Daughter of Shades

Venatrix Chronicles, Book 1

De: Sylvia Mercedes

Narrado por: Emily Lawrence

A huntress with no past. A rival with a secret. A kingdom's fate hangs in the balance...

Ayleth and her shade move as one, ever hungry for the hunt. Under her mentor's tight control, she fears her memories are being stolen. Now 19, apprenticed for as long as she can remember to the mysterious Holy Order, she longs to rise in the ranks and banish untamed spirits for the prophesied Golden Prince.

When shadowy threats descend on the crown, Ayleth seizes a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prove her worth in open competition. Seeking to win the prince's favor and escape her scheming mentor, she resolves to hold her own against Terryn, a handsome, arrogant opponent who may be more than a match for her untested powers.

But as the two rivals follow a trail beyond the Great Barrier and confront legendary evil, the stolen secrets of Ayleth's past may return to haunt her...

Can Ayleth win the trial and reclaim her true self? Can she even survive her first day?

©2019 Sylvia Mercedes (P)2019 Tantor

Entertaining story, despite meh narration

Really enjoyed listening to the story. There's a lot of potential with this series as there's some great world building. My only qualm was with the narration itself, as some of the voices and characters left more to be wanted. Regardless, I would recommend this series!

9/10

This is a good introduction to the main characters, the world, and the druid-like magic system. The FMC is a young adult, but she is pragmatic, sensible, and nearly all of her goals and conflicts are about her physically demanding occupation. No time wasted reading about foolish frivolities or teen girl crushes.. The story flows easily and held my attention throughout. The narration could have be better, there are some pronunciations that are a bit off, but it's not bad and it's not distracting. Definitely a good book if you like stories with strong FMCs about adventure and nature focused magic systems.

Spoiler!
I liked this book enough to buy the entire series hoping that the following books would be more of the same, and I was not disappointed. Also, even though there is in fact a slow burn and enemies to lovers, there is no spice in any of the books, not even closed door.

great start to a new series!

I think this was an awesome first book with great world building and characters. highly recommend!

Disappointing

The story has an intriguing beginning but didn't deliver. In the first book it didn't draw the connection to the beginning. The narrator was very annoying.

awesome

it reminds me of legends of the seeker
totally awesome. magic and mystery. not predictable.