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Stars & Ashes

The Saoirse Saga, Book 1

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Stars & Ashes

By: Teagan Kearney
Narrated by: Apryl Renee West
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Kia stands alone against an intergalactic empire. With everything she loves destroyed, she wants revenge.

When invading forces annex the planet Emankora, Kia’s family is murdered, and she is sentenced to slavery in the asteroid mines. Surviving the harsh treacherous conditions takes grit and tenacity, but when the emperor’s son tours the facility, she inadvertently saves his life.

As a reward, the heir offers her the opportunity to enter the ranks of his personal elite guards, but with 19 other ambitious candidates vying for the vacant positions, she faces intense competition. Driven by powerful emotions, Kia unfalteringly pursues her goal of assassinating the heir and avenging her loved ones.

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This was my first book by Teagan Kearney and I already know I will be back for more, and not just the rest of this series. This story is go, go, go almost from the beginning. It had me on the edge of my seat, forcing me to pause the audiobook to take a deep breathe before continuing. I loved how strong Kia is but my heart broke a little for all that she experienced.

While the story does touch on some very difficult issues, including the loss of family, violence and sexual assault, for the most part it is clean. This is the start of Kia's story as she changes from beloved and protected daughter to slave and then onwards. I don't want to spoil the plot but I will say this. Her journey is difficult but she is determined and I cannot wait to see what she accomplishes!

April Renee West does a good job of performing this audiobook. She is able to capture and convey the emotions in the narrative in a way that matches the story.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Action-Packed Start of the Series

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The performance of the story was good but saying that the story itself wasn’t really for me.

Good but not for me

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I really like this book I can't wait to listen to the second one to see what happens. Keep up the great writing please.

Just wow

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Surprisingly I found this book refreshing and a great page turner. I’d been disappointed in the last few books I’ve listened to in this genre but I’ve followed Teagan for a few years now and she has never disappointed and this book didn’t either. Highly recommended for a good listen

The only way is up

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This is a really good story, quite dark with a twist at the end that I certainly didn't see coming. It has a strong female lead character driven by revenge, a lead male character who you struggle to like. It also leaves some threads unresolved for a sequel. Highly recommended
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review

A Good story

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I recieved a review copy of this book. The story is solid and the characters interesting. You follow the story from the perspective of the main character and aspects of the universe are introduced gradually as the story progresses. My only criticism is that the book feels quite short finishing just as the first twist is revealed.

An interesting start

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I am not normally a fan of fantasy/sci-fi type books because I find the other worlds hard to follow (maybe I need a better imagination) but I enjoyed the story of a woman battling an empire alone. I enjoyed the strong female character and the exciting scenes. I was worried for her several times. This would be a great listen for anyone from young adults to middle aged women like me that grew up with Princess Leia and Wonder Woman. The narrator has a soft soothing voice that carries the story perfectly. She is a pleasure to listen to. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series!

Girl Power!

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Stars and Ashes is the first episode of a new science fiction series.both setting the scene and introducing the main protagonists. Kia, beloved daughter of the elected leader of a planet, skilled in a form of combination martial arts and dance, is taken prisoner and watches her father executed and learns of the death of the rest of her family. Grief stricken and determined to exact revenge, she chooses life rather than an instant death in order to achieve her future purpose, and the relatively pampered life she has known up until that time is replaced by that of a slave.

The book is written simply and is an easy read despite the similarity of some of the unusual names. The world building is very scantily projected and the attempt to fully characterise the cast is only partly successful: for this reader, at least, Kia herself fails to convince despite her constant internal debate about the killing of the heir to the throne of the invading empire and her reactions after meeting him. Plus this evil, brutal regime might be harsh but by no means seems to be the evil empire initially implied. It simply does not feel right. Narrator Apryl Renee West has a pleasant sounding voice and she reads well with apparent understanding. She is definitely a suitable Kia, but her attempted ma!e voices were unconvincing even if they were slightly differentiated. However, the main distraction of her performance came from her constant breathlessness, near gasps sounding as she noisily inhaled between phrases: invasive and irritating.

I was fortunate in being freely gifted a complimentary copy of Stars and Ashes by the rights holder after I had requested it via Audiobook Boom. Thank you. It was an enjoyable Y.A. story so far which might well continue to become an excellent series. It already has set out the basis for this with a somewhat emotionally confused but hard fighting leading lady, an evil empire whose second in control is a bit of a charming pussy cat even if he is an even bigger, better fighter than everyone else (and nano enhanced) and the possibility of a surviving brother to Kia lurking somewhere in the background. Secrets still to be uncovered, no doubt. Please note that this episode ends with a semi cliff hanger and the reader will be investing more time than just this book to fully appreciate the story. A recommended low action S.F.thriller for the younger reader but, although I enjoyed this part, I very much doubt that I will personally continue further

You are stronger than you know.

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I reserve judgment till I listen to the rest of the series but it looks good !

The author Teagan Kearney have done a beautiful job with her excellent imagination and the twist right as the book ends catches you so unprepared that all you want is more !
I admit that when I’ve learned that this is a book for young adult my expectations where really low because of the last YA audiobook which I was asked to review but what a surprise, this book was nothing like the other it have everything and more which you would expect from a really great book and truly surprised I loved it all !
Apryl Renee West narration have no equal, her narrating each character voice with an amazing perfection creating a perfect audiobook.

Oded Ostfeld.

Absolutely beautiful beginnings !

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