Weaver’s Folly

By: Sarah Madsen

Narrated by: Emma Lysy

Alyssa D'Yaragen is just an elf trying to make ends meet. Thankfully, working as a freelance thief - a runner by the street name Lysistrata — pays more than she would make in a month selling cell phones to retropunks at her antique shop. Though she's low-tech, she has an advantage over her fellow larcenists. She has magic.

Logan Turner, a techie and fellow runner, offers to bring her in on a high paying run stealing data from megacorporation Americorp. She accepts, partially for the payout, mostly for the challenge. Things get complicated, though, when her ex-boyfriend Tristan McCullough shows up with apologies — and, infuriatingly, the perfect recon opportunity for the Americorp job. Adding more fuel to the bad-decision fire is the mysterious Seraphina Dubhan, and Alyssa finds herself falling hard for the enigmatic elf.

But when Alyssa suddenly becomes the target of mystical attacks, things stop being about the money and become all about survival. With others caught in the crossfire, she needs to find and stop the attacker before the Americorp job is ruined and she — or one of her friends — pays the ultimate price.

©2021 Sarah Madsen (P)2021 Scribd Audio

Recommended!

Fans of the genre will love it! A cyberpunk fantasy with a noir flare, the built world is compelling and grows throughout the story. The plot grew on me as I listened, and it flowed very well. Narrator was perfect for the perspective and style. Looking forward to the second book!

You should read this

Just do it! It’s so good love. I was hooked from the very beginning. The performance was excellent, the characters were interesting, it had moments and tone that reminded me of Ilona Andrews novels, and there were many times where I found myself laughing at situational irony. Such a great read and I’m hoping for a sequel!

Great narrative

Disclaimer: I am friends with the author

Weaver’s Folly is a great first novel, Sarah’s characters come to the page as well considered individuals with unique voices. Her narrative style is light hearted and incredibly readable. I picked up the audio for a trip to share with my family, which this book is largely family friendly, certainly YA appropriate, which my family loved. We are patiently awaiting the second book in this series!