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Heart of the Fae

The Otherworld, Book 1

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Heart of the Fae

By: Emma Hamm
Narrated by: Siobhan Waring
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Once upon a time...

A plague sweeps across the emerald hills of Ui Neiill, leaving a young midwife's father with months to live. To save her people, Sorcha makes a deal with a dangerous Fae. She must travel across the sea, through merrow and kelpie lands, to find a forgotten king on a crumbling throne.

Born king of the Seelie Fae, Eamonn fought battles unnumbered to uphold honor, duty, and freedom - until his twin brother sank a blade between his shoulders. Crystals grew from the wound, splitting open skin and bone. His people banished him to a cursed isle for his disfigurement, now king of criminals and fools.

With the help of brownies, pixies, and will-o'-the-wisps, Sorcha battles to break through his crystalline shell and persuade him to take back his stolen throne.

This determined beauty could come dangerously close to stealing his beastly heart.

©2017 Emma Hamm (P)2018 Emma Hamm Fantasy Historical Historical Fiction Romance Fiction Royalty King

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Wow, wow, and I say wow again! I listened to this audiobook and what an absolute pleasure it was. Not only was the story amazing, what a fabulous imagination the author has, but the narration was also absolutely perfect. Every single character she performed sounded perfect, each male was different from the other, each accent was absolutely spot on, and she brought an amazing book to life. I have to say that Siobhan Waring has just become my favourite female narrator!

I have to warn that there is a cliff hanger ending to this story, but at least you can go ahead and read/listen to the next book straight away to find out what happens next. That is exactly what I did. I couldn't leave the fate of Sorcha and her stone prince, Eamonn hanging...I NEEDED to know what happened next. Their relationship wasn't an easy one, she valued her independence and wouldn't have anybody tell her what to do whereas he was a man who demanded obedience from everybody especially lowly humans such as Sorcha. He had spent his life exiled by his family, losing his right to the throne, but Socha helped him to see that as it was his right, he should fight for it so that he could bring peace between the various species in the 'Otherworld'

I honestly can't get over just how much I loved this book. Instead of listening to maybe an hour of it at bedtime and then falling asleep, I actually made sure I didn't fall asleep and managed to listen to most of it, not going to sleep until around 5 AM and even then I wasn't happy that I had to stop to sleep. I just wish I could have had the energy to stay awake and listen to it all. Suffice to say that a small break was necessary then I listened to the end and nearly fell through the floor when I realised that the story concluded in the next book!

Despite the cliff hanger I loved this book and the narration of it and am more than happy to recommend it!!

WOW

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Such a wondrous tale. I’d have to say Heart of the Fae is my favorite Beauty and the Beast retailing thus far. It’s amazing. From the beginning I was pulled into Sorcha and Eamonn story and enchanted by it. Theirs is a tale of strength, courage, betrayal, healing and discovery. The author’s attention to detail and the lovely narrator really bring this story to life. I can’t wait to dive into the next part of Sorcha and Eamonn’s journey.

Beautiful Written and Enchanting Story

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Since Heart of the Fae and Veins of Magic form a duology, neither standing alone, I'm going to write a single review encompassing both. But one of the main takeaway potential readers should understand is this point that they need both books for a complete story.

I really enjoyed this, both the story and the narration. I really like that Hamm's fae are old school scary fae, her female characters are strong and full of agency, and her male ones aren't afraid to show need. I especially appreciated that it was Sorcha who took the lead in most sexual situations.

My only complaint here is how very gendered everything is. While I appreciate that Hamm's goal was to emphasize that both a king and a queen are necessary, neither an accouterment to the other. (A pleasant change from most stories that center a king and make the queen little more than an accessory or political pawn.) But the book leans hard into women being soft and kind and caring and men being violent, rough and in need of tempering. True, Sorcha had to go against that in the course of the story but it was still a strong theme in the book. (As was how much bigger he was than her, another classic gendering technique.)

All in all, however, I can't wait to dive into more of Hamm's writing and Waring's narration.

Note: I received an Audible code for a copy of this book. I chose to listen and review it.

4.5

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1: I wasn’t prepared for how much I am going to like this story. Sorcha is my new favourite character
2: The narrator did an excellent job and I listen to A LOT of audiobooks

Exquisite narration

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a little disappointed in this one. I love slow burn romances and this was that but the story didn't entice me enough to purchase #2.

alright

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Absolutely fantastic. Very well written. The characters are great and I am definitely going to need the next one!

Outstanding

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I Enjoyed this audio book very much from start to finish great story line too

Amazing

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Fabulous story that has had me hooked right from the start! As an avid Kindle reader I didn't think I'd adapt easily to audio but this is amazing! Siobhan Waring is an absolutely outstanding narrator who brings the story to life. Still listening but i just had to review and I'm already looking forward to hearing others by Emma and narrated by Siobhan.

My first audio book - hooked!

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This is my first experience of an Audio book. I'm a third of the way through but had to share my thoughts. I am really enjoying the book. It is beautifully narrated and the story is captivating. I will definitely keep listening and looking for more titles by the same Narrator and Author!

Wow!

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I found this story to be well written and lovely to listen to.I am looking forward to Bk 2,whcih I have ,so I can finish the story. Siobhan Waring has a wonderful voice and was the perfect narrator.I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.

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