The characters in this story are really captivating and whilst they seem to start out ambling aimlessly through the pages without very much excitement at all, that soon changes and you find yourself willing them forward. When I first started reading this story I got really bored and ended up putting it down, but it had come highly recommended by a trusted source so I turned back to it several months later and pushed on through. Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Can't warn others against this title enough. The narrator really doesn't seem well suited to the content and her delivery is jarring when she is talking about Eastern Europe and fantasy lands and people. The performance isn't terrible but it isn't great. It seemed like a cheap way to quickly make their relationship intense and meaningful without actually putting in the groundwork. I think their relationship and her character is given a disservice by her being the reincarnated spirit of another woman. I really didn't like Akiva, which is a problem given he is a protagonist and I didn't really buy into his relationship with Karou. I either didn't like or was uninvested in the characters. I am not even curious about what happens to the characters I really don't care.

I didn't read the other books in the series and I will never read/listen to another book by this author. The story is absolutely terrible and ridiculous. Save your money/credit and skip this audiobook.

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