there’s a Flash Gordon coda to cue up book 5, this book provides a contained mystery and romance. You also don’t need to listen to the prior books to enjoy this. You might even enjoy this more without having to trudge through the more toxic trilogy. This was definitely my favorite of the bunch,

Didn’t want it to end

I absolutely love this series. I was so happy to see she wrote more and loved being immersed in this world even though Shea and Fallon weren’t the main characters. In fact it was really nice to see Caden fall in love.

Eva was the horse mistress that Shea helped out in one of the previous books. She stood out to me because she was similar to Shea in her courage and outspokenness. Well it turns out she is a little more special than the average person.

This was her journey. In this book we follow her as she discovers just what she can do and how her abilities can help the Trateri. Also, along the way she grows closer to the grumpy Caden. And we see a side of him that’s not so serious or grumpy. It was nice to see him smile and make a joke.

I’m so sad this series is over I don’t want to stop living in the Trateri world. I want to keep reading about these Alpha warriors and the women they fall in love with.

Loved this book!

I have loved this series. Wondered if I would enjoy this book as much as the first three because of new lead characters but it was excellent. Enjoyed how you continued to incorporate Shea and Fallon. Thanks for creating such an amazing fantasy world.

Yay!

Another fabulous fantasy in the Broken Lands series! I hope they never end! Author and narrator never disappoint!

Outstanding, 1000% reccomend

TA White is sincerely my favorite author at this point, never misses the mark and once again this novel has a realistic but still strong female lead. Grade A work from start to finish that I would highly reccomend anyone read but especially young women.

Loved it

I love this series!!! I hope there is more to come. I would really love it if someone made us a movie or a series on Netflix

Eva’s story.

This story was just as awesome as Shaya’s story and I hope to see more to come from this world. I loved the world building to the whole series. The whole series is unique and engrossing. Of course, there are more monsters and more allies that come into play. So much adventure to keep me on my toes. I see the author has many books she has written and while Audible only has the start of one other I hope to see more of them added to Audibles collection. Narrator does a great job.

Beautiful continuation of Broken Lands series can stand on its own!

This is the best adventure romance I’ve read in a long time. I would definitely say that the adventure and fantasy aspect overshadows the romance. The romance is an ultra slow burn to the extent that I wasn’t sure there was one until half way through. However I found that I didn’t mind that at all. The action and character building is just amazing and fast paced and you find you’re already 10 hours in with 5 to go before you look up and realized you’ve been engrossed in this book all day. It is really phenomenal.

I do recommend reading the Broken Lands first as this picks up shortly after that leaves off and you might be just a bit lost otherwise though you probably COULD read this stand alone there is no way you would regret reading the broken lands first. Many of the same faces appear and we get to know them. The secondary character develop along side the primary characters.

I felt that the end left open the possibility for Eva and Caden’s story to continue but this could stand alone too. There is an HEA but it’s a little abrupt. I definitely wanted more but that’s not a bad thing and in the end it was a really fun, satisfying, and at times emotional read. I loved every moment!

The narration was very well done with perfectly done action and a variety of voices for all the different players.

So good to have Eva’s story!

It took a while, but we finally get the audio of book 4 in the Broken Lands series - Yay! I think it was Ilona Andrews who mentioned this series, and I’ve come to enjoy it. I’ve purchased both ebook and audios of all.
This story features Eva, the horse mistress included 2-3x in the previous books, and Caden, the Commander of the Trateri. When Eva rescues a Mythical, it is revealed that Eva has more talents than even she knew. Eva is joined by Caden and Darius in traveling further into the Highlands in hopes of forming an alliance, but everyone is at risk with the hidden agendas of the mythical and the humans.
Lewis has a pleasant voice, but I would wish for someone with more ability vocalizing multiple voices, including males.