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Truthwitch

A Witchlands Novel

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Truthwitch

By: Susan Dennard
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a "witchery," a magical skill that sets them apart from others.

In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble--as two desperate young women know all too well.

Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. It's a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. So Safi must keep her gift hidden, lest she be used as a pawn in the struggle between empires.

Iseult, a Threadwitch, can see the invisible ties that bind and entangle the lives around her--but she cannot see the bonds that touch her own heart. Her unlikely friendship with Safi has taken her from life as an outcast into one of of reckless adventure, where she is a cool, wary balance to Safi's hotheaded impulsiveness.

Safi and Iseult just want to be free to live their own lives, but war is coming to the Witchlands. With the help of the cunning Prince Merik (a Windwitch and ship's captain) and the hindrance of a Bloodwitch bent on revenge, the friends must fight emperors, princes, and mercenaries alike, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch. Difficult Situations Family & Relationships Friendship Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Magic Epic Fantasy Paranormal Fantasy Epic Fiction Sword & Sorcery Heartfelt Paranormal Romance Romance
Engaging Adventure • Complex Worldbuilding • Excellent Narration • Strong Friendships • Magical System

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Good story, great characters and evidence of character development. I'm not sure if the first few chapters were slow or if I was so distracted by the narrator's accents that I couldn't pay attention. Eventually the story and the characters captured my imagination and the accents stopped being a distraction- sometimes they even helped me to distinguish which character was speaking. I am definitely going to listen to the next book in the series.

Worth pushing through the first few chapters

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In the end I enjoyed this book, however I thought the beginning moved pretty slowly. I was well into the book before I really was able to immerse myself into the story line. I thought most of the characters are hard to empathize with until you get farther into the story, so if you, as a reader, are willing to stick with it the book is worth it, but it might take you some time to get there. The performance by Cassandra Campbell was excellent. Her use of accents and character voices helped me as a listener differentiate characters without sounding overdone.

Worth it if you stick around

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This is a great story that I read in print before listening to the audiobook. I preferred the former experience, as the character voices in this performance are mediocre and all very similar.

Don’t skip this story entirely, though! It’s going to be a TV show soon, so read it now! :)

Read this one in print.

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Normally which stories are shallow on the variety in terms of the magic system but I really enjoyed the nuances here. great characters, great twists, cool variety among the different players.

The narrator is fabulous, wonderful with accents and brought the characters and story to life. I will buy next in the series!

Fun escape

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Although I read some comments saying that the book was jumbled and didn't offer at least a chapter of back story to explain the world. If you're smarter than these people and don't wish to have the entire plot and background thrown at you in the first two chapters, then you'll like this book because it does a great job at leading you into the world and explaining it's self throughout the book in a way that keeps it entertaining. I'm definitely going to get the new book when it comes out. Also if you don't like fantasy YA novels then I don't recommend reading this, but if you are into it or want to try it out, then this isn't a bad place to start but I'd recommend the 'Throne of Glass' series.

A great book.

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