Druidess

Gates of Eden

By: Theophilus Monroe

Narrated by: Kelley Hazen

Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's Summary

A haunting journey into the worlds of voodoo and druidry.

Joni had always been fascinated by the history of her family’s old antebellum plantation. Her ancestor’s journals were filled with stories, many involving two slave girls, the older of whom was deeply involved in the “red magic” of the Bokors. 

When Messalina returns from the grave on a quest of vengeance, Joni must confront the wickedness of her own family’s past, while also embracing a truth even more ancient—that she is descended from a line of Druids. Joni is the only one who stands between Messalina and her insidious plans.

Druidess takes listeners on a thrilling journey into the world of Celtic and Native American mythology, voodoo, and an eternal realm where all magic—good and evil alike—has its origins. Druidess is filled with shocking plot twists, compelling characters, and features a strong female hero. Druidess introduces the Gates of Eden (GoE) universe. It is a prequel to both the Druid Legacy (Elijah Wadsworth) and the Voodoo Legacy (Annabelle Mulledy). Monroe’s Druidess is sure to keep listeners enthralled from start to finish.

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fantastic!

This prequel fills in a lot of missing little details and helps explain some things from the main story. Theo is an amazing writer who is great at what he does. I highly recommend this book to help you understand the main story line or to give you an idea as to what the rest of his books are like.

oh yeah this all this

Love this. Action, adventure, family mistakes and redemption, what's not to love. The narrative is fantastic making the characters distinctive and brilliant writing breathe and bustle with life

Souls of the dead... vengeance and magic

Received as an audio review copy from Story Origin, this is an honest review. Narrated beautifully by Kelley Hazen, presents Joni, a having a deep interesting desire to know her family's history of the plantation home but she hadn't realized that this past would end up involving the spirits of the long dead and discovering that she herself has a connection to the mysterious and mythical druids. A snarky clash of paranormal souls in a story that works nicely as a gateway not only for Joni if the reader continues her journey in the Gates of Eden series but also carves a path to learn more about voodoo magic in the series Voodoo Academy as well.

enjoyed

I have read and/or listened to many of theophilus books and I have thoroughly enjoyed each book. This book is just another one that showcases his talents.

Great!

Another great one! I’m excited to see where this series goes, it was a quick listen, but very entertaining. The narrator kept me engaged and I appreciate that in all of this author’s narrator choices.

Well done!

Very well written story. Highly relatable characters. Really enjoyed listening to it. Narrator was perfect for the role and did a great job of voicing the characters.

Fun story

This is a great beginning to a new series that is very entertaining and super exciting and lovable characters

Great story

Loved the story. It was interesting and kept me entertained. The story isn’t something that I have read or listened to before. It has great world building in it and the characters were interesting and had me wanting to know more about them. The narrator did a really good job bringing them to life and distinguishing each one as their own person. The audiobook was well done in my opinion. The author provided me a promo code and this is my honest review.

Another well-written story from a good author

Druidess (The Wadsworth Legacy ), my nineteenth read from author Theophilus Monroe and the first book of a new series. Another well-written & enjoyable read/listen. I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it. 5-hours 16-minute/167 pages in length. Kelley Hazen, who narrated his Gates of Eden series, again adds to the enjoyment of this book. I look forward to my next read from this author and in this series. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018)

Fascinating Prequel

This was an interesting introduction to the "Gates Of Eden" universe and a prequel to two different series. I was entertained by Theophilus Monroe's humorous and irreverent way of presenting his story. I enjoyed the characters and liked seeing characters, from other series of the author, being part of this new material. Kelley Hazen's narration was fun and entertaining. I was given a free copy of the audiobook, and I have voluntarily posted this review.

Brilliant

I loved this book. I highly recommend this book.
Amazing characters and great storyline.
Kelly Hazen’s narration is pretty good as always.
❤️😹🤩🥰🥳

Start here

So the starter book in many ways - this book did not disappoint. It definitely established the narrative of the many books in this world. Very impressed. This explained a lot of narrative I missed in reading some other books by the author. Definitely needs to be read.

Great story and different

Druidess is a different kind of fantasy, from what I’ve read before.
It starts out traditionally: it’s about a young girl and learning she is magical. The story is a prequel to another series. I did like the story. It moved along nicely.
There were times it was definitely more geared toward younger readers. I am not as into ya as I used to be, so a few times I rolled my eyes, but overall it was an interesting read.
I am going to give the next book a try as well.