Raven’s Hart

Haven Hart Series, Book 7

By: Davidson King

Narrated by: Philip Alces, Joel Leslie

Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's Summary

Haven Hart stands on the edge of good and evil. Having balance between the two is the only thing keeping the town from crumbling to the ground. For years, one man has been charged with maintaining that balance - Poe.

The air of mystery surrounding Poe is one of necessity. He's the keeper of secrets, and for good reason. He's stood alone against the most ruthless men and women, always hiding behind the curtain to help his friends defeat what seeks to destroy them.

Now, after all this time, the city he loves, the people he has protected, and the secrets he's kept hidden are in serious jeopardy. Poe will need the help of his friends to fight the ultimate battle; not just save Haven Hart but everything and everyone he holds dear to him.

When the dust settles, will betrayals be forgiven? Will the city still be standing? Will Poe's beloved be at his side or will everything crumble? One thing is for certain, everything will be tested, and questions will finally be answered. 

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Davidson King (P)2020 Tantor

Great Mystery&series ending - Brilliant!

Original Audiobook Listen May 2020:
I'm going to start by saying: WOW! HOLY HANNAH BATMAN! THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE! Now, I've used all those terms repeatedly to express my absolute and complete love for both Davidson King's art of storytelling and the Haven Hart Universe but this time I'm adding it to express my love for Joel Leslie & Philip Alces narration. I've loved their portrayals from the beginning but in Raven's Hart, they are not only telling Poe & Phin's story but all the characters return in this amazing series conclusion(😭BOO! to the ending of this amazing series😭 but 😍YAY! to the brilliance of it's telling😍). Personally, I'll confess I was worried how well the individual characters from past entries would be differentiated. I need not have worried because there wasn't a single second where I wasn't sure who was who. Talented narration, talented storytelling, what more could a person ask for? Maybe more😉😉😉lol.

Original ebook Review October Book of the Month 2019:
First, I have to give myself a big hand of applause👏👏👏👏👏👏 because I managed to do something I have never done before with a book that I have anticipated as much as I have with Raven's Hart: I savored the read! That's right, you heard me, I savored the read. Normally, my biggest tell as to whether it's a winning gem is I just have to know how it ends so I read the book as I quickly as life allows but then when I get to the final page I kick myself for not reading it slower to prolong the amazing goodness. HOWEVER, I knew Raven's Hart was the finale to Davidson King's Haven Hart Universe so I forced myself to "linger" so I could put off that final page and the goodbye as long as possible. So excuse me a minute while I give myself another round of applause👏👏👏👏👏👏.

Now on to Raven's Hart. What can I say without spoilers? Very little actually so as to the plot: HOLY HANNAH BATMAN!!! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!! THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE!!!! Can you tell I liked it? We finally learn Poe's story and what a story it is! Poe, a man who went from yoga-in-the-park BFF to the-man-with-access-to-the-vaults to THE MAN! and he did it all with heart, a heart that beats, breaks, and bleeds. We finally learn what keeps that heart going. That's it, that's all the plot points you are getting from me, any more would just give too much away. Sorry, not sorry😉.

Everyone returns to rally around the man who has helped them(albeit reluctantly at times). I was going to say "the entire cast of characters returns" but I changed it to just "everyone" because to say "cast of characters" puts a spotlight on them being fictional. And yes, I know they are fictional, Haven Hart is fictional, but Davidson King has done such an exceptionally amazing job at world building and character development that they seem so real, that you could meet them pumping gas, getting milk, returning books to the library, etc. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Davidson King is more than an author or writer, she is a storyteller, an attention-grabbing, heart-pounding, adrenaline-pumping storyteller.

If you have been reading Haven Hart from the beginning then you probably already have Raven's Hart in your sights and on your list but if you haven't now is the perfect time to start. As I started with, Poe's story is the finale to this amazing journey so you can read from beginning to end and you really do need to read this series in order. Yes, each entry focuses on a different couple(or throuple in Triple Threat and Snow Storm features Snow and Christopher from Snow Falling which started this amazing journey) with it's own beginning and ending but each book also holds clues to the full mysterious journey. I really can't recommend Haven Hart Universe enough and I'll fill you in on a little secret, if they ever made this into a film series Haven Hart would be a very close second to the Star Wars Saga on my favorite films of all time list(and if you know me then you'll know how huge that is because I've been a SW fanatic since I saw the original back in 1977 when I was only 4 years old)😉.

One last note: I said Raven's Hart is the finale to Haven's Hart and it is but we do get to see more of Simon's story in 2020. Who knows maybe if we are super, duper, uber nice Miss King will write a holiday novella/coda some day😉😉. Either way, its been onehelluva ride, Davidson King and Thank You for this amazing world you gave us.

And one more thing . . . the cover designs for this whole series has been amazing. Morningstar Ashley of Designs by Morningstar have captured the setting of Haven Hart and the ongoing stories incredibly with eye-catching awesomeness.

Great audiobook

A great conclusion to the series! Questions are answered, we get to see all the previous characters plus families, and of course a happy ending. Poe’s story was a lot better than expected.
While I loved the whole book, I especially appreciated the little extra at the end from Simon’s POV. I really hope we’ll get Simon’s story. I’m not ready to say goodbye to this group, especially Snow!
The narrators did an amazing job bringing this book to life! All the characters have their own voices and are full of emotions.

A Must Read/Listen

The conclusion to a wonderfully written action packed series with the best narration. All your questions are answered. If you love action combined with steamy hot times as well as snark the book/series is the one for you.

So Good

Fitting ending to one of my favorite series, voiced by one of my favorite narrating teams. Wonderful

ouch

I don't like books which require me to take notes to keep every thing straight..ugh.

🎧 Audio listener 🎧

Raven's Hart(Haven Hart Book 7)by Davidson King.This story develops nicely. A good combination of world building and character development. Wow what a great way to end a series. I'm sad to say goodbye to all the wonderful characters I've met in this series. This was a great listen.
The Narrator's Philip Alces and Joel Leslie did a fantastic job bringing these characters and story to life.

Very Satisfying

Did not want the series to end. It's a beautiful story, harsh in places, frightening in others, but interspersed with love.

Dual narrators Phillip Alces and Joel Leslie finish out this final volume with the same satisfyingly performance as they brought to the previous stories.

Davidson King left enough wiggle room for more visits to Haven Hart. Maybe to watch Simon graduate college?

Really enjoyed this series!!

I am so glad I took the time to listen to this series. I really enjoyed it. So many characters and so much drama but it was fun with the snark and I laughed and cried.

Superb, Great, Outstanding.☆☆☆☆☆🤗

Omgosh, where do I begin. This is one of the BEST series I've listen to. From the 1st book to the last. The writing, the characters, and storylines are excellent. This conclusion of this series is a most listen to. It will pull at your heartstrings, and make you fall more in love with each character. I absolutely loved the way everything became full circle no loose ends. I loved the friendships, loyalty, coming together, protection, and love they all had for each other. I waited and waited for Poe's story and I wasn't disappointed. Davidson King is a beast with his writing, imagination, and, creating a OUTSTANDING series. I know he did with this series. Now for the narration. Philip Alces and joel Leslie did phenomenal job bringing these characters to life. I am so glad that DK choose them and continue with them with this complete series. Some authors change to different narrators in a series and it sometimes sucks. I pray🙏🏼Simon gets his story and all characters are brought back. I'm hooked and invested lol. I really don't want this series to end. But, if it does, this book is a superb story to the end. I Highly Highly Recommend this book and the complete series. In fact, I'm going to start listening from the beginning once again. Thxu DK, PA, and JL for making this one of the best series I've listen too. Ps. the ending made me cry tears of joy.😊

Great

I have listen to the whole series and the last book was my favorite .However all books was good , Phillip Alice’s and Joel Leslie are great narrator

Absolutely enjoyable

I didn't read this book I waited until the audible was out, I loved it so well written a perfect end to the series.
Loved seeing how Poes secrets came out, I loved Mr Hart, I liked that he seemed so personable, even soft at times. Considering he had just came out of coma, he was written well.
Philip Aces was a new narrator for me, in this series I will make sure to listen to him in future..

I love the series!!!

The story is always full stars, because if I wouldn't like the story as ebook, I wouldn't listen to the audiobook. I can't listen to an audiobook without knowing the book, that's not possible for me.

The performance from the narrator is also very important for me. I can't listen to a lot, because my English as a non-native-speaker isn't so perfect to follow a whole story over hours, when the narrator speaks too fast or too sloppy. Normally I have to SEE the person, who is talking to me in English. It took me a little bit, to come into the narrator, but at the end, it worked. I only have to take a few breaks between. I'm just not yet finish with the book, I’m over the half, but I listen enough to give a review.

PLEASE READ MY RATING SYSTEM!!!

To my ratings:

5* - very very good
it's like an A+

4* - very good and will be often re-listening
it's like an A

3* - it's more then a one-time-listening.
it's like a B