Half City
Harker Academy Book 1: The Instant Number One Bestseller!!
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Half City
Narrated by:
Taylor Harvey, Teddy Hamilton
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Narrated by:
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Taylor Harvey
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Teddy Hamilton
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Kate Golden
About this listen
Welcome to Harker Academy for Deviant Defense. Keep your daggers sharp, and your wits even sharper.
Viv Abbot is an average twenty-one-year-old girl. She lives in an expensive city where the rent is too high, works long hours at a thankless job, and is dating a guy she doesn't even like in the hopes of winning her prickly mother's approval.
She just also happens to be a demon hunter.
Ever since her father's murder, she's been forced to hunt deviants alone, meaning everyone, including her family, sees her as an outsider . . . Until the day she crosses paths with a dangerously alluring demon, Reid Graveheart. The reformed deviant tells her of a school for people just like her: Harker Academy for Deviant Defense. If she enrolls, she'll learn to hone her craft, work with other hunters, and never be alone again.
But Viv has a deadly secret. One that not even her new friends at Harker can know about. Not when the school might hold the answers to untangling the mystery surrounding Viv's father's death. When strange occurrences begin to plague the students, Viv will have to figure out who she can trust, and fast. All while trying to ace her classes, not fall for a demon, and make it through her first year at Harker in one piece. How hard could that be?©2026 Kate Golden
Critic Reviews
Kate Golden deftly fuses a lush and bewitching dark academia setting, complex characters, and a sizzling slow burn romance in Half City, the unputdownable first installment of a trilogy that will leave readers breathless
Packed with edge-of-your-seat action, steamy scenes that will set your curtains on fire, and some of the wittiest banter I've ever read, Half City is the urban fantasy / dark academia book this Buffy fangirl has been waiting for all her life. I don't know what sort of magic Kate Golden weaves into her books but I hope she never stops. The Harker Academy series is my newest obsession
Welcome to Half City, in which Kate Golden does nothing by halves: full-throttle action, a twisty mystery, and a deliciously tense romance make this an absolute romp. Our lead, Viv, is equal parts badass and messy, and her love interest may give you a thing for claws. Absolutely fabulous action writing by Golden, beautifully offset by a story about acceptance, belonging, and what it means to be human
Half City is the dark academia demon hunter fantasy novel of my dreams. Kate Golden delivers high stakes and sizzling romance set in an exciting new world. The chemistry between Viv and Reid is electric, and the twists and turns kept me up way past my bedtime. Half City is wickedly sexy and outrageously fun, and I'm obsessed!
Is it too early to say this is the best book of 2026? Yes? No? Because it has been a long time since a story has made me feel this way. Bad ass fmc? Check. Academy vibes? Check. Enemies to lovers romance? Check. Refreshing world building with enough nuance and mystery to leave me desperate for more? CHECK. Kate takes all the beloved genre traditions of urban fantasy and academy books and makes it her own, and the result is something rich and entirely new. It's going to be a long time until I get over this book
I absolutely loved the forbidden romance and the slow burn. I loved where the story left off - by just leaving the door open - for the next book, rather than leaving us with a dramatic Cliffhanger.
Solid 4 star vibe read - definitely intrigued by where the next book will lead
Really enjoyable vibes read
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So much fun!
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Think Charmed meets academy life: slow burn, enemies-to-lovers tension, and a forbidden teacher × student dynamic. The first date at the observatory was quietly magical and one of the story’s most tender moments.
The real standout is the character work. Viv and Reid are layered, lonely, and deeply wounded, and watching a demon and hunter find fragile understanding in each other is the heart of the story. The supporting cast of hunters feels fully realized, adding depth beyond comic relief, while Viv’s family brings conflict that lands—especially her confrontation with her mother.
Layered, immersive, and emotionally charged, this audiobook leaves you desperate for the next installment.
Slow-Burn Magic with Emotional Depth
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I’m a little confused though….how do you put two peoples names on the cover and only have the second person narrate in the last chapter and speak a whole of 5 sentences.
High five to the author and the female narrator for an amazing performance and story…I completely forgot about the male narrator until he spoke. Then for some reason I felt ripped off that I didn’t hear his voice more!!!
Great read
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