Nowhere Stars: Volume 1

De: Anemone

Narrado por: Caitlin Kelly

Liadain never dreamed of being a hero.

Trapped in a failing body, she's learned to expect nothing from life except pain and disappointment. She knows better than to hope for a miracle.

When an unexpected savior offers her the power to become a Keeper, she's torn between the allure of survival and the fear that she's just trading one pain-filled existence for another.

To Liadain's horror, becoming a Keeper doesn't cure her illness—it turns it into a weapon, one that will inevitably end her. Only by hunting fearsome Harbingers that feed on dreams, desires, and souls can she outpace her own deadly magic.

The Harbingers feed on pain . . . but her hunger may be even greater.

©2023 Anemone (P)2024 Tantor

its great

magical girl with some great horor
the narration is just perfect and the mc is great

Heartbreaking story about a lonely 13 year old - who finds she has the power to fight monsters

I’m hooked! Liadain is terminally ill and her success in fighting the monsters may give her a way to defeat her own illness. And maybe even find a friend among the others who have the power to defend their city against the monsters that are invading people’s minds. I enjoyed the audio book but I might try the kindle version for the next book.

Good Book But Not For Me

I just want to say that this book is actually well written and the voice actress does a great job; however, I really don't like abstract nonsense books so it just isn't for me. This is basically a dark book about magical girls that fight unfathomable, reality-breaking monstrosities. It reminds me very much of the Madoka anime, which I also initially liked but quickly grew tired of. There is only so much abstract nonsense my mind can take before I just lose interest and it all just sounds like "blah, blah, blah" to me. I'm not even sure I'm going to finish this. I still have an hour and so to go, but the main character is in another nonsense realm "fighting" one of these monsters, or really just getting mentally toyed with while she tries to make sense of nonsense, and I really am not caring about it. I do want to see how it ends, though, so I may take this in small doses. Your mileage may vary. I'm sure plenty of people will really like this. Like I said, the writing is solid, but the content just doesn't do it for me.