The Sorcerer's Concubine

Telepath and the Sorcerer Series, Book 1

De: Lidiya Foxglove

Narrado por: CJ Bloom

Born of wood, cloth, and a substantial dose of magic, Velsa is a Fanarlem, a beautiful artificial girl. Raised to be a concubine, she has seen her friends at the House of Perfumed Ribbons sold off to be the pets of wealthy men. Now her own dreaded day has come. Grau Thanneau is a kind and handsome sorcerer who expects to own a spectacular piece of spellwork - he doesn't realize that everything he has been told about Fanarlem is a lie. Velsa is not a dull-witted doll, but an intelligent and luminous soul who captivates his heart. Neither of them expected to fall in love, in a land where the law will never recognize her as his equal.

When Grau brings Velsa with him as he serves in the border patrol, they encounter odd magic sent from the High Sorcerer's palace - or is it magic at all? War is brewing, and with it, the winds of opportunity. Velsa has powers of her own, powers no Fanarlem girl should have, but when the enemy attacks, she might be the only one who can stand against them.

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I enjoyed this much more than expected!

I hope Audible gets the other books in this series. It was a short book, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I can't wait to see where the story goes from here!

Not falling in love with this title

The premise is promising but the story lacks substance. It focuses too much on the relationship between the two main characters. The author tries to build up sexual tension but when there's literally nothing else happening in the story,
it all falls flat on its face. If there was actual story happening in between all these cute moments, it would be more interesting. I'm having hard time figuring out where this book is going and what's the real goal. Over and over again it keeps reminding us that the girl is viewed as property and treated poorly. At some point I have to say "yeah I get it- now what?" I'm on chapter 13 still waiting for something to happen that's not about their relationship.