Oath Taker

Kingdom of Runes, Book 1

By: Audrey Grey

Narrated by: Vanessa Moyen

Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black, this first book in a dark and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!

Light magic is forbidden.

Dark magic spells death.

Haven has both.

After the Prince of Penryth saved her from captivity, 17-year-old Haven Ashwood spends her days protecting the kind prince and her nights secretly fighting the monsters outside the castle walls.

When one of those monsters kidnaps Prince Bell, Haven must ally with Archeron Halfbane and his band of immortals to rescue her friend.

Her quest takes her deep into the domain of a warped and vicious queen where the rules are simple: break her curse or die.

Lost in a land of twisted magic and fabled creatures, Haven finds herself unprepared, not just for the feelings she develops for Archeron, but for the warring powers raging inside her.

Her rare and forbidden type of magic may be their only hope...but mixing light and dark comes with a steep price.

Haven’s soul.

Faced with impossible love, heartbreaking betrayals, and a queen intent on destroying the realm, only one thing remains certain.

Haven must shatter the curse or it will devour everything she loves.

©2017 Audrey Grey (P)2019 Audrey Grey

Critic reviews

"Readers will lose themselves in this darkly rich, enchanting world with devastating curses, cunning monsters, and a brave young heroine who will not bow to a vile queen." (Emily R. King, author of the Hundredth Queen series)

"A lyrical, sweeping fantasy that will take you on a beautiful adventure in a world where danger and romance lurk at every corner." (Olivia Wildenstein, USA Today best-selling author of A Pack of Blood and Lies)

"Grey challenges the best fantasy writers in the industry with Oath Taker, a romantic adventure you'll want to take again and again." (Casey L. Bond, award-winning author of the Frenzy series)

Great for fans of Sara J Maas

I was given an free audiobook for my fair and unbiased review.

First off - I love the cover art of this book. It’s beautifully done. I also love the narrator that they got to do the audiobook. She’s a perfect match for the story.

More importantly - this book is a SOLID match for those who liked the Throne of Glass series and ACOTAR series by Sara J Maas. I can definitely see heavy influence from both series within this story and the characters that it follows.

I feel like we could have gotten a little more history of the world and mythology that built it, but overall, I enjoyed the pieces of the world we saw.

The main character is very akin to both Aelin and Feyre in the way that she happens to have a rough past and winds up somehow being “the chosen one” (although I think it’s unfair to call it a trope because no one really I’m likes to read fantasy novels about the not chosen one). She is likable and determined.

The supporting characters - I enjoyed the Solis (I think that’s right, audiobook, remember?) women a lot more than any of the other characters. I can see two potential “major love interests” for our main character, outside of the best friend prince - who proves to be entirely useless throughout the book - and I’m not thrilled with the idea of either of them, really.


All in all, I think it’s a solid first book in the series and I look forward to seeing where it goes. I hope to see more history of the world, more character development in the supporting cast and maybe something to surprise me with the love interests!

Hopeful with the Sequels

I heard the sequels are well worth the wait and that you just have to get through the first book.

That being said I didn't dislike the first book. I think it took a minute to get into the adventure but it was fine. I could see the sequels getting better because the first book felt like it was entirely setting up all the relationships and plot.

entertaining

This was an easy fun listen.

I am excited to listen to other books in this series.

The story is very Creative

overall I enjoyed the story and I will be moving on to the second book because I can't wait to see what happens next. The story started off slow paced and it took me a while to get use to the author's writing style. The end of the book caught me off guard.

Wow

I completely loved the world the author takes you to. A world of magic, death, and survival. Loved it. Definitely a must read or listen to! Narrator did a fabulous job. You won’t be disappointed.

Oath Taker

Wow this is a Fantastic read. Haven has two kinds if Magic. The Prince of Penryth saved her from Captivity, Haven spends her days protecting the Prince. And nights fighting the monsters. The prince gets kidnapped an the and the band of immortals rescue him. This is a fast paced read. That is action packed. This read pulls you in, and keeps you in thralled. I totally loved this read. The character Haven I just love. The battles are epic. The Narrator did a Fantastic job. The Author has done a terrific job. And the Scenes are written fantastically as well, I definitely recommend this read.
Shauna Joesten

Omg!

Was unsure about how I was going to feel about this book originally but OMG you cannot help but fall in love with the world Audrey has created here as well as the character themselves . I will definitely be devouring the next book!

GREAT Book!!

This is the first book by Audrey Grey i have read or listened to..... and I absolutely LOVED it....

There are a lot of unknowns, twists, turns, and unexpected events and I just can't wait to figure them all out.....

Narrator was wonderful....

I have already purchased book 2!!!

Intriguing

This story was intriguing. It was very hard for me to become invested in the story until about half way through. The magic is confusing as we are only getting snippets here and there about how it works and the expansive lands also lead to some confusion. This might be due to me listening to this story on Audible, but I was rewinding at times to figure out where Haven was, how her magic worked and all the characters in the story.

Haven being a chosen one was obvious right from the beginning even with the slight twist of Bell being taken instead. I’m left confused though as to how, all of a sudden, Haven’s magic is there when it hasn’t shown itself before. Also, I know Bell is supposed to be more of a bookworm than a warrior, but I felt he was written too weak.

I do find the ruin’s interesting and Archeron and his friends are entertaining. Hopefully, Haven with reunite with them soon.

In a way, it reminds me of ‘A Curse so Dark and Lonely’ mixed with ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ and ‘An Heir Comes to Rise’.

This book...

The cover of this book got me... I loved the bad assery of Havens look. So I cracked the book and started to read. AND I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!!! I mean I flew through this book and needed more!!!

If you love magical places, curses, mortals who fight for their places and yes.... Ahahaha smoldering gorgeous arrogant Sun Lords.... this is the book to read. You won’t regret it!!! Book two is out as well and again an amazing read. I picked up audible because I had to get more!!!