Blood & Steel

The Legends of Thezmarr, Book 1

De: Helen Scheuerer

Narrado por: Mollie Stark, Sebastian Grove

With her death foretold, Althea Zoltaire only has three years to become what she’s always dreamed of being: a warrior legend. Women are forbidden to wield blades, so she has trained in secret her entire life. Now racing against the clock, she fights to secure her place in the elite guild charged with the protection of the five kingdoms.

The sparring and hazing of the new trainees border on deadly, but even more dangerous is her growing attraction to Wilder Hawthorne, her unwilling warrior chaperone. All around them, schemes are afoot and darkness looms.

Will Althea pass the perilous initiation test and take her place as a champion of Thezmarr—or will the invading evil snatch away her dream before it starts?

Blood & Steel is the gripping first book in the heart-pounding, epic romantic fantasy series, The Legends of Thezmarr.

©2023 Helen Scheuerer (P)2023 Dreamscape Media

Slow burn

The process in this book. Thea is probably one of the most brave women/characters I have ever read through everything. She tries to persevere and complete the task that she wants to complete in her young life add in Hawthorne, and it warms your heart to know in to see the development of the characters within this book. I can’t wait to read the next!

Loved this story!

I did not want to leave my car because I was so immersed in this story that even a pause felt hard to do. I enjoyed the narration that brought this great story to life. Thea is an amazing FMC and Wilder, oh I need way more of him. Definitely looking forward to book 2.

Great Hangover Cure

if you are having a releasing slump after Throne of Glass, pick this up! strong FMC and who did this to you lover MMC, great world with so much more to learn!!

I liked it a lot

I feel like I have to relisten to it because I feel like I’d like it better. I need to relisten to some details but overall I liked it. Good story.

BEST SLOW BURN ROMANCE & PLOT

This book took me out of my reading slump. I loved everything about this book. The characters were lovable, the plot was engaging, the FMC was mature and feisty, and the friendships were so lovable too. And the ending!!!! Omg I can’t wait to read the next book!!

Solid narrators & novel!!!!

Definitely did enjoy this novel! Kept listening despite reality trying to intrude! Did feel like something was missing though so that’s why it’s not a 5 star! What can’t place, maybe the backstory or fleshed out minor characters…it is not a great distraction as still enjoyed the novel & with 3 more in this series no doubt more will become known lol!!

Great escapism novel though & the narrators do a great job of bringing these characters to life!! Loved the few POV we get from our MMC definitely helps the novel become more engaging & flesh out information without the need to “info dump” this world building is solid especially for the first novel!

Definitely has Fourth Wing & Divergent vibes!!!! This is by far my fav genre!! Supernatural/Dystopian/slow burn—extremely slow burn, but finally at end we get some spice lol / they try to hate each other & stay away, but they can’t mentor/mentee later on tropes alpha male, but strong willed FMC! Highly recommend this if any or all these tropes appeal!!!! Will be downloading next on series right away!!!!

Fantastic!!

I’m hooked! It’s everything I look for in a fantasy romance- strong FMC, broody MMC, magic, weapons training, tests of strength, nasty enemies, royals, and loads of attraction and tension. Can’t wait to get #2!

Captivating, Enjoyable, and Lots of Tension

Really good series so far!
Can’t wait to read the next book. Love the dog in the book too

The Resilience!!

The narration of this story brought it to life with the rich tones. Wish this had been read as a duet narration, but loved it nonetheless. Great plot and immersive world building! Loved it so much, I bought the next series in book and audible form.

Amazing start to my new obsession

Wow. This book has been on my TBR for months and I feel like a fool for not picking it up earlier. This was my first Helen Scheuerer book however it will not be my last. This book has all of my favorite elements.

Found Family
Strong MMC
Brooding, Mysterious Hero,
Prophecy
An Epic Quest

I really felt a connection to Althea. She is an incredibly determined woman who, despite all odds knows what she wants, and is willing to fight for it. (even to her own detriment). Althea’s death was predicted when she was a young girl, and as the clock ticks down, she is ready to go all out to achieve her goals. Wilder is our brooding hero and he is everything Althea wishes to be. He has accomplished everything that Althea wishes to and while he doesn’t always believe in her he is inspired by her and is willing to help her fight. All the side characters were very well flushed out. They all had flaws and quirks that made them feel like real people. I really hope that we get to see more Kipp, Cal, Wren and Torj in the future.

I thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of this book. The premises intriguing, the characters are compelling, and the world is fully immersive. I will definitely be entering with this series as soon as possible. And the narration on this audiobook was top-notch.