Convergence

Soul Bound Series, Book 1

De: Kearstin Dunn

Narrado por: Samantha Brentmoor, Dallis Seeker

Only the worthy will rise.

In the underground city of the Burrows, every eighteen-year-old faces the Convergence—a sacred ceremony where ancient, magical animals called Auryths choose who is worthy of power and a lifebond with them… and who is not.

Only the worthy will rise

In the underground city of the Burrows, every eighteen-year-old partakes in the Convergence—an ancient rite upheld for over a hundred years where magic beings called Auryths decide who is worthy of power. The problem is, not everyone is worthy, and those left unbonded are sentenced to exile in a world destroyed by chemical warfare.

Lennon Benfield has dreaded this day her entire life. If chosen, she'll gain magic, protection, and secure her future in the Burrows, but the risk of rejection is high, and exile means leaving her younger brother Shiloh alone with their severely detached father. Not to mention, the poisonous air above ground guarantees death.

At least that's what the Regime wants you to think. But Slade Whitlow knows better. Exiled years ago, he's learned the truth about the world above and the ones who condemned him. Now he leads those the Regime sent to die, protecting them from the dangers of the new world and the lies that drove them there.

Lennon has always believed that every life is worth saving, but Slade knows that belief gets people killed. As buried secrets rise to the surface and impossible choices close in, Lennon must choose between her ideals and the people she loves.

What happens when you become the thing you fear most?

Narrated in duet style.

©2026 Kearstin Dunn (P)2026 Podium Audio

Has some good potential.

I was definitely entertained and interested in the story. The concept is great. I just think it’s lacking in character development and world building. At first I liked how fast paced things were and then I started to realize it was too fast paced. It’s just jumping from one thing to the next and missing necessary explanations or time to fully understand the character’s feelings. The two main characters could barely tolerate each other, but jump a month ahead with no other details and now they’re really good friends? Felt like a lazy way to explain the relationship. It seems like the author wrote an outline and then forgot to include the actual detailed story in between the bullet points.

Narrators are great. No notes.

It was my bad not realizing this is YA, but I went into this expecting something else. Maybe I’m too old for this? I might continue if this is a duology, but I won’t invest more time than that.

Entertaining

The performance of the speakers were amazing. Great book love the vibes. Great fantasy. Love it!

Love Love Love

Now I have to wait for the second one. This book is amazing!! Great narration and an amazing story!! It checked all of the boxes!!

Felt a little like fallout at times.

I ate it up. Left no crumbs. Def recommend if you’re into dystopian apocalyptic vibes.

Masterpiece dystopia

With was a work of art literally! This story these voice actors!!!!!! This is 6 star read and I completely devoured this! Highly highly recommend!!!