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Spice Bringer
- Narrated by: Senn Annis
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary
A deadly disease. A vanishing remedy. A breathless journey.
All her life, Niya's known she will die young from the fatal rasp. She survives only with the aid of vitrisar spice and a magical, curmudgeonly fire salamander named Alk. Then an ambitious princess burns down the vitrisar grove in an effort to steal Alk so she can claim her rightful throne. Joined by Jayesh, a disgraced monk, Niya and Alk must flee to the faraway Hidden Temple with the last vitrisar plant, or all who suffer from the rasp will perish.
But even as Niya’s frustration and banter with Jayesh deepen to affection, the rasp is stealing away her breath and life.
For a girl with limited time and a crippling quest, love may be more painful than death.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Ryan
- 11-03-22
Clean, YA romantic/epic fantasy
[Audio ARC]
This was lovely
Spice Bringer is a clean, YA, romantic/epic fantasy story with multiple third person POV's. There were some voices the narrator did that didn't work so well for me, but overall it was done well and I really actually found myself looking forward to my moments of listening to this audiobook the further i got along.
Favourites:
- Romance: the first third of the book didn't suggest any romantic fantasy so the importance of the romance plot came as a bit of a surprise later on, but it's done in such a sweet way between these sort of enemies-to friends-to lovers that I actually really enjoyed it.
- Conflict between characters: I loved this! I loved the way we see these characters and how their 'main goals' were in such conflict with eachother, even though they all had good intentions. That really ramped up the tension!
- World building: so good! It's not the first time I've said how impressed I am with Burke's world building. We've got beautifully crafted people of various races and cultures, exotic fantasy animals, foods and scenery. This world came alive around me as I listened to the story.
What I missed:
- Repetition & voice: a few small things were repeated unnecessarily. As a reader, I like to know the author trusts me to follow along without that. And as mentioned above, here and there the audio narrator grated on me a little though I enjoyed her overall.
Sexual content: none really, except for a sweet, completely non-steamy, non-graphic moment that suggests a couple if about to have their wedding night
Coarse language: none
Violence and gore: mild to moderate violence, mild gore
Other: terminal illness and discrimination, religion is an important theme
Conclusion
If you like a clean YA romantic story of epic proportions with travel in a diverse world, pretty badass heroines, monks dealing with a faith crisis, and a spreading terminal illness that needs a cure requiring lots of self sacrifice, this is the story for you!
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