Broken Wand Academy: Episodes 1-4

Wands and Witches Box Set

By: Marisa Claire, Jenetta Penner, David R. Bernstein

Narrated by: Chaleeya Yeh, Nara Naranjit

Magic never dies - it's inherited.

Eighteen-year-old Meena Song wants a normal life with a normal job and normal friends. Well, that ain't happening. Turns out magic is not only real but passed down through ancient lineages. Reality slams Meena right in the face as she is whisked away to an enchanted academy to discover who she truly is.

Oh, and apparently, witches are a thing too, but most of them are a-holes.

One of those a-holes happens to be the most powerful and arrogant warlocks at this prestigious manor in the woods. Everything inside of Meena is begging for her to run from this guy, but fixing this broken yet gorgeous man becomes an obsession.

It isn’t until someone is murdered that Meena discovers the immense, natural gift that courses through her bloodline.

Lies, murder, and magic...and that's just the first week.

©2020 Marisa Claire (P)2022 Marisa Claire

Monotone narration

The stories are good but the narration was like pulling teeth. Very monotone, it took a lot of me to continue listening till the end. it has room for improvement. The story line is good.

Terrible narrator!

I spent most of this series cringing at all the mispronounced words. Instead of saying Salem (pr. saylem) she said Sal-em with a soft a. There were many more like this. I found it almost painful to listen to.

Horrible narration

These stories are good not the best I have ever read but good. However the narration is terrible, she mispronounces words pauses in weird places and chops the sentences up. I am a truck driver and audible is my go to as I love books, but this series I wish I had just bought paperback and read myself.

I loved it!

I loves Nina's story and how different she is from Remi, it was fantastic to learn about the witches in this world and to understand a bit more about the mysteries of what's going on!

Enjoyable

I give this collection 3.75 stars. I enjoyed it but until Episode Three, it was just average.

Book 1/3 Stars
This starts as a cute little story that blooms some darkness in the end,
I enjoyed the related school cliques including the mean girls; things don't change when you have magic.
This wet my taste for the rest of the safe.
The narration wasn't the best. When she did character voices, she was great but basic narration sounded like the automated machine they use to create voice content.

Book 2/3 Stars
The narration was more relaxed this time. That was good.
The story is beginning and end heavy; drawing out the middle with less importance.
Overall I enjoy it as a middle piece to this saga.

Book 3/5 Stars
This is the best episode in the series so far. Exciting and fun, Minah's adventure is getting darker and her life is getting complicated. The narrator's voice seems to have smoothed out and less stiff when not voicing characters. 

Book 4/4 Stars
This episode is action-packed. I feel like the story could have been stretched out along the four episodes. The ending does leave me excited to read further episodes.
Readers should also consider reading Shifter Academy as this crosses over. I haven't read it myself and am unsure how going into the next episodes will be affected by that.

I received a copy for review; all opinions are my own.