• Unchained

  • Feathers and Fire, Book 1
  • By: Shayne Silvers
  • Narrated by: Nicole Poole
  • Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,150 ratings)

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Unchained

By: Shayne Silvers
Narrated by: Nicole Poole
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My name is Callie Penrose - and I'm a rookie spell-slinger from Kansas City. I work part-time for the Vatican Shepherds, hunting monsters for them, but you won't find me in the pews on Sundays. Not really my thing.

But when my boss is injured by a werewolf, it's time for me to put my big girl pants on. Because the Spear of Longinus - the one that allegedly stabbed Jesus on the Cross - has surfaced, and it's going up for auction. And every flavor of monster in my city wants it. Even a demon and a Nephilim, just for fun.

The only way to survive the war and get the spear first is to team up with Nate Temple, a handsome, reckless wizard from St. Louis. But he has a dark side, too, and I don't fully trust him, despite what my body tells me.

Framed for murders I didn't commit, I find I've become Kansas City's most hated wizard overnight. Because keeping the spear will get me killed, but giving it away will get everyone else killed. And letting Nate handle it will only paint me as weak. What's a girl to do?

Especially when Hell knows more about my past than I do...

©2017 Argento Publishing, LLC (P)2017 Argento Publishing, LLC

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Background noise too distracting

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would recommend this book because Shayne Silvers is a great author.

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Her performances was good. She portrayed each character very well. The background noise was awful. It sounds like a TV playing, and you can hear car horns and sirens throughout the book.

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I loved everything about this book HOWEVER

Honestly I love the Temple universe amazing, the narrator was perfect in my humble opinion.... BUT THAT DAMMED BACKGROUND NOISE PISSED ME OFF!!!! But nonetheless thank you for this piece of gold.

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great book dull reader

Narrator spoke as if the book was a race to finsh. could hear many noises in the backgroud making her even harder to follow and enjoy. the book itself is amazing and just needs to be rerecorded with a sound studio and a better narrator.

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Fun and engaging. While still entertaining the questions of good and evil

This irreverent, funny (except when it is most appropriate to be serious) novel has it all. A spitfire heroine, her sidekick, her mentor, and a smartass bad boy. Joseph Campbell is grinning, seeing the Hero’s Journey reinvented.

The novel does all this while entertaining the questions of religion, relationships, and good vs evil.

A+ recommended. Not high literature, but not mere brain candy either, _Unchained_ definitely leaves the listener/reader wanting more.

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Wanted to love it but ........meh

Let me start off by saying that Shayne's Nate Temple series is one of my favorites of all time! This is an expansion on that same universe, so....... I had big hopes! It unfortunately fell far short.

The narration was terrible! I have to agree with a previous review that Callie sounds like a winy teenager most of the time (not solely the narrators fault). Also the recording quality was horrendous!! I could here car alarms, sirens, etc in the background. Sounded like it was recorded in a bedroom on a busy street! I strongly recommend a new voice for Cali!

Secondly, this is just my preference. The internal monologue was very difficult to listen to. Again, sounded like an angsty teen rather that a B.A. woman in her mid twenties. IF the writing of the next book is more inline with how she is portrayed in the Temple series, I'll give it a go.

SO much potential..........just hope it can be turned around!!

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Magnificent!!

This book blew me away with his good it was!! From start to finish it was just a phenomenal journey. Ms. Silver's performance was simple Brilliant and enhanced the over all experience. Can not recommended this title enough.

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Second listen

Love the story but had a hard time with the original narrator whose name I do not recall. I was a bit confused but delighted with the new narration. This new version has earned five stars.

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Silvers Rock!

This book was awesome. Very hard to step away from. Tried listening to it at work but got distracted from my work by the story. Fantastic storyline!

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Same story line different author.

This isn't a bad book. I was able to listen to the whole thing without any real complaints. however... I am really getting tire tired of main characters that lack commonsense. Things are going wrong in your let blame it on everyone you know and trust except the new guy or girl in your life even though it is obvious who did it.

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Weak

I don’t care for this book. How can you be in training for 10 years and still be incompetent

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