fantasy, young adult
In Realm Breaker, Corayne has been raised by a close friend of the family
while her mother, an infamous pirate, has mostly been absent while living her
own adventures. Corayne never knew her father and is surprised to learn that
her father’s family’s bloodline is special. She is needed to save the world
from an evil man who is determined to tear open hidden, dangerous realms and force his rule over everyone.
After some initial confusion with many characters being
introduced at the very beginning of the audiobook, I was glad it wasn’t too
long before I was able to follow what was happening once the chapters finally
starting focusing on a few characters at a time. The characters were terrific
and I loved the alliance of a diverse group of people fighting against evil.
However, while I adored spending time with all of the characters, something
about the story, or the descriptions of their activities, really bugged me.
I’ve spent some time trying to define exactly what it was about this novel that
prevents me from rating it higher. While the realm framework was a creative
idea, I guess I just had trouble understanding the rules of the universe(s).
And some sections were tedious with description while others were not
descriptive enough. Through much of the
novel, I just wanted to finish and was sure that I’d never be interested in
reading the sequel. But, after reading the whole novel, I’ve decided that I
probably will give it a try because I do love the characters Victoria Aveyard created.
I listened to the audiobook for the first half of the novel
and read the second half on my Kindle.
The audiobook is narrated by Natalie Naudus and she was amazing! Her
voice repertoire is huge and diverse. She has many different accents up her
sleeve and can also do male-sounding voices. I was extremely impressed and,
even though I only enjoyed her narration for half of the novel, I give her an
A+!
Picking up where Realm Breaker stopped, Corayne and her crew
continue to try to stop the evil, power-hungry queen and her demon-hosting
husband in their ruthless pursuit of world domination.
Blade Breaker is a travelling, identifying allies, and battling
the enemy sort of story. It didn’t introduce any major storylines, either, so
it felt like filler for extending the story into multiple sequels. I doubt I’ll
be reading the next installment.
The audiobook narrator, Natalie Naudus, was outstanding. She was the best part of this novel. She has a huge range of voices and was a perfect voice actor. She gets an A+.
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