Servant of Earth

By: Sarah Hawley

Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw

A USA Today Bestseller

In the underground Fae realm, only the strongest and most ruthless have power—but a young human woman forced into a life of servitude is about to change everything.

Kenna Heron is best known in her village for being a little wild—some say half feral—but she’ll need every ounce of that ferocity to survive captivity in the cruel Fae court.

Trapped as a servant in the faeries’ underground kingdom of Mistei, Kenna must help her new mistress undertake six deadly trials, one for each branch of magic: Fire, Earth, Light, Void, Illusion, and Blood. If she succeeds, her mistress will gain immortality and become the heir to Earth House. If she doesn’t, the punishment is death—for both mistress and servant.

With no ally but a sentient dagger of mysterious origins, Kenna must face monsters, magic, and grueling physical tests. But worse dangers wait underground, and soon Kenna gets caught up in a secret rebellion against the inventively sadistic faerie king. When her feelings for the rebellion’s leader turn passionate, Kenna must decide if she’s willing to risk her life for a better world and a chance at happiness.

Surviving the trials and overthrowing a tyrant king will take cunning, courage, and an iron will... but even that may not be enough.

Amazing storyline

The character building is amazing! It’s so refreshing to have a fae story that isn’t like any others. Great listen!

I would give it 100 stars if I could

This book was INCREDIBLE. I've been getting so jaded with all these so-called romantic fantasy books that end up just being a fantasy-themed romance with very little actual fantasy plot, and/or what fantasy plot here is actually just flavoring for a romance plot (I. E. Love conquers all, the characters seem to lack agency, and there's far too heavy of a focus on the romantic interest that starts from like page 3 and it's continuously just about those two characters and barely anything else..). This scratched the itch I've been having for a true romantic fantasy novel with real agency, female friends/the female character having HER OWN friends and not just some inner circle of the male love interest's friends, it's intrigue rather than the tired enemies-to-lovers trope, there's great villains, great grey characters and everybody has an interesting character arc, complex character traits, etc. I will say that I saw every twist coming from a mile away except one (which was more of a minor one tbh), but that still didn't feel disappointing for me since it was such a good story. Also, love love LOVED that the woman taken to faerie land ended up BEING the handmaid servant this time instead of just becoming some lady that gets waited on hand and foot - so much more interesting and less cringe and problematic. Just incredible, I literally can't wait for the sequel and don't know what I'm going to do with myself til September lol.

Also - good spice!! Very well written. Good job Sarah Hawley! (p.s. The narrator was way too slow to me but once I sped it up she was great)

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I appreciate making the FMC a smart girl and a girls girl! Loved the narration.

wow WOW wow

everything about this book was a 6 star read! I wish the romance played out differently but Sara, I'm willing to wait for it!

Wow 👌

The intricate world-building and distinctive fae elements provided a refreshing reading experience. I was captivated by the book and eagerly anticipate the continuation of the series. The trials were intriguing, and the plot development was intense, keeping me engaged throughout.