Consort of Spells

Arda Academy, Book 2

By: Molly Lavenza

Narrated by: Carolyn Kashner

Shocked...but not shattered.

After my friend Taran led his girlfriend Merith to Arda Academy, our lives were left shaken like figures in a snow globe. My little sister Clare, always high strung and anti-social, now hides herself away with her piano, drowning her devastation in music and solitude. As class president and a role model for other students, I have no such luxury, forcing myself instead to face the truth head on. My best friend Danica remains at my side, her tough as nails exterior resolved to support me as I struggle to control my magical power, but will she ever let me close to the girl beneath, the one I have loved since the moment we met?

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Kyle Thorne has everyone's back. His classmates and friends know they can count on him, but the pressure to be perfect after the chaos brought into Arda Academy when Merith Leigh brought her personal battle into the school is overwhelming. The two most important girls in his life have the power to both devastate and defend him: his younger sister Clare, always unreachable and distant; and his best friend Danica, strong and sure, and also completely unaware of his love for her. When his efforts to control his unique magic fail as his confidence plummets, will Clare and Danica be able to give him the strength he needs to stop another disaster from destroying Arda when it is at its weakest?

©2020 Molly Lavenza (P)2020 Molly Lavenza

Good story hard to follow narration

The overall story is good but, it’s hard to know who’s POV it is. There should have been a male narrator for this book.

It was ok!

I really enjoyed the first one. This one for me though lacked substance... if I heard about his crush on Danica I was gonna scream!!! There was not much to the story and no questions answered! The narrator for me along with the first book was kinda awful! If I was not invested in the story and how it ends I would stop listening because of the narrator! I hope the next book will be better and have a lot more substance!

niece

this review is not personally mine. My niece is the one that enjoyed the first and now this book and is looking forward to the next book, as it was not my type of book. This series is specifically targeted for teens.

Sweetly Spooky

I really love how this book has a voice all of its own. There was no time that I felt as if I was reading a lesser Harry Potter or misguided Twilight fan fiction.
Arda is a YA world all of its own with spine tingling secrets and unique family dynamics to work through. Yes, the heroes/heroines end up being your typical orphans (maybe?), but their family struggles are so much bigger.
I’m really enjoying this series and can’t wait to find out more of Arda’s secrets.
The narrator did a good job with most of the voices. She has a high voice and did surprisingly well with giving voice to the male lead character.

Love this

I love how the story flows from the first book. It is definitely a different story and can't wait to find out what comes next..This narrator's voice kinda gets on my never and I am not sure why. I push through because the story is good.