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Reign of the Fallen

By: Sarah Glenn Marsh
Narrated by: Alex McKenna
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 A gutsy, unpredictable fantasty epic with a surprising and breathtaking queer romance at its core.

"Reign of the Fallen is a diverse story brimming with wickedly delightful magic, sizzling romance, and shocking betrayal—I’ve completely fallen under its spell."–Kerri Maniscalco, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Stalking Jack the Ripper

Without the dead, she'd be no one.

Odessa is one of Karthia's master necromancers, catering to the kingdom's ruling Dead. Whenever a noble dies, it's Odessa's job to raise them by retrieving their soul from a dreamy and dangerous shadow world called the Deadlands. But there is a cost to being raised: the Dead must remain shrouded. If even a hint of flesh is exposed, a grotesque transformation begins, turning the Dead into terrifying, bloodthirsty Shades.

A dramatic uptick in Shade attacks raises suspicions and fears around the kingdom. Soon, a crushing loss of one of her closest companions leaves Odessa shattered, and reveals a disturbing conspiracy in Karthia: Someone is intentionally creating Shades by tearing shrouds from the Dead--and training them to attack. Odessa is forced to contemplate a terrifying question: What if her magic is the weapon that brings the kingdom to its knees?

Fighting alongside her fellow mages--and a powerful girl as enthralling as she is infuriating--Odessa must untangle the gruesome plot to destroy Karthia before the Shades take everything she loves. Fantasy Fiction LGBTQ+ Literature & Fiction Magic Romance Science Fiction & Fantasy Magic Users Royalty Wizardry
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I went into this with high hopes, but unfortunately found it too dull to finish. The story spends way too much time focusing on things that are irrelevant to the plot and not enough time building an emotional connection with the characters.

Mediocre

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The first half of this book is a bit slow and is much more a tale of grief than one of fantasy. I am glad I stuck with it though, as the second half picks up good pace and made me want to give the next in the series a go.
My only other issue is the age of the characters. Their mid to late teen age, coupled with the subjects dealt with, makes the story feel stuck between adult and young adult fiction.

Loved the concept, the delivery left me wanting.

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I dont know where to start, but I definitely found it interesting. The Weather Mages, Beast Masters, Necromancers, LGBT romance and so e strong female characters. These few elements and the story telling are what zi truly enjoyed about this hook. Great narrator too! Well done all round really!

Intriguing Concept

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If you can believe in magic it should not be so difficult to streach the imagination to queer relationships, yet this is one of the few quality fictional universes that contain bisexual, gay, single, childless and hetero characters. Loved the pretense and dissection of love and loss

Hidden gem

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I quite enjoyed this story.
it is one of the more sex positive YA stories I’ve read, and I love that.
it deals very honestly with loss, grief, addiction, and trauma.
The character development of some characters I felt was lacking. I wanted to feel a connection to characters who weren't the main protagonist, but I wasn't provided with the opportunity.
The different voices used by the narrator were sometimes grating and unnecessary.
All in all, I enjoyed the adventure I was taken on.

Necromancers, sapphic romance, bears and death

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