Scales 'n' Spells: Breath and Wish

Scales ‘n’ Spells, Books 2-3

By: AJ Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake

Narrated by: Joel Leslie

Contains books two and three of the Scales 'n' Spells series.

Breath, book two

A Mage’s List for Freedom:

1. Escape his evil, controlling clan.
2. Get a job.
3. Work magic on his terms.
4. Avoid all dragons.

Tori was doing great until sexy dragon Baldewin interfered. Between the little gifts, constant protection, and the steadfast confidence from the overgrown lizard, Tori wonders if maybe that last step needs revising. He has no chance to consider it. Not before trouble called Jaeggi really hits. Now, he’s on the road trip from hell to the one place he’d never thought would be a safe haven. A clan of dragons. Assuming they make it, that is.

Wish, book three

North has a map of Europe, a dragon scale, and a little bit of magic. He’s currently short a dragon, but all in good time, right? Right. Because he can totally dodge dangerous men and frustrated calls from his family, all while searching for a dragon during the Christmas season. He’s got this. Christmas wishes do come true with a little magic, after all.

©2021 AJ Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake (P)2021 Podium Audio

Continued excellence

The incredible story of book 1 is carried over to books 2 & 3. I can’t wait to hear book 4. The only thing not liking is that eventually the series will need to end

Amazing!!! Best dragon audiobook of the year!

These two stories are fantastic! The first has such an intricate and detailed plot that it is like an action/adventure movie in your head! The second is a bit shorter, so less explosions, but still excellent story building. Both are amazing in their characters, believability, amazing chemistry, great push/pull without having tortuous angst (a huge plus to me!) and are so fun! Joel Leslie always makes me happy, but he goes above and beyond in this audiobook. Seriously- there are always little pet peeves I have to ignore in audiobooks, however, there was nothing in this story that bugged me! Characters are German and Finnish- I watch a lot of foreign tv, and from what I can tell, the accents are spot on without being overdone/fake! Even better is the fact that the narration between conversations is done in an English accent. It makes each character stand out, so no matter where you start in the book you can understand who is speaking. Two thumbs up, six out of five stars, 150%, A++

Fabulous!

Another fabulous two books in this series. I loved the narration as well, he was so animated and just brought the story to life. Highly recommended!

Amazing Story, Amazing Performance!

AJ Sherwood and Jocelyn Drake are a powerful writing duo who have created a beautifully crafted world full of dragons, magic, and more sass than you can shake a stick at!

Joel Leslie delivers a cast of fully realized characters in a tour de force vocal performance that will have you thinking the audiobook is performed by an entire ensemble cast. Each character is distinct, every emotion easily identifiable.

Wow. Just wow.

Get the whole series, starting with Origin. You'll be glad you did. These three are magical together

fun series

I cant wait till the other books in the series make it to audio book

enjoyed it

📖 Story comment: I enjoyed both Breath and Wish - they're good additions to the overarching story, their characters are likeable, the pace was good and the world building continues to develop and entertain.

🎧 Narrator comment: Joel Leslie is a master voice actor and he captures these characters perfectly. His voices are consistent from book 1, he has good cadence, inflections and intonations and it's easy to distinguish all the characters from each other. Overall an excellent performance and he's done a delightful job bringing this world to life.

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📌 Where does it fall on my personal scale? 7
• 1 not my thing • 2 didn't like the narration • 3 didn't keep my attention • 4 was good, but once was enough • 5 enjoyed it • 6 will listen again if i'm in the mood for the narrator [4⭐] • 7 goes on the "re-listen" list [4⭐] • 8 kept me up past bed-time [4.5⭐] • 9 recommended to family/friends [4.75⭐] • 10 own it in all formats [5⭐] • 11 keep a copy with me at all times [5⭐]
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Love Series where Witches are Mindful

They are called mages here and are highly valued. Good, enjoyable series. MM romance so male focus but women are also valued in this dragon and mage culture.

Everything is amazing!

The books are already sooo great but Joel takes these books to the next level! The insane way he is able to do all these accents but still make them all sound different is just insane! Not only that, but the way he is sooooo good at all these difference accents is insane! About to get the next books! Like I said, the books are amazing, but Joel just makes them extra amazing! If you don't know who Joel is then, you clearly don't love yourself with audiobooks. lol!

Places

Joel is one of my fave narrators. loved the real locations, for those so inclined: Sonthofen, Germany; Nuorgam, Sodankyla, Kuusomo, and Utsjoki Finland. The Ordensburg (from book 1) is in Sonthofen, just south of the Kurpatk.

Loved it!!!

I loved both stories !! Not even gunna attempt to spell out their names lol but my favorite was the second book in this bundle. Short and sweet.
Joel Leslie is a master! He is doing a wonderful job at. Narrating with all these accents!!