BLAST, BLITZ, PROMOS, REVEALS, & TOURS . . . : TOUR Audio - YA FANTASY - THE SHADOW WATCH (The Watcher Epic, #1) by S.A. Klopfenstein Narrator Stacey Krejci

THE SHADOW WATCH

The Watcher Epic, #1

by S.A. Klopfenstein
Narrator: Stacey Krejci

Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

Released: January 22nd 2020

Publisher: S.A. Klopfenstein

Genre: Fantasy; YA

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . THE SHADOW WATCH (The Watcher Epic, #1) . . . Whooooooooh. Vivid. Stirring. Insightful. Intriguing. Fanciful. Steady. Balance. Magic & mystical. Twist & turns. Good vs Evil. The deed of one was all by mistake. She had a will so strong that it triggered something deep within. The ins and outs of this world was not one dimensional. The characters had layers. The direction of this one was clear that it would be a good one and that it would need more time to explore all of the possibilities. I will admit to a slow start for me but stick with it and it grows/evolves.

The narrator took some time to acclimate to. I found adjusting the speed of the audio allowed for more auditory change of pace. The story was the holder of my thoughts.

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by S.A. Klopfenstein. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

Winner of the 2017 Ink and Insights contest.

In a world where sorcerers are hunted to extinction...

One girl defies a cruel empire.

Slave girl Tori Burodai never wanted to be the Gallows Girl. She never wanted to be looked to as a savior or a revolutionary. But then again, she never knew she was one of the last living Watchers.

Long ago, the sacred order of sorcerers was a force for justice in the world. Now, their magic survives only in myth.

That is, until Tori reveals incredible magic power in a desperate attempt to save the boy she loves from a cruel fate.

This act of sorcerous rebellion changes Tori’s future forever. Her defiance sparks the makings of a magic revolution that promises to restore the world to its former glory, under the guidance of a new army of sorcerers, the Shadow Watch.

But the ruler of Tori’s world has his own dark plans for magic, and he will stop at nothing to end this revolution and bend the Watchers to his will.

Even if it means pitting brother against brother. Friend against friend. And Tori against the boy she loves.

All must choose. But no matter the choice. The world will never be the same. For there can be no magic without monsters.

If you love exhilarating worlds, epic revolutions, and morally complex characters, then you will instantly love this sweeping teen fantasy series that readers/listeners are comparing to Mistborn and Throne of Glass.

S.A. Klopfenstein grew up on a steady dose of Tolkien and Star Wars. As a child, he wrote his first story about a sleepwalking killer who was executed by lethal injection. He lives in the American West with his wife and their dog, Iorek Byrnison. He can be found exploring the peaks of the Rocky Mountains, or daring the halls of the high school where he teaches English and mythology.