Folkloric

The Folkloric Series, Book 1

By: Karenza Grant

Narrated by: Liz May Brice

Where the fae and human realms meet…

Same old sleepy small-town France. I spend my days serving patisserie badly to the outlandish crowd at the café, and writing folklore research papers that will never, ever be published.

That’s until my clanger of a drunken hookup with the town’s hot new doctor, who turns into a hideous drac and eats Grampi’s favourite goat. Oh, and not to mention, a troop of ragtag fae storms my home, a fatal illness devastates the town, and a fae curse threatens Grampi’s life.

I may be having trouble accepting this new and delightful side of reality, but my knowledge of folklore means I have a shot at sorting this whole mess out before the town and everything I love is destroyed. The only thing is, I’ll have to work with the devious, scumbag doctor (he’s still picking goat out of his teeth). And he just might be the biggest challenge of all.

With flawed characters and strong emotional arcs, the Folkloric series weaves a beguiling hidden fae world with epic stakes, all the feels and delectable series-wide, slow-burn romance. The chosen one and the perfect hero were so traumatised by the goblins, they upped and left for another book.

©2024 Karenza Grant (P)2025 Karenza Grant

Folkloric

Folkloric Book 1 in The Folkloric Series is a really interesting start to a unique new series by new to me author Karenza Grant. Liz May Brice does an amazing job in narrating the story. I'm so happy I got the chance to listen to this story, into a mythology I've never discovered until now. Highly recommend!

folklore! action! mystery!

what a fantastic dive into French folklore, the narration is great, the heroine spunky and it's brimming with mystery and suspense. i love new cultures and this gave me a beautiful dive into unfamiliar mythology. Folkloric urban fantasy at its best!

Unique story with lots of action

A very unique story introducing several folklore creatures into one story. A good introduction to the series, will be reading the rest. The performer did an amazing job with the voices and inflection. Glad I found this series and can't wait to continue the journey.

One of my favorite series

This was the first book I'd ever read with French folklore and legends. As I was reading, I found myself searching the internet for images of the creatures Grant described and for any little bit of information I could find. I loved that her book wasn't filled with the same fae creatures that I've read about all my life.

I loved how Camille had spent her whole life researching folklore and myths but didn't actually believe in them. Her compassion and patience with Grampi were heartwarming, and I truly enjoyed how Grant made it so that he could only talk about his goats.

The D&D gang that hung out at the bakery was reminiscent of my teen years, except that I wasn't one of the girls taunting the "nerds"; I was one of the "nerds".

The way Fairy bordered our world and the travel through Fairy were set up splendidly. I especially enjoyed the rocks in Fairy.

I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys a little mystery to go with their urban fantasy.

𝐼 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝐹𝑜𝑙𝑘𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑐, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑡: 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠.

𝐼 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑜 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠, 𝑠𝑜 𝐼 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑.

𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛'𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠. 𝐼 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝐹𝑜𝑙𝑘𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑐, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑡: 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠.

𝐼 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑜 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠, 𝑠𝑜 𝐼 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑.

𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛'𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠.

Great Story

This was a absolutely Wounderful book to listen to. The Author's writing and the various characters are so well described and the depth of their personality well done.
I like this Audible book so much that I can't wait to start the next one. Narrator does such a good job of keeping you listening that you do not want to stop listening!