Acolyte

Tempris, Book 2

By: Stephanie Fisher

Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans

Length: 17 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

How far is too far when it comes to love?

In a matter of moments, everything Taly ever thought she knew came crashing down around her. Her mother's spells were broken, her powers unleashed. She's no longer mortal but fey, and every day serves as a reminder that her entire life has been a lie.

To make matters worse, Taly has been captured and imprisoned by a woman claiming to be the Time Queen. Her only way home is to play the queen's game and train in the art of time magic. The queen has commanded that she become an Acolyte - a task that could take years to complete.

Meanwhile, Skye is left as the last line of defense to protect Tempris from an invading horde of walking dead. He still doesn't have a name or a face to put to his enemy, and there are traitors inside the city. Everyone keeps saying that Taly is dead, but he can't accept it. He won't. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back - even if it costs him everything.

A renegade queen, forbidden magic, and a love that reaches across time and space - Taly and Skye will be tested, their loyalties pushed to the point of breaking, as war looms on the horizon.

Contains mature themes.

©2020 Stephanie Fisher (P)2020 Tantor

Beautifully crafted story

Stephanie Fisher does it again with Book 2 of this series. This book delves deeper into the characters and their backstories. It did not drag. If anything it makes the wait till Book 3 extra difficult. Can't wait for the next installment.
~~~Stephanie Fisher Rocks~~~

So freakin good

Stephanie, when will we get the next book?!?! I’m in love! I need more of these characters and this world!

Love this series

Love these books so much. Just wish they were all written. It’s difficult to finish and have to wait for the next one!

Next book please!

I love hidden treasures like the two book I just finished. Where's the next book? Now, listen, hurry up, I want to know what happens next. Narrator, Elizabeth Evans was spot on making these books come to life. If you haven't gotten the book then what are you waiting for, get them.

Amazing!

This book was incredible with vivid imagery and descriptions of a whole new world with fascinating magical hierarchy and Fae and Human class systems. Elizabeth Evans was so amazing with her ability to give life to each of the fascinating characters with different voices and accents. The female heroine was empowering and delightful with her stubbornness and strength. The love story was very enjoyable and riveting. I can’t wait more!

Oh, man!

Ok, I am giving this story all the stars I can in hopes Stephanie Fisher continues this series. I want to know what happens after! Anything I say about the story will give it away and I don’t want to ruin it. There are so many twists and unexpected turns. Please please keep going!! Also I am going to look up more books that are narrated by Elizabeth Evans. And Audible, please start organizing your books like Kindle so I can find the next book in the series easily. Also I wish I could click on the narrator and find their books too!

Pretty amazing

The pros: Fisher does a great job of making you fall in love with her characters. There is something incredibly genuine about them that really ropes you in. So much so that I'm eagerly anticipating the next book. Also, the narrator is phenomenal. Absolute pleasure to listen to.

The cons: these aren't deal breakers because the book, and the series so far, is pretty amazing. I feel like she could have progressed the plot further in this one. An entire city was under siege so it kinda fell a little flat when nothing came of that by the the of the book. Also, the foreshadowing and the tidbits of information dished out very deliberately by some characters is kind of frustrating. A character has answers but says that the MC isn't ready yet, even though the audience already has much of this information and has had it for a while. I don't think you should give the readers so much more information than the MC. It makes the reader feel like they're just waiting for the MC to catch up and it can get frustrating. It's probably better to keep your audience and your MC on the same page. Also, you want to end on a high note. The last 10% of the book was kind of at a 'winding down' pace. I was surprised the action was all over just at the 90% mark.

great listen

loved it, the story builds wonderfully. can nit wait to listen to the next book in the series.

Fantastic

Can’t wait for the next one, I think this one might have been better than the first one.

What Happened to the action

It was long for nothing to actually happen. Book 1 was fun with all the action, banter, and romantic tension. And then this one had none of that. Talia spends the entire book with a crazy woman training, and the rest seemed like lots of filler. I loved book 1, book 2 was just eh, but I am absolutely looking forward to book 3.