Series: Enemy's Keeper, Book 0.5
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Review:
First, I would like to thank the author for providing me with a review copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
Orphans Aelfric and Aliwyn are thrown together when Aelfric, hiding from his master, discovers Aliwyn with stolen clothes. Giving Aliwyn some of the few coins he has for her silence, she helps him disguise himself. Aliwyn is a beggar who is trying to care for a toddler she rescued, but the rash on her skin and her tendency to bleed easily mark her as cursed. Aelfric’s plans to escape to Scotland are complicated when he grows to care for Aliwyn and Godwin. As Aliwyn’s condition worsens and their money dwindles, how will they get to safety?
The Thief’s Keeper is a full-length prequel in the Enemy’s Keeper historical fantasy series by Kyrie Wang. A reimagining of history, The Thief’s Keeper brings civilizations together on English soil, including Normans, Celts, and Norsemen in AD 1070. Kyrie Wang’s world-building shines, demonstrating a high level of research without losing the story to excessive detail. With each challenge the teenagers face, their bond strengthens. The book touches on poverty, intolerance, and prejudice while maintaining themes of hope, loyalty, and love.
The narrators, Michael Hajiantonis and Kiera Rhodes, are both versatile, performing different accents flawlessly. Kiera Rhodes’s voice for Aliwyn’s dialogue was a bit more childlike than I would have imagined, but otherwise, both narrators gave a fantastic performance, and the sound production was excellent.
The Thief’s Keeper builds a strong foundation for the Enemy’s Keeper series, full of adventure and triumph, and I am looking forward to reading Healer’s Blade.
Audience: young adult
Trigger warnings: disease, parent death (off page), child death (off page), violence
Recommended for fans of: historical fantasy, medieval history, action and adventure
Publisher's Synopsis:
A runaway thrall. A clever thief. Together, two orphans will defy destiny or fall trying.
In the aftermath of a rebellion against William the Conqueror, northern England lies in ruins, its people scattered and starved.
Aelfric, a 14-year-old thrall, flees from his master and stumbles upon a cache of stolen laundry. The thief? Aliwyn, a girl around his age, ostracized for being “cursed.” In her care is a lost toddler she has rescued from the clutches of greedy thrall traders.
Forced to cover each other’s secrets, Aelfric and Aliwyn form an unlikely friendship... and maybe something more. They embark on a perilous journey to reunite the child with his family on Easter Sunday and to seek a cure for Aliwyn’s mysterious condition.
But time is running out. Aelfric’s master is on the hunt, and the shadows of death loom ever closer over Aliwyn. Will they find the courage and faith to press on, or will their quest end in capture and ruin?
Dive into a tale of heart-stopping challenges and unforeseen twists. The Thief's Keeper is a thrilling magic-free YA historical fantasy that transports you to an alternate medieval world, where Celts and Norman knights live alongside the last Vikings. Begin your adventure today!
Source:
Kyrie Wang
©Silver Dreams: October 14, 2024
Edition: Audiobook
8 hours, 22 minutes
Author Bio:
Hailing from the unpredictable snowstorms of Quebec, Canada, I'm a medical mystery detective (fancy words for "pathologist, MD") by day and a dreamweaver of historical fantasy by night. Pencil on paper makes me cry and laugh, and every book I write is living another life!
I have a PASSION for crafting stories that explore the humanity common to us all. Where people find their authentic selves, goodness prevails, and the forgotten and voiceless rise as heroes.
Somewhere between sleuthing with my microscope and crafting hamster toys with my girl, I sit down and type. You'd never catch me without (quality dark) chocolate in my bag and I would bike in Canadian January to a froyo store.
Just ask my best friend of 11 years- she was the cashier!
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Wow this is such a thorough review!! Thank you so much for your time ❤️
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