‘If one dragon burned the city of Niversai to the ground in a single night, how would we fare if a hundred besieged our world?’Moroda’s life is thrown into turmoil after she is publicly arrested—her city is destroyed and she narrowly escapes the chaos on a sky pirate’s airship. But she finds no salvation outside the blackened city walls; a vigilante from an exiled race has left a trail of … an exiled race has left a trail of destruction everywhere his growing army travel. With the ability to bend people to his will, he strengthens his hold over Linaria’s people by stealing the power of dragons.
It’s only a matter of time before Moroda, too, is forced to submit.
With war nipping at her heels and danger lurking in her companions and adversaries, Moroda must quickly learn about herself, her world, and the dragons so intent on reducing it all to ash.
Moroda is the first novel in an epic six-book saga, a fast-paced, action-packed tale following a group of characters as war rages across their world.
Linaria is a world where dragons are revered as gods, where airships rule the skies, and where war is stirring.
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The story is interesting but it was easier to read the book than lister to the book because I could not understand the narrator (Georgie Leonard). I usually can pick up an accent pretty well but this was so difficult for me to listen to, I had to really concentrate to understand her. Read the book instead if you have problems with accents, unless your British. I also find I can read faster than the narrator speaking.
The book Moroda by L.L. Mcneil is a dragon adventure, it’s interesting but lacks description and action. The world is rather medieval which can be interesting but book fell flat for me, it took me 5 months to finish.
This review is for both the Audible version and the ebook.
This is the first book I have read/listened to by this author and I would jump at listening to another.
There is a conclusion to the main threat, but it is obvious that is but a battle in a greater war. I ended up looking to see if there actually was another book, and I’m pleased to see this is actually part of quite an extensive saga. The world built is interesting. I enjoyed the separate cultures and creatures, and I look forward to learning more about each one. There are dragons, shapeshifters, winged people, and even pirates in flying ships. Moroda and her sister were born into a privileged life, but when her father dies they loose everything. Her and her sister are quite naive when it comes to the rest of the races and people. Thankfully they have the fortitude to adapt and thrive in their new circumstances, but boy are there bumps along the way. Although Moroda is a key character, she is not the only focal point. ——-
This is the first book I have listened to by this narrator ( Georgie Leonard ) and I would definitely listen to another. She gives personality and distinction to each character. Her ability to perform a narration, rather than just read it, is remarkable. I love how she interprets Anara. I found her cadence fine. I sped up this listen to 1.4x, which is not unusual for me ( some I increase to 1.8-2x). ——-
There are no explicit sex scenes, or excessive gory violence, there is swearing with one character. ——-
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
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Story 5/5
Narration 5/5
I really enjoyed listening to this book to a point. The story was fantastic, the narrator not so much. You have jailbreaks, thieves, snakes and bad guys all in the beginning. The story progresses from there with dragons, tigers and eagles. All of my favorite things to read about. I will be looking for the next book to come out on audio and just hope it is a different narrator. The reason I say this is she made the main character sound like a whiny baby, when something exciting was happening, no change in tone or pitch. If you say someone is shouting at someone else, you need to make it happen. You need to be able to tell the male from the female. I can only give 4 stars total because on audible I will only give three stars for the narration. Other than that I recommend you read or listen to this book, well read it so you can put your own excitement in there.
I received this book on StoryOrigin free for an honest review.
I promised an honest review. Here goes: I honestly struggled to finish this book. Not the length of it that bothered be at all, in fact I love long books. The problem is the narrator. Which is very sad and disappointing, because I have to add that I truly like the narrator’s different accents for the different characters. No, the problem for me personally, was the eternal pause that was placed between each sentence. I found that so frustrating. I wish I had this book in epub or mobi format as well, so I would be able to experience the story in a better light.
**** SPOILER ALERT ****
“Moroda” was my first introduction to both McNeil’s writing and the world of “Linaria”.
I plan to visit Linaria again in future.
I really enjoyed the author’s world building and character development over the course of the book.
I was surprised with the twist at the end of the book.
This book has nearly everything, it has magic, three different types of shapeshifters and dragons.
Q: What would you sacrifice to end a war threatening to destroy everyone that you know and love?
A: Grab this book and find out what one woman sacrifices to do that very thing.
I strongly encourage my fellow readers to check out “Moroda”.
In the interest of transparency: I was given a free review copy of this book. I am voluntarily sharing this review. It is my own honest opinion.