Oathbound

By: Tracy Deonn

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Andrew Eiden, Hillary Huber, Tim Paige, Adenrele Ojo

Tracy Deonn’s #1 New York Times bestselling Legendborn Cycle continues in the sensational third book about a dazzling contemporary fantasy world that blends Southern Black Girl Magic with secret societies and the legend of King Arthur!

Severed from the Legendborn. Oathbound to a monster.

Bree Matthews is alone. She exiled herself from the Legendborn Order, cut her ancestral connections, and turned away from the friends who can’t understand the impossible cost of her powers. This is the only way to keep herself—and those she loves—safe.

But Bree’s decision has come with a terrible price: an unbreakable bargain with the Shadow King himself, a shapeshifter who can move between humanity, the demon underworld, and the Legendborn secret society. In exchange for training to wield her unprecedented abilities, Bree has put her future in the Shadow King’s hands—and unwittingly bound herself to do his bidding as his new protégé.

Meanwhile, the other Scions must face war while their Round Table is fractured, leaderless, and missing its Kingsmage, as Selwyn has also disappeared. When Nick invokes an ancient law that requires the High Council of Regents to grant him an audience, the Order’s Merlins imprison him. No one knows what he will demand of the Regents…or what secrets he has kept hidden from the Table.

As a string of mysterious kidnappings escalates and Merlins are found dead, it becomes clear that no matter how hard Bree runs from who she is, the past will always find her.

So good

By chapter two I was hooked, and I’m obsessed. I am in love with all three books in this series and read it a few times. The story is so diverse and well written with characters that make you mad and yet a few chapters you are cheering for them. It’s so beautifully done that I can’t stop listening to it over and over

Wow just wow

Tracy Deonn writing is just breathtaking. The emotional depth never misses rather its conveying passion, pain, grief , fear, longing or shame. As an reader you deeply. The way she dives into race constructs in a digestive way commendable. The magic building is unique. Oathbound was just fantastic all they way for me.

Whew chile!

This was an emotional roller coaster I was not ready for and I cannot wait for the next book!

Fantastic!!!

What an incredibly wild ride! The story line, the voice actors, the attention to detail to keep all of the characters realistic, etc, etc, etc... I hope someone makes this series into a TV show, because it has all the elements of a blockbuster.

Voice actors???

This series is one I have recommended over and over. Deonn’s weaving of ancient legend, ancient practice, and the modern world is artful and meaningful. I will continue to recommend the BOOK version of this series.

I am not sure what happened with the audio recording of this book. The mispronunciations and terrible fake accents made listening to this book insufferable. Hire voice actors with natural southern accents, who understand the series or the myths they come from, or just stick with the original narrator from the previous two books.

I have never considered returning an audio book until this one.