The Voyant and the Mark of Malice

The Aeglecian Seas, Book 2

By: Sadie Hewitt

Narrated by: Broghanne Jessamine

He may be clever, but she's already a step ahead...

Kalia Salam is a Voyant, or a person with the ability to create mind-altering visions and project them into others. But when the punishment for having that ability is death, every decision becomes a strategic calculation to avoid execution. Unfortunately, that includes tethering herself to the continent's most wealthy brothel owner and only using her magic to pad the madam's pockets. That is, at least, until she needs it to protect those around her. But when Kalia uses her magic on the wrong client and is mistaken for a powerful djinn, one that the pirates have been meticulously hunting, she becomes ensnared in her most complex game of deception yet. Because, one way or another, she refuses to fall to the hands of a cursed captain.

Captain Rahmi Abada revels in collecting dying souls from the sea, particularly those burdened by guilt. But whispers of a tale have begun to swirl...a tale about a mysterious gemstone with innumerable abilities, including the power to shatter any magical bond. Consumed with the idea of sailing for eternity without his binding curse to Liddros, God of Sea, Rahmi enlists the help of the fiery djinn he forced aboard his ship. The only problem? The djinn harbors her own secrets, ones that threaten to unravel Rahmi's carefully laid plans.

Drawing inspiration from The Legend of the Flying Dutchman and the enchanting world of Aladdin, The Voyant and the Mark of Malice weaves a captivating story of hidden dangers, action-packed adventures, and the unexpected, yet sizzling romance of two sworn enemies who are determined to outwit one another.

©2024 Sadie Hewitt (P)2024 Sadie Hewitt

Ok

It was ok up until that very eye rolling end. It was a bit cringy. Like the author grew up on too many Disney movies with the whole “with our power of love and friendship we can defeat anything!”.

entertaining

A unique storyline with enough borrowed elements that you understand the references, but those elements are taken in a wildly different direction from their inspiration.
There were enough typos & mis-speaks throughout the audio and ebook versions that I'm glad I had both to reference in several places.

A True Enemies to Lovers Adventure

Rahmi and Kalia were TRUE enemies to lovers. I lost track of the amount of times that Kalia tried to kill him, and I loved her fiery spitball personality. She took absolutely zero crap from anyone and was completely unapologetic about it. The banter was top notch. I loved it. I was literally laughing out loud while listening to the book.

The narrator, Broghanne Jessamine does a fantastic job pulling you into the story and getting you to love the characters. I fully enjoyed listening to the book even as a a second read for me. It's a brilliant mix of pirates and magic and gives you all the Disney vibes with a much more adult storyline.

Such a fun pirate Romantasy!

The magic system in this series is so fun. I also love how it could be a standalone. The first book would be helpful for a few pieces, but is not necessary. The narration/narrator was perfect for this book.

Pirates of the Caribbean meets Aladdin vibes with a dark and spicy twist.

✨𝒜𝓊𝒹𝒾𝑜𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝑅𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌✨
🎧: The Voyant and The Mark of Malice (The Aeglecian Seas Book 2)
🎙️: Broghanne Jessamine

After being mistaken for a mysterious djinn, Kalia is captured by The Mark of the Malice crew and forced to embark on the perilous journey in search of this dangerous treasure. A battle of wits and survival ensues. Will they both emerge unscathed? See my full book review on Goodreads and Amazon 💻

Tropes/themes:
🪔 Pirates x Aladdin
👀 Dual POV
🩶 Morally grey MCs
🎙️ Banter
🫂 Forced proximity
🏴‍ ☠️Epic quest
‼️ “Who did this to you?”
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Found family
💫 Mind magic & magic bonds
🌶️: moderate

The narrator does a phenomenal job embodying Kalia’s fighting spirit and her chemistry with the brooding and morally grey Captain Rahmi. The banter had me cackling and I enjoyed every moment on this voyage.

Both are broken and hiding parts of themselves from the world. Can the fragile thread of trust and mutual attraction between them turn into something more? Can Rahmi end his curse at last?

The Voyant and The Mark of Malice is a swashbuckling adventure that gives Pirates of the Caribbean meets Aladdin vibes with a dark and spicy twist.

Thank you to the author for the review copy. This is my honest and voluntary review.

Dark, pirate romantasy

I enjoyed this audiobook a lot! The narrator is fantastic. I love her accent because it pulls me straight into the fantasy world- it is just so fitting for the story.

This story has lots of great themes like personal growth, developing friendships, found family, high seas adventure, and romantasy. I