I have read Shadow and Bone (I am waiting to read the others) and Six of Crows (but not Crooked Kingdom, I know, I know) and I have very much enjoyed them so when these audio came across my dashboard I was excited to listen to it. I was unsure as to how it would tie in and if I would be missing anything having not read the rest of this series but I have to say I was delighted and enjoyed this entire audiobook. 

It can be listened to/read even if you have not read any previous books as it is a collection of short stories as they introduce Saints. It is a great set of stories too. Each Saint (at the beginning just a normal person) is introduced and then their mini story as to how they became Saintly is told. I really enjoyed each story but also the narrators; there are three, so there is diversity and accents for each story. I was entertained from the first sentence and will be listening to this time and time again. 

I would highly suggest this for not only lovers of this series but also those who have a love of mythology, religion and wonderful story telling. These are all relatively safe (similar to other fairy tales) so I would also suggest this for young adults as well. I received an ARC via NeGalley and Macmillan Audio and I am leaving my honest review.

This was such a great book and obviously a work of love from Leigh Bardugo to her readers! I so enjoyed learning about the saints and their back stories, especially the more familiar ones, and the narrators did such an amazing job!

This is my second Bardugo, the first being Ninth House.I was a fan after Ninth House and The Lives of Saints did not disappoint! Bardugo caters to my Supernatural-Sam-and-Dean loving nostalgia for sure. I felt like it needed to be longer and was a bit rushed so 4, not 5 stars. Really big fan of the female narrator as well! I look forward to seeing more audiobooks with her.

A collection of stories about how some characters became saints in a fictional world, Grishaverse.
Opinion
These were garishly cute stories.  I think the saint of politicians is my favorite.  These stories are quirky yet reminiscent of how saints of the Catholic Church were canonized.
I listened to the audiobook and thoroughly enjoyed the narrators.  They alternated between a male and female voice.  Gave it a better reading because of this.