• Sorceress

  • Spirals of Destiny, Book 2
  • By: Jim Bernheimer
  • Narrated by: Veronica Giguere
  • Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (127 ratings)

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Sorceress

By: Jim Bernheimer
Narrated by: Veronica Giguere
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Publisher's summary

Forget everything you thought you knew about maidens and unicorns... A mysterious force has separated Kayleigh Reese and her battle unicorn Majherri, who now find themselves on opposite sides of a war, each fighting to survive without the other.

For Majherri, the unicorn is now controlled by his deranged first rider, and must find a way to free her mind in the hopes of bringing the woman back to the light. Majherri is forced to pick and choose his battles, both physical and mental, if he is to succeed. Along the way, he will have to become stronger than he has ever been to prevent the madness that threatens to consume him.

Meanwhile, Kayleigh, the young sorceress, struggles with an uneasy relationship with her new unicorn. Finding their missing comrades and escaping the ever-expanding warzone are her goals, but forces are already aligning against her. Secrets from her past come to light and force her to reexamine everything she knew about her life.

Fighting for her life, she must master her powers and be willing to fight for her freedom against her enemies and even those she once trusted.

©2014 Jim Bernheimer (P)2014 Gryphonwood Press

Critic reviews

"War erupts across the land, testing young Kayleigh's emerging skills and veteran Majherri's loyalties as each struggles not only to survive, but to triumph over the spreading evil. Don't miss the second installment in Bernhemier's action-packed Spirals of Destiny!" (Terry W. Ervin II, author of Relic Tech)

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Bad narration

The narrator comes close to making this book intolerable. Her voice lacks any range of emotion. Every sentence seems frenzied and without release. She speaks too fast and with a strange syncopation at times. Character voices sound whiny no matter what they are saying and she does not have a credible male character voice. Truly an unfortunate read of an otherwise enjoyable book.

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Change in Narrator

Narrator changed the way the Unicorns name was pronounced. it is distracting and I could not get though the first chapter. May try again later as I liked the first book.

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I want more books with a different narrator.

This book was even better than the first book and now I'm pulling my hair out because I want to listen to more (only with a better narrator). Unfortunately there isn't another book available yet. JB's website states that there should be another book out in 2016, cross your fingers. I'm dying to know what happens next. I was a little confused at first since it had been such a long time since I read the first book, but I quickly caught back on. In this book we again get a dual POV from both Kayleigh's and Majherri's and their struggles against evil. Many secrets are revealed and changes to the heroine's life, often with both good and bad consequences. More questions are raised and my anticipation for the next book is equally gained with the second book as with the first. I was not a fan of the narrator, she read the story way too fast and had a bit of whinny voice.

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Garbage

I like other series by this author. At least, I used to like them. This one forces me to reconsider all of his work. The only possible explanation I could think of to justify this colossal waste of time and money is that, perhaps, he wrote this when he was very young (maybe, 10 years old?)...and drunk...and while being depressed...suffering from the worst type of diarrhea...locked in a mental facility, together with his abusive parents... Yeah, that's the only (or nearly so) situation I could think of that would potentially make me consider forgiving the author for violating my brain with this garbage.


The Good:

The general idea is interesting.


The Bad:

If you are interested in the following, this book is for you:
- worst dialogs I ever encountered
- uneven pace of the story (well, sometimes it worjs, but this isn't the case)
- dull characters capable of infuriating the reader with their one-dimensional points of view and non-existent development
- poorly thought through...well, pretty much, everything.

Overall, if you could read a bad B-Movie, the experience would be a more pleasurable one.

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Much better narrator for Bk2

We can only hope Jim B can secure this narrator for his next book in the series, especially if he can get her to slow down just a fraction. The writing was better in this book also, which you always hope for in a series as the author gets to know the characters better. It's an inventive departure from most fantasy series, it's a nice change of pace- looking forward to book 3.

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Annoying!

This book is the second... Of how many? I don't know. Cause there is no info anywhere on a sequel. But there's no way this is the end. But I am not reading anymore. The story needed a better editor and the narrator is not the best. But then the story isn't that great either. Don't waste your few credits on this book.

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Questions Answered

Another good book in this series. At times the perspective of Daniella is annoying it was definitely a good read and answered lots of questions about the heritage of our heroine .

Be prepared for the cliffhanger ending though.

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Just finished and WOW!

Would you consider the audio edition of Sorceress to be better than the print version?

Maybe. Don't know. Have only read it in audible

Who was your favorite character and why?

Favorite new character is Ashlyn Thomas. Favorite older characters are either Kayleigh or Majherri. Love them. Ashlynn is so bizarre she brings some lighter moments to what was a book with some really dark patches. Nasty villains can be so annoying!!

Have you listened to any of Veronica Giguere’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

1st time with this reader and I liked her a lot better than the one for the first book. The other was such a dead pan read, that it drove me nuts. It was jolting to go from the 1st narrator to the 2nd, but I was happier with the overall outcome.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I surely wanted to. I couldn't but it wasn't for lack of trying.

Any additional comments?

I really loved the 2nd book. I'd waited so long for it that I was worried I'd be disappointed. Some series fall apart or have no character development. Things ought to grow and change. This one excelled in that. It was great. Even the very last sentence fulfilled things I wanted to have happen. Much more bearable ending than the last one. Introduction of a love interest and startling changes for many different characters. I love the unicorns. I love Kayleigh's abilities with them and I love discovering her abilities right along with her. Awesome story line with so much room for more story. The only bad thing about finishing is having to wait for the next book. Please Mr. Bernheimer, don't make us wait so long for the next one. This is a great series. Don't stop and if possible continue to keep it pretty clean. LOVE that. It is adult themed, but not objectionable. Awesome!! I only gave it 4 stars because I HATE torture. Although those scenes are short and not too graphic. I guess villains have to be villains.

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Good but disapponted in author

Really enjoyed these books but would never have started them had I found he isn't finishing the series. His promised release date of the last book is 4 years over due.
The reader of the second book seemed the race through the text, had to slow reading done to really enjoy it and savor the story.

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Want book 3

I know this was the second installment but I enjoyed both the first and second installment I would really like to see number 3 online it says it comes out in 2015 but I can't find it anywhere

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