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  • Shadows of Lela

  • Lela Trilogy, Book 1
  • By: Tessonja Odette
  • Narrated by: Emma Faye
  • Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

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Shadows of Lela

By: Tessonja Odette
Narrated by: Emma Faye
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Summary

A forgotten princess. A deadly quest. A threat that hides in shadow....

Sixteen-year-old Cora is a princess with a dark past. Exile has kept her safe. But when she rescues a dying unicorn from a mysterious band of hunters, her identity - and her life - are in danger.

Prince Teryn has the perfect plan - win the quest, marry his betrothed, and become king. But his mission goes awry when he faces a feisty young woman in the woods. Although they meet as foes, she shares a secret that bonds them.

Teryn and Cora’s fates are entwined in a plot far deadlier than they ever imagined. Can they face the threat together? Or will a terrifying enemy destroy the land they love?

Shadows of Lela is book one in the Lela Trilogy. If you like swoon-worthy romance, adventurous quests, breathtaking magic, and surprising twists, then you’ll love Tessonja Odette’s epic fantasy tale.

©2018 Tessonja Odette (P)2019 Tessonja Odette

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Unicorns!!

Who doesn't love a tale of a girl and her unicorn,of dark wizards and of true love!

Great narrator!

Loved the twists in the love stories.

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Shadows of lela

This is the first book in a trilogy, the story is good and you could read it as a stand alone book if you wished. It is written from different characters point of views and I think the audio would have been much better if it had an extra person reading the different parts. I enjoyed listening to to the story and now that we know the characters much better looking forward to the other books.

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Enjoyed this story!

This was a fantastic story about a girl overcoming all the odds to save herself and her brother. Add in a slow burn romance and some unicorns and *bam* you’ve got a great story! Really though, I wasn’t sure if I would like the unicorns - I thought it would be cheesy. I was wrong and I’m naming my next horse Valour (since my chances of finding a unicorn are slim).
For the narration- I go back and forth. The narrator as Cora - the MC - was fantastic! However, a couple of the voices she did were pretty annoying. I love how she changed the pacing of different characters voices and gave them all different personalities, but some of the pacing and personalities were a bit grating. The main characters were well done, though, and overall I enjoyed the narrating - it was way better than some of the popular robot sounding voice actors.

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I'm reading these reviews about the audio version, and I don't think it was bad at all. most reviews are saying that the male voice wasn't good. Either I disagree, or this story has been recorded since those reviews. it's nice to escape to a fairy tale land from time to time. men hunt for mythical unicorns for a chance to marry royalty. it's fun to listen to something different than my usual genres

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definitely not

sorry but no. this is unbearable
the narrator is really awful
I got a code from Facebook's group audiobx

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