Sam, a half-fae Void, is ostracized by her own people, much less the humans who control her home—the Illinois Mystical Reservation. Packed into the Reservation with vampires, werewolves, faes, and mages alike, Sam does her best to travel below the radar, but when her only friend asks for her help she can’t say no. Her work to solve a fae’s murder brings her to the forefront of vampire politics, … politics, and changes her life forever.
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Great Story! Great Audible Listen 4.5 Terrific Stars
Cornered Magic
The Void Series, Book 1
By: Charissa Dufour
Narrated by: Janelle Tedesco
This is an imaginative, well written, well told story, a great beginning of a new paranormal/fantasy series. Charissa DuFour creates an interesting world and characters. The storylines are original and grab your attention from the start and holds it to the end, making you wonder what is going to happen next. The character development is great, as is the description of the different supernatural species and their powers. I am looking forward to learning more about them as the series continues especially the lead character, Sam, a half-fae Void. Also going to be interesting to learn more about the dynamic of the world the author created and where she is going with her story.
I listened to the Audible edition, Janelle Tedesco is a wonderful narrator. She performs the voices of all the characters, brings them and their story to life from the pages to your ears. Thank you for this great listen!
A believably presented dystopian fantasy world
Charissa builds her world and her characters in a very believable and readable manner in this introductory novella.
Separated from humans, vampires, werewolves, mages and the fae live in a restricted reservation, severely limited in resources and accommodation. On top of this, our protagonist—Sam—has a gift which is shunned by her own people, leaving her isolated, with only a few companions. The intrigue begins when the vampires recruit her because of her abilities.
It is certainly just an introduction, leaving many questions and only beginning Sam’s path. The characters—even though fantastical—are well presented, believable and engaging. The author avoids cliché well, although you will recognise the accepted abilities of the races contained.
I completed the read in only a couple of hours, and find myself with very little, if any, negative critique of the work, so that means it must be five stars. You can’t miss with this free offering and I’m confident you’ll be wanting more.
Just not enough to full get hold . . .
Overall 3 out of 5 stars
Performance 4 out of 5 stars
Story 3 out of 5 stars
Sam for me was something special. She was more than the assignment given to her. She was more than just a void. I am not sure if it was the shortness of the story, the details in the story, the narrator, or a combination. I wanted to have more of the story. It ended all too soon.
Sam is ostracized by her friends and family alike–you see she is different–very different from all the others in the reservation where she lives. Humans had put all Faes, werewolves, vampires etc in reservations that really were not the nicest places! Sam was the only Void–which meant essentially you could take the others magic from them. Not that she did–but she could. Until the day she found one of the few friends that she had murdered. She somehow got shanghied into helping the vampires.
There is a Mage who has somehow managed to live among the humans outside the reservation—-who is following Sam around–
She helps the vampires–the Mage knows what she has done–but now she is under control of the head vampire–so what happens next? We will all have to read the next in this series to find out.
This was my first Charissa Dufour’s book. Cornered Magic is the first book in The Void Series. This novella is a great introduction to this Series. The world building is well described, and intriguing. Sam is a great character, and the other characters are interesting. I can’t wait for the next book in the Series. The narration is well done. Janelle Tedsco has a great voice, well paced, and easy to understand. All the characters are easy to distinguish.
This short really sets the stage for what could be a phenomenal series. The characters and setting are well developed. I really like the setup. I’ll be anxiously awaiting the next book in The Void Series!
Both the author and narrator are new to me. They make a great team and I look forward to their next releases.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.