Author: Natalie Johanson

Narrator: Candace Bennett

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Series: Shadow’s Voice Series, Book 1

Publisher: Tea and Dagger Publishing

Released: September 10, 2021

Genre: Fantasy; Young Adult

Rose Trewin is running from her past. She would run from her magic too, if she could, but her ability to move through shadows like a wraith isn’t going anywhere. She hopes for a simple life, forgotten and unknown. When a promise to take a message to the king turns deadly, Rose must decide what matters more: disappearing into the night or the fate of her country.

She soon finds herself at the center of a conspiracy and political intrigue. Relying on her skills as a spy, Rose must seek out the center of the plot. However, when her magic begins to change and new, unknown creatures are emerging from the shadows, she quickly realizes more is at stake.

Long dead evils are returning

Forgotten magics are awakening

And Rose must face her past to accept her future

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Natalie studied at Westminster College with a degree in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis before deciding to go after her dream to work in law enforcement.

Before that, Natalie worked as an editor on her high school literary magazine, Euphony and had several short pieces published in it.

Natalie spent the better part of a decade writing, rewriting, abandoning, and fighting through Shadow’s Voice. It all started with reading a book that didn’t end the way she thought it should. So, Natalie went about writing a book with an ending she wanted. Thus Shadow’s Voice was born. What started off as something just for Natalie to read and write in her spare time quickly became a full blown novel she wanted to share with everyone.

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Overall: 5 out of 5
Story: 5 out of 5
Narration: 5 out of 5

Overall: I absolutely loved this book, I was hooked from the start. The pacing is good, and Bennett does a great job narrating. Overall, highly recommend.

Story: Think fairy tale, but with a twist. There are some dark moments, but nothing that really makes the story overall a dark one. The characters were well-developed, and I loved Rose from the start. Rose isn’t waiting in the shadows to be rescued, and I loved how independent and strong she was. The world has just as much depth as Rose, and I’d love to step through the pages and spend a day or two exploring it. It was a fun read, even for someone who isn’t in the target audience range.

Narration: I thought Bennet did a wonderful job bringing the story to life. I think she really captured Rose’s essence, emotions, everything. It was easy to tell the other characters apart, and there was a nice range of different voices for all the different characters. I think my favorite voice was Rose, but the wolves’s voices may have been the most impressive.

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Natalie Johanson. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

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