Seared, Book 1

By: Robyn Wideman, Scribes of Sulterra

Narrated by: Jay Lai

When Jace was a newborn baby, he was branded with a metal bracer to prevent cultivation. Destined to live a life of slavehood for a crime he didn't commit, he can only dream of one day becoming a powerful cultivator and leaving his shackles behind. But when danger threatens the life of his sister, Jace decides to take fate into his own hands.

He boldly escapes his master's estate and makes his way through dangerous lands to rescue her. As a lowly seared facing powerful hunters looking to punish him for escaping and deadly monsters wanting to make a meal of him, he has only one option: grow stronger.

This exciting coming-of-age, progression, and cultivation series is perfect for fans of series like Cradle, A Thousand Li, and He Who Fights with Monsters.

©2022 Scribes of Sulterra (P)2022 Dreamscape Media

Excited for this new series

This seems like the beginning of a great series. Great characters and premise. This book sets up the characters well. I am excited to see how Jace’s journey grows and how he is able to save his sister.

Storyline has potential

Not the best book I've listen to. The storyline has potential, a Cultivator zero to hero kind of story. The story kind of drags out in sections but not terrible. I had a hard time getting into the story with this narrator.

narrator drags down book

book is otherwise passable.

there are a handful of minor audio/editing issues a couple places where a sentence gets half repeated or it jumps from the middle of one sentence to another and back.

Not my cup of tea but it is Good

To be completely open about this book, the story is well written but it is a slow build up and progression on the MC is pretty much mute. The MC has a lot of introspection and self doubt but that is based on the story so it works. Just didn't hit my buttons. Narration for a new Narrator is good but I think for a eastern cultivation book was a high ask. If you like a well fleshed out story then this book is for you.

C-

so this is not what I expected to be writing when it comes to a cultivation book. I wanted to like it a lot. I wanted to the revenge story and the OP MC to come back and for the bullies to put some respect on his name. That didn't happen. Maybe it will in the future, but right now this book was kind of brutal. Literally. LOL