Magic Dark, Magic Divine

Warrior of the Divine Sword, Book 1

De: A.J. Locke

Narrado por: Bianca Drew

Falling asleep for almost 300 years was never part of Pennrae's plan.

Of course, when you're a mercenary with magical abilities and defy a spellbinding prophecy...bad stuff happens.

Now, magic is long gone from the world. So Penn works as a karate instructor, trying very hard to dodge her hot, flirty, and super annoying colleague, Callan. All is well until a Jigori - a nightmarish magic-eating monster - shows up at a New York City street fair, forcing Penn to use her Shaper magic, which allows her to transform wood and metal into deadly weapons.

Now, the Jigori's master has her scent and their eye on stealing her 300 years of life. If they succeed, Penn succumbs to centuries of sleep again, and magic will be unleashed on a completely unprepared world.

And to add to her ridiculously complicated life, something isn't quite right with Callan. Which she could figure out if it weren't for that evil, apocalyptic plot she's trying to stop. But Penn may not have a choice - Callan could be the secret weapon she needs to save the world....

Contains mature themes.

©2021 A. J. Locke (P)2022 Tantor

Interesting story

Well developed character and an interesting story. It kept me wanting to know what would happen next.

I Had to DNF

Seven chapters in and I had to DNF. I found Callan to be very off putting, obnoxious, and overbearing from the first introduction. Also, the narrator sounded too robotic when it came to Valerin and overall the male voices were not believable just more annoying than anything. As a sci-fi/fantasy fan I had high hopes for this story but alas it was not meant to be.

Great adventure

Fun with lots of twists, feel good adventure, glad for a happy ending. Will make this author a favorite.

A True Beginning

I enjoyed this storyline. I can see it merging seamlessly between urban and contemporary time fantasy.
With the villains and good guys setup by the end of the story, the author can move the story along into a long and successful series.

I'm going to follow A.J. Locke to see what happens next.

Good Luck A.J. Locke!

Hard to listen to.

Disjointed words. Every word was enunciated so sharply this was a story of individuals word interspersed with inhalations.