“They say once you go dark, you don’t go back. That remains true for me.”“I’m Lady Isra, the most ferocious villain in the land or so I hear. The people say a lot about me. They say I am heartless, cold and wicked. But they don’t know what made me this way. I lost love becoming trapped in the throes of darkness.”“I’m isolated in this world. I’ve taken the power of a dragon. I’ve cast a spell upon … I’ve cast a spell upon myself so that only those who possess the ability of magic can feast their eyes upon me.”
“But now I’ve met him. This magnificent being. He’s a raven. I can’t help but admire him. Astrid, now what a handsome fellow. I don’t know where he will take me but I’m curious to step into his claws.”
A witch drawn to the dark world that’s only going to go darker. A tale of magic and romance. Perfect for fans of fairy tales and Disney.
Isra Sravenheart, USA Today Best Selling Author takes you into a world where a witch reigns supreme in her fortress while her pet raven, Astrid shows her what true companionship can be.
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Her Blackened Soul (The Blackened Series Book 1)
By Isra Sravenheart
5 out of 5 stars
The story Her Blackened Soul (The Blackened Series Book 1) by Isra Sravenheart is a suspenseful fantasy book that I enjoyed reading. It pulled me in from the very beginning and I was hooked. It is the tale of Lady Isra who is known as evil and a villain. The story takes some dark corners and will have you wondering what is going to happen next. There is another character of Astrid who is a raven. I found his character to be a more mysterious one. There are a few other additional characters that are interesting to read about who have their part to play in the book. The story takes you to a world of make-believe and had me turning pages. The author does a wonderful job of creating an atmosphere that in parts will make you shiver. Don’t miss out on an intriguing and entertaining story that you will not be able to put down until the final page. I highly recommend reading it.
Really not a match for me.
Lady Isra of the Dark. Beautiful, powerful. Rotten to the core. Lady Isra is a witch, and she lives in a forest by herself; she’s content to live that way. She has no friends but a green snake who treats her respectfully despite her evilness. She absolutely despises humans as well, and when Kane, a human male, gets on her bad side, she wreaks all the havoc you could image on him.
This was a very interesting read!! I loved the idea of a protagonist who’s completely heartless and is 100% okay with it. Lady Isra is very much a villain, but you can’t help but admire her for it. I also enjoyed the characters of both Romeo the snake and Astrid the raven. Very excited to see what happens next!
I loved this book. The perspective wasn’t quite exactly first person and not fully third person, but the narrative was done beautifully. I was quite sad the entire book for Irsa. It mentions a big event that happened to her, that made her go dark, it never mentions it fully just referring to it as the “it” event. The entire time I could see how this changed her and how much she really didn’t care. Then comes Kane and Astrid. I wanted to kill Kane myself for what he did. He’s your a typical “I’m gods gift to the world” arrogant cocky SOB. I wanted to strangle him and his “poor me it’s my fault” pity party.
I absolutely loved when Astrid was introduced. He is Irsa’s perfect match in every way. He doesn’t care that she’s what she is. He supports her no matter what she does. I really hope to see more of their relationship blossom and see more of these two. I’m hoping we get more background of Irsa. What is “the event?” She keeps referring to. Can’t wait to read the next book!!
Her Blackened Soul by Isra Sravenheart is the first book in the Blackened Series. Lady Isra is a dark witch and the primary character of this book. I enjoyed the idea of the story from the villain’s point of view. She is a dark character who has taken on powers that limits who can see her. I liked that the story is from a different view and that she is a relatable character despite being bad. The story kept me reading and wanting to know how this would work with Lady Isra and her powers. I am looking forward to reading more in this series soon.
Isra is a witch, but not just any witch. She’s a dark witch who wants to stay that way! Humans are a distration that she could live without, but she will help them when it suits her.
Kane is a “virtuous” knight wanting help with the ladies, but he doesn’t want to do the work himself. He seeks out Lady Isra to make his dreams come true, however Isra can see through his wicked heart and punishes him!
This is not your typical fairy tale story, but it does show that evil has it’s own sense of right and wrong. A new take on the evil witch and the morals of evilness
This is the one that started it all! Isra Sravenheart began the Blackened series with this first book in the series, “Her Blackened Soul” and dark it is! This is the book that explains the origins of the characters and why they are so dark. As a fan, I cannot get enough of Sravenheart and I enjoy all of her work. If you haven’t started this series, you won’t regret the time you spend with any of the Blackened books.
What a great dark fantasy book. Lady Isra is a witch who follows the darks arts she no longer wants love and believes it is pointless. Her path is to learn more magic, she hates humans because they are weak. There is so many twists and turns i could not put it down.
Lady Isra is a witch who has embraced the darkest parts of her soul, and become a truly fearsome witch indeed. She detests her human neighbours, comparing them to infected boils. However, she occasionally helps one of them with a spell or two, and so a brave few come to request her help. When she is warned that a man approached who meant her danger, she set to work to destroy him.
There is lots going on in this plot, which is engaging in seeing where the twists and turns will go. The characters are archetypical and so fairly easy to grasp. The story has an omniscient narrator which gave the impression of hearing someone tell a fairy tale, which fit with the storyline. I found this a bit frustrating myself, because I couldn’t truly feel like I was escaped into the story when the narrator kept reminding me of the distance. It did make sense for the genre though, and evoked a feeling of a bedtime story. It will be interesting to see where the story goes from here.
Her Blackened Soul starts with the enchanting story of a young Witch- Lady Isra of the Dark. Isra finds herself beguiled by the Darkness and happens upon a raven who becomes the companion she’s longed for. Isra Sravenheart does a wonderful job with her descriptions with her writing, with an acute attention to detail, the characters and settings can be clearly pictured while the story changes with different settings. She tells a story about a wonderful blooming romance, and has so much potential for continuing the story in her next books. Just like most first books in any series, it is a little bit slow and a little harder to get into, but even with the first sentence she pulls you into the wonderful world of Lady Isra and Astrid.
Isra and Astrid have been very naughty. They seem to have fallen over to the dark side and now it’s time to take responsibility for their actions. Isra is a witch back from the dead but she doesn’t remember what happened. You find yourself empathizing with Isra even though she is a bit dark. We all fell that way at times. She is just trying to figure out what happened and get her life right. I felt a lot empathy for her. Though he came in at the end, Samuel was my favorite character because he felt like Astrid’s conscience. What are you going to do? Make the right choice. Being a lover of old castles, I found the descriptions of Isra’s castle made it fun to picture as I read. Overall, it was a fun book. Great theme, fun characters.
Her Blackened Soul was an interesting read, while I typically love paranormal romances I found this one a little more difficult to get into. While the story has a great premise there were times that I felt that the story lagged and I wasn’t able to get lost completely in the story. However Ms. Sravenheart did give me everything that I love in a paranormal romance including magic, drama, twists and turns, and more. Her Blackened Soul is based entirely on a villain which is one of the many reasons I did enjoy it, it’s the first installment in The Blackened series. Although it did have times that the story lagged I generally enjoyed Her Blackened Soul, Ms. Sravenheart’s character development was wonderful and I can’t wait for part two.
Unfortunately dnf’d at 34%.
I got this one for the cover, and saw the rest of the series was on kindle unlimited. However, the writing seemed juvinelle and I felt like the story wasn’t going anywhere.
Lady Isra is a powerful witch who lives in a tower in the middle of the forest, she is as dark as dark can be and she is known for it, the local villagers say that she should be avoided at all costs, that she is wicked and evil and that she has power, beauty, control and authority, but she has a cold heart thanks to a lost love and the bitterness which has led her down this dark path, however, she adores nature and everything in it, apart from humans, she has no time for them, but they still come to her for help from time to time and she does just that, as long as they have no ulterior motives which would impact on herself. When she isn’t doing that, she is gaining knowledge and learning about the world around her, even though she casts an invisibility spell that only those with magical abilities will be able to find her in her self imposed isolation and this led her to her darkest spell yet, she ignores all the warnings from her peers and other magical beings and goes after the power of transformation, to merge herself with a dragon, to absorb its magic and keep it for herself, so she goes for a walk in the woods and does just that, she enters a trance-like state of meditation and the dragon approaches her, she speaks with it before plunging a dagger into its heart and after being covered in its emerald blood, she heads home to think about what she has gained.
As the days and weeks passed, Lady Isra and her surroundings became blackened in more ways than one, she is now feared by those around her, darker and more isolated than ever and she has no intention of changing any time soon, but that changes when she meets a python on one of her walks in the forest, as they share a conversation, they find out a little more about the others, Lady Isra feels a connection and kinship with the snake and so she agrees not to harm any of his kind and promises to stop by to converse with him again in the future. As she leaves, Lady Isra thinks about the conversation they had and the information about the stranger who will make themselves known to her, she wonders what his intentions will be and what will come about from them.
Time passes for Lady Isra and she has more conversations with her friend, however, she also makes another one when a raven appears and introduces himself as Astrid, he is from another land and wishes to assist Lady Isra in her plans, he knows she is powerful and dark and it hasn’t put him off seeking her out. As Lady Isra continues with her dark plans, Astrid is further drawn to the enigmatic witch and she is drawn to him, he is a magnificent animal and the darkness is as strong within him as it is within her. Where will the darkness take Lady Isra and Astrid and will they be able to travel on this dark path together, or will the darkness rip them apart? This is a dark romance with magic woven throughout as you follow along the path of darkness to find out where it leads.
Her Blackened Soul tells the story of Lady Isra. Lady Isra is a witch that has embraced the dark arts. She takes the power of a dragon and becomes more powerful. Isra is a dangerous witch that all young people are told to steer clear of. Her charm is captivating, and she entrances those she meets. In the case of Kane, a mere mortal seeking to be all possessive of women, Isra is enraged that he desires to hold that kind of power of women. She takes him in as her slave. This is the story of that time.
I found this book to be very strange when I started reading it. As time wore on, I became more captivated with the story and enjoyed reading the story. Though it was repetitive at times the story is truly enthralling.
Her Blackened Soul (Blackened Series Book 1)
By Isra Sravenheart. This story was a bit outside my comfort zone but was enjoyable and I look forward to more in this series. This author is also new to me and I like the writing style. The characters are complex and pulled me in effortlessly and I found myself lost in the pages. When I first started I didn’t feel an immediate draw but I didn’t let that stop me and I’m glad to say it had my full attention quickly. It’s a very unique storyline that I for one haven’t seen before and I think that’s what I liked most about it. The storyline is paced nicely never feeling rushed. It’s a creative storyline that I’m excited to see more about. Four stars and recommended.
Her Blackened Soul by Isra Sravenheart
Four Stars
Her Blackened Soul is the first book in the Blackened series by Isra Sravenheart. This Fantasy/Fairytale is the first book I have read by Ms. Sravenheart. I was sucked in from the very first page. I had to keep reading to find out how it was going to end. Lady Isra is a dark witch who over time just drops deeper into the dark side. Taking the power of a dragon and spiraling into the darkness until she meets Astrid, the raven. The story flowed smoothly and the characters were well defined. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading the next book in this series.
Her Blackened Soul. (Blackened Series Book1) by. Isra Sravenheart.
I don’t know why, but I have a bit of a soft spot for villains, I find their stories interesting and usually there is a reason for the way they are, maybe they are misunderstood, or something traumatic has happened to them to make them hate the world and everything in it. I really enjoyed reading this book, a Dark Fairytale full of magic. It is set form Lady Isra perspective, the big bad Villain, only we get to see both sides of her. I truly enjoyable read, I would highly recommended.
4 Star
Her Blackened Soul (The Blackened Series Book 1) by Isra Sravenheart
Her Blackened Soul is the first book in The Blackened Series by Isra Sravenheart. I struggled a bit with this book at first but once I got going. I couldn’t put it down. It’s a Fantasy romance about Lady Isra who’s a dark witch but she’s about to go darker. She meets a raven who will take her places that shes not sure about. So get ready to be taken on a adventure. I recommend this book .i look forward to reading more from this author .
Her Blackened Soul is the first book in the Blackened Series by Isra Sravenheart. This story is a unique fairytale from the “villains” point of view. I wish it was written in 1st-person point of view so we could really get in the mind of the main character, Lady Isra. I feel like there was a lot more telling instead of showing of events and emotions. I like that Lady Isra owns the fact that she is evil and doesn’t really care what others think of her. I would like to see more character growth, but that may come in later books in the series. The story kind of ends on a cliffhanger, so I’m hoping Lady Isra finds herself with more love in her heart.