Realm Breaker

By: Victoria Aveyard

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus

“A true fantasy masterpiece." —Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard comes an epic fantasy adventure of destiny and betrayal in which an unlikely band of misfits and outcasts must reckon with the unwanted burden of saving the world.
The battle is lost. The heroes have failed. But the fate of the kingdom still hangs in the balance…

A strange darkness grows in Allward. Corpse armies march the hillsides; dangerous beasts creep through fissures in the world. The noble band of warriors meant to triumph over evil lies dead, cut down before the quest could fully begin.

The fate of the realm falls to those left behind.

Not heroes, but misfits, outcasts, and criminals: a squire with a soft heart. A jaded immortal. An assassin in exile. And a pirate’s daughter desperate to prove herself. Little more than strangers and just less than enemies. No champions for the realm of Allward, and yet the only champions left.

If they can set aside their rivalries, ambitions, and fractured loyalties, they might be able to stop what’s coming. The choice is impossible, yet simple: save the world, or end it.

Pretty Good

A little slow at the start, but a good story. Has some unexpected plot twists.

I mean, it's all right...

It has a very strong start, good character introductions, and then I'm just left sitting there like "okay, so, like, is it trying to be a traveling simulator?" We're introduced to Andry, Corayne, Dom, and Sarn (Sarn's best character, sorry Dom enjoyers). After some good opening scenes and motivations, it's like the author said "yeah, but, like, more of that, for the entire story." Then the characters proceed to evolve slower than a Magicarp. *Then* we're introduced to Charlie, Sigil, and the Witch whose name that I can't be asked to remember, and I'm just over here, holding my beer like "okay, but when does the good part happen?" I have three hours left and the good part hasn't come yet, and at this point I don't think any amazing twist or event will save this.

Also, I can't be the only one who thinks have multiple POVs is a fruitless endeavor if most of those POVs are all traveling together, can I?

More to Come

This book feels like a big set up for the series. It is slow at times and there are a lot of characters, but it does have its exciting moments.

Good story narrator not so much

Story’s not too bad. But I can’t get over the narrators different masculine accents. Her regular voice is really good.

Slower read.

I really enjoyed the Red Queen series, but this was just slow. I didn't connect with any of these characters as well as I did with her earlier books