Graceless Heart

By: Isabel Ibañez

Narrated by: Beatrice Grannò

“[Beatrice] Grannò narrates like she’s letting listeners in on a secret, and it’s a particularly delightful choice for an audiobook full of political intrigue and plenty of romance. Grannò’s melodic narration immerses listeners in 15th-century Italy.” — Kirkus

#1 New York Times bestseller Isabel Ibañez in her adult debut: a gorgeous, historical, and romantic fantasy that will leave listeners breathless for more! This program is read by italian actor Beatrice Grannò, who played Mia in season two of The White Lotus.

She was never meant to be seen. Now she’s a weapon the world can’t ignore.

As a sculptress, Ravenna Maffei has always shaped beauty from stone but she has a terrible secret. Desperate to save her brother, she enters a competition hosted by Florence’s most feared immortal family, revealing a dark power in a city where magic is forbidden.

Now a captive in the cutthroat city of Florence, Ravenna is forced into a dangerous task where failure meets certain death at the hands of Saturnino dei Luni, the immortal family's mesmerizing but merciless heir. But as he draws her closer, Ravenna realizes the true threat lies beyond Florence’s walls.

The Pope’s war against magic is closing in, and Ravenna is no longer just a prisoner but a prize to be claimed. As trusting the wrong person becomes lethal, Ravenna must survive the treacherous line between a pope's obsession and the seductive immortal who might be the end of her — or surrender her power to a city on the brink of war.

A Macmillan Audio production from Saturday Books

Brilliant

I love Isabel Ibañez brain. I want to kiss it for giving us this perfect of a fantastical story. I do wish the audio narrator switched voices for certain characters for the sake of distinguishing the characters.

Magically amazing

I love this audio, it had me wanting to hear more. Definitely the touch of magic was added while reading and hearing it. So captivating. Isabel you truly have magic in your writing and Beatrice gave it the additional spark.

The whisper narration was too much for me

I listened to the preview of the audible, but I really regret using my credit this month on the book. :/ It was narrated in a breathy whisper the whole entirety of the book. There was no change in tone, speed, it was always a breathy low hush and it was very grating. :/

Overall good!

The performance needed more of a difference between characters- the Italian accent was on point, but that was about it; could not tell the difference between male and female characters

DNF

The audiobook narrator is great; the book is rather disappointing and I DNF @40% unfortunately. Flat characters, lots of telling rather than showing, and way too much going on.