Forsaken Mate

Shifted Fates, Book 1

By: Vasilisa Drake

Narrated by: Sharon Freedman

I thought my fated mate would cherish me. Instead, he kills me in cold blood.

After a decade of bullying me, the Alpha Heir discovers I'm his predestined mate. But just because he rejects me in front of the whole pack doesn't mean he's going to let me go.

When I flee my fated mate, he gives chase. The Alpha Heir would sooner murder me than let me live out of his reach. Only death isn't the end for me. The afterlife is a bit more fiery than I pictured, but that's fine. I'm used to fighting to survive, and literal Hell just might be a step up from what I've been dealing with.

Even if that means facing off against minotaurs and murderous mermaids. Even if, when I find refuge in a seemingly abandoned castle, I find the most dangerous creature in the underworld.

The good news: He agrees to train me, so I'll never be left weak and at the mercy of another. The bad news: His training methods involve a variety of unconventional methods, such as infiltrating my dreams and pinning me beneath him when we spar.

The worst news: He's never going to let me leave his castle.

Contains mature themes.

©2023 Vasilisa Drake (P)2024 Tantor Media

Short, yet very engrossing.

I enjoyed the story so much. The end blew me away. I had to re-listen to the book right away to appreciate it from a different perspective. Excited to read the second book.

strong storyline

I enjoyed not only the storyline, but the narrator as well. I found it difficult to put away.

The fight to stay alive

She is the outcast but not truly. She is so much more she just hasn’t seen it yet .

Insufferable

This is one of the most insufferable books I have ever listen to. You FMC who is a weak and pathetic wolf shifter who of course is matched with the alpha, murdered by his group, and ends up in Hell.

Now 2 seconds after being in hell, she becomes a baddy. She smarting off to strangers and trying to fight someone who is 2 times her size. Her “toughness” sounds like a baby child. Where was all this toughness on earth.

I DNF when she was like I need to train. Girl, you wondered into a man’s house to seek out his training room. Who’s gonna train you? You? You had 20 years on earth, did nothing but whine and cry but 2 days in hell, you’re now a badass in training. Get stuffed. This book sounds like a 8yo wrote it. The arrogance and entitlement is ridiculous.


The narration is not great. Emotionless and dull. A touch above the AI audios