Woven in Darkness
by Lucy Holden
Narrated by Heather Takano
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Pub Date Jun 04 2023 | Archive Date Jul 31 2023
Description
𝗔 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡. 𝗔 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘. 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠, 𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟.
𝘚𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵.
ᴢᴀʀɪᴀ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜱʟᴀᴠᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ: ꜰʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ.
Her brother is lost to a Dark Rip.
Indigold lords have bought her sisters.
And now Zaria has been claimed by Harken, the infamous Savage King.
Harken trusts no-one, not even the immortal Weavers he is sworn to protect. He keeps his Savage Court locked away behind the Woven mists.
Along with his past.
And his heart.
But now Harken’s court is in danger from an old enemy. And whoever is behind the plot seems determined to kill Zaria, making her the most valuable piece in a savage game.
In a bid to expose his enemies, Harken offers Zaria a bargain: play the part of his slave for Astria’s glittering season of Revels, and in return, he will help her win freedom and riches in the Maverick’s Race.
But Zaria has secrets of her own. Secrets that bind her to Harken, body and soul, and show her the past he guards so fiercely.
Telling him the truth means losing her chance at freedom. Concealing it means betraying his trust—and the Savage King doesn’t tolerate betrayal.
ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇꜱꜱ ɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ, ᴢᴀʀɪᴀ’ꜱꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛꜱ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ꜱᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʟʟ.
ᴀ ꜰᴀʙᴜʟᴏᴜꜱ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰᴀɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ʜᴏʟʟʏ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ'ꜱ ꜰᴏʟᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ, ꜱᴇᴀɴᴀɴ ᴍᴄɢᴜɪʀᴇ'ꜱ ᴏᴄᴛᴏʙᴇʀ ᴅᴀʏᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴀʀᴀʜ ᴍᴀᴀꜱ'ꜱ ᴀᴄᴏᴛᴀʀ, ᴡᴏᴠᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇꜱꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʟᴜꜱʜ, ꜱᴡᴏᴏɴᴡᴏʀᴛʜʏ ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀꜱʏ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀꜱɪᴀɴ ᴍʏᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9781922666123 |
| PRICE | 24.99 |
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 985650
Such a great fantasy romance! I think the most impressive characteristic of this book is the high quality of the writing style. And also that while this is the first book in a new series, the ending is so satisfying that I want to hug the author for not emotionally torturing me with a cliffhanger abyss.
This story is told in first person following Zaria. She’s a first generation slave in a magical fantasy world and she doesn’t remember her past. She makes a deal with Harkan, the Savage King, to act as his slave to help him in an investigation. The two of them have great banter and nice chemistry. I liked watching them shape their relationship, negotiate, argue, and try to understand one another. It gave a lot of substance to their characters.
Zaria is straightforward, reasonable, and she thinks through her actions (usually). It made her relatable and likeable.
The magic system is also very cool and adds a lot of vivid imagery to the world. I’m looking forward to seeing more of that in the next book.
There’s also a lot of information, lore, and history to follow. I enjoy world-building (plus it’s well written) so it worked for me but it does feel like their world has an extensive backstory that we glimpse in fragments.
I listened to the audiobook and thought the narrator’s voice added to the personality of Zaria and increased the feeling of her being a rational and thoughtful person.
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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