Witch's Knight

The Bloodline Chronicles, Book 1

De: Evelyn Silver

Narrado por: Heidi Hogarten

Sarai Reinhart is a witch in hiding. Having inherited rare dual gifts of healing and necromancy from her late Jewitch mother and cruel German father, she needs to be constantly on her guard to avoid those who would use her.

But even a skilled witch cannot run from everyone. After a mental breakdown, someone sees her turn a mouse into a zombie, and she is captured by an organization of witch hunters. To her great surprise, salvation arrives in the form of vampires and one vampire in particular: the beautiful and deadly Knight Commander Marcelle. Sarai is brought to the local vampire kingdom's seat of power, a place no witch has seen and survived, and finds herself falling for her rescuer. Can she trust the vampire woman when Sarai's blood holds secrets that could change the occult world forever?

©2022 Evelyn Silver (P)2022 Evelyn Silver

Perfect blend of lore, magic and romance!

Where do I even start? I absolutely devoured this book and loved every second of it. the Sapphic romance aspects were beautiful, tender and playful. I'm as straight as they come and yet, Marcelle had me in a complete chokehold, kicking my feet and giggling whenever she came on. I loved the relationship development between her and Sarai. and I love, love, love the wonderful blending of witch and vampire lore. The story pacing was great and moved along nicely and I liked all the different narrators creating very distinct voices for each witch, vampire and human. Absolutely recommend this book! I would give it more than ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ if possible and I can NOT wait to read the second book in this series!

Great new story!

It took me a while to get into this story but glad I stuck it out! Interesting character and story building. I enjoyed having different narrators for the characters. More graphic audio than your traditional audiobook. I wish other authors did this. Totally recommend!!

Wonderful, but keep some things in mind

I've never written an in depth review of a book I've listened to before. I experienced this one through the full cast audio book and am coming at this from the perspective of both a queer woman and hobbyist level audio performer.

The good:
It was marketed as a bisexual polyamorous romance of a vampire and witch, almost exactly what I was looking for. I really enjoyed the story, the way the eroticism was handled, the characters, the world. The depiction of someone entering a poly relationship for the first time also felt incredibly real. Doing the audiobook as a full cast production was also an interesting experience, and in some cases I really wish more productions would do something like this, it really helped the characters stand out distinctly. The actors truly sound like they're having a blast, and it's obvious a lot of love went into this production.

The not so good:
Keeping in mind this is the first published novel by this author, the book feels very exposition heavy and the word choice feels a bit juvenile at times though that could easily be a taste thing. The first example that comes to mind is the use of the word druggie instead of addict. 
The production of the audiobook itself is not polished. This may bother some less than others, but the audio quality sounded inconsistent to me. The voices were very obviously recorded in different spaces, with differing echoes and room tones. The timing with some of the edits feels awkward, there are at least two times an alternate take was left it, and two flubbed lines I noticed. The acting style is inconsistent across the actors, with some giving understated realistic performances, and others going deliciously campy. There was also at least one instance of a performer delivering a line with neutral affect when the text was saying they should be aroused. The repeating of the full book title before each chapter gets quite repetitive, especially with most chapters being less than 20 minutes long. The impression it all adds up to almost like it was originally released online chapter by chapter like a podfic. This is their first time doing something like this, though, and they admitted to learning a lot.

Conclusion:
The story has me hooked, and I desperately want the next book now! I'm really hoping that the entire cast returns for the next one, and I'm looking forward to seeing how what was learned making this book helps make the next production more polished. (I also may be hoping for more involved depictions of sensual blood drinking…) Anyway, I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a sapphic romantic story with a vampire (which I was) as long as you aren't bothered by violence and threats of sexual assault. 

Riveting New Take on Vampires and Witches

I read this book and listened to it on audiobook. The narration is superb and keeps you wanting to hear chapter after chapter. Excellent audio version of this book.

Captivating, well-told story!

As someone who has trouble getting into books, this one was very easy to get into! I listened to the entirety of the story in one day. The world building, plot, and character development is strong. The voice actors were fantastic. My only note would be audio quality varies a few times, but the story and performance are so strong it is not noticeable. Also, it is an indie project and book, so consistent equipment would be tricky! I am just glad an audio version exists for me to enjoy.

Can't wait for the next one!