Heir of Shadow

A Study in Shadows, Book 3

By: Sara C. Roethle

Narrated by: Kim Bretton

Witch blood. The idea haunts Lyssandra as she leaves her life with the Helius Order behind.

She'll move forward if only to thwart her greatest enemy yet. Only the witches aren't what she expects. They're guarded and scared.

Because someone is stealing their skins.

In danger once again, Lyss must solve the mystery of the skin-stealer, all while balancing her growing relationship with Asher and her new role as her great uncle's keeper.

Time is short. Eiric is free, and he has plans for Lyssandra—plans that will mean the death of her vampire and ruin for all.

©2023 Sara C. Roethle (P)2023 Podium Audio

Best series ever!!

I'm completely hooked on this series. Bravo to the author and narrator for such an amazing tale.

Absolutely the best one thus far!

This book out of the series so far has/was by far my favorite book! I am beyond excited to start the next book in the series which is the last one in the series available it looks like so either it will be the end of the series or there's another book in the series to come, either way the story the series has become better with each book truly. It's as if she some how upped her game as a writer and upgraded an average fantasy story to an even more insanely magical more expansive world where this book felt akin to reading a Harry Potter kind of book but for the now adult fans with romance that's been a slow to burn epic love enemies to lovers with spice but the spice level changing in each book. It has incredible character development for good or bad in each book. Now back to the Harry Potter reference it has magic and a city protected alot of those kind of vibes but also add in the vampires of course and other worldly beings and not to spoil any of the ending but I was shook and surprised how it left off where there was a curve ball and that made me absolutely love it a million times more because I thought I had a prediction of where it would lead and end on note wise for it but I was completely wrong and to me that is the best compliment to a writer and book when they surprise you in the story and leave you agasp itching to run to the next book to find out what happens next! Sorry this is such a long review but I got excited to share my take on this book lol.

excellent

great book.. I read all three books in week. I just couldn't stop listening.. the 4th book can't get here fast enough...

Good

I really like Lyssandra in this series. I like the fact that this book starts pretty much at the ending of the last book. Lyssandra, her vampire lover, her best friend, and her uncle travel together to find witches. When they find the witches fortress, they end up getting more than they bargained for. Murders are happening in the witches compound and Lyssandra is going to help solve the murders as long as they teach her magic. Lyssandra learn more about the type of magic that she has. I will definitely be reading the next book in this series.

Excellent Storytelling and World Building

My only complaint is that book 4 is not recorded yet. I really enjoyed the series so far. I could t put it down. I really didn’t expect much since there are so many vampire stories out there but this one did surprise me with twists and turns.

Loved the character development

I could not put this book down! All three books leading up this the 3rd are just a good.

Loving this series!

Spellbinding (no pun intended), unique storyline, and characters so well developed that a reader can easily fall in love with… or hate. And, the narrator did an excellent job! No time to write more because I must get started on the next installment! I’ll only add this piece of advice: pick up your copy and begin reading!

Phenomenal third book

This is a new gold standard series for me. Heavy on the plot with just the right amount of romance. Castlevania meets Van Helsing meets Witcher vibes. The FMC and MMC are both excellently written, and the series avoid annoying tropes. Plenty of twists. Each book is fantastic in its own right. The narrator is 10/10- her accents and inflections for each character elevated the whole series. I’ll seek out more from both the author and narrator.

Love it!!

This series is sooooo good!! The narrator’s voice is mesmerizing and does such an amazing job telling this story!! Can’t wait for more!

Finally - a complete series to sink your teeth into!

I’m not sure how I originally stumbled across the series but I’m glad I did. It’s writing and narration is well done and the characters are likable. The pot moves along pretty quickly, and the world is fairly interesting with established rules with the magic use and non-human characters . Lys, our main character, goes through quite a bit of development from start to finish. Her sidekick hunters are likable and memorable if not a teeny bit stereotypical (one being the novice acolyte and the other bestie providing comedic relief) I don’t usually leave reviews, but seeing how few there were here surprised me. A truly enjoyable and underrated tale.