Silencer, Book 1

By: Kathleen Rae

Narrated by: Emily Rose

Under the oppressive rule of a tyrant king, twenty-four-year-old Dani has built a life of quiet defiance in the town of Langes. When the monstrous draugr begin to ravage the countryside, Dani refuses to bow to the crown's neglect. Rallying a militia of fearless women, she becomes the shield her people desperately need.

Beneath Dani's unwavering resolve lies a fractured soul. Wounds she has long buried resurface, and a rage she cannot contain begins to burn anew. Drawn toward a destiny that has lingered in the shadows, Dani must confront the truth of who she is and the power that has always been her burden. As divine forces and devastating revelations close in, she faces a battle that demands more than courage.

In a world teetering on the edge of ruin, her story is one of fierce resilience, unbreakable loyalty, and the relentless fight to rise above the darkness threatening to consume her.

©2025 Kathleen Chiddick (P)2025 Kathleen Chiddick

I Loved This Story!!!!

I received a free copy of this Audiobook directly from the author. I am posting this review for free and completely of my own free will. All opinions below are mine and mine alone. Ya know, except for others who read the book and also think it’s amazing.

Okay, now that THAT is out of the way. . . Silencer by Kathleen Rae had me hooked from the jump. It’s exciting, smart, snarky, and gave me big “oh hell yeah, girl power” energy right out of the gate.
We follow Dani: snarky, loyal, intelligent, bull-headed Dani. She’s THAT gurl.
We also interact a lot with her best friend, Calet. The two of them together? I love. I will never get tired of snarky, fun, ride-or-die female friendships. Ever. I feel a lot of female friendships crumble in books but this one kept me invested.
Then there’s Nihil. Don’t even get me started. Just read the book. . . You’ll know what I mean. Side eye. side eye.

The world and magic building? Sublime. Like, shockingly good. It’s layered and immersive without being overwhelming, and it just works. This is like, a whole entire universe and I am fully captivated.
Everything felt natural and intentional, which made the whole story even easier to fall into. The setup for the world and characters makes me believe that this whole world really is going somewhere and Kathleen has a whole lot of tricks up her sleeve that we haven’t seen yet.

The pacing is fast and addictive, and just when I thought I knew where things were going—plot twist. Plot twist SQUARED.
Also, I feel like I now need a pet cloud? And book two. Immediately. No waiting.

This is a DEBUT novel, y’all. W. O. W.

WOWwowowowowowowowoww.

Enthralling story

Great story that leaves you wanting more! Beautiful descriptions, interesting plot, intriguing characters, witty dialogue that had me laughing out loud at parts. My only complaint is the male narrator is a little hard to understand and had a lot of mistakes that weren’t edited out. Overall not enough to keep me from recommending this great book.

An excellent book hurt by poor narration

This is a really good book, with strong characters and interesting world building based on Norse mythology. I really wish I’d read it in print, though, because the narrators let it down. The female narrator is ok, but the male is really subpar and the audio editing is sloppy.

I definitely recommend this book, but maybe not the audio version.

Incredible Story!

This book had me hooked! Plot twist after plot twist, I was drawn in and loved the characters! I love Nihil, and Dani is the embodiment of Feminine Rage, I love that for her!
Calet is the friend we all need, even us who push people alway and secretly need someone we can count on. Asmund is dreamy but I am team shadow daddy a whole lot more haha.
The witty banter was on point had me laughing non-stop. I really enjoyed the action and the pacing was great. The world building was good too, I want more and know kt will continue in book 2, speaking of which I am super excited for Wrath to release! The author really did a great job at writing the character and thier emotion and inner monolog.