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Yet when she arrives, Ry finds herself competing against friend and foe for one of the exalted apprenticeships. Every "first-year" is given a trial year to prove their worth - and no amount of hard work and drive will guarantee them a spot. It seems like everyone is rooting for her to fail - and first and foremost among them Prince Darren, the school prodigy who has done nothing but make life miserable since she arrived.
When an accidental encounter leads Ryiah and Darren to an unlikely friendship, she is convinced nothing good will come of it. But the lines become blurred when she begins to improve - and soon she is a key competitor for the faction of Combat. Still, nothing is ever as it seems - and when the world comes crashing down around her, Ry is forced to place faith in the one thing she can believe in - herself. Will it be enough?
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awesome!!!
I cannot wait to hear the sequels!! thank you audible books! I would recommend this
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- Ben
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Appealing but unfulfilling YA
My first impression of this book wasn't great. The narrator seemed to over-enunciate every word, the action was spurred by outlandishly implausible events (who jams their entire grasping hand into a thorny berry bush at night on purpose?). However, the complexity of this book lies in its peaks and troughs. It is well-written, but not outstandingly so. The narrators grew on me after an hour or so and I found her to be well-suited to the role by the end. The plot, however, moves from extremely exciting scenes and sequences that pulled me forward, to awkward and unappealing portions that made me contemplate not finishing.
My primary issue was that I found the main character to be somewhat uninteresting, and to not be worthy of the positive treatment and expectations she occasionally received. Honestly, she's desperate to become a battle mage but seems to have little to no natural aptitude for fighting when compared to other students. Fortunately, many of the secondary characters were quite fun. My other problem was that there is somewhere between little and no world building. We don't really learn ANYTHING about how magic works or interacts with the world. If you try to picture the world this takes place in, it's effectively just one or two vague buildings and a hazy palace off in the mists.
Clearly, the book is focused on the characters, and to a lesser extent on romance. The author does a good enough job with this that I'm considering picking up the second book. The characters are somewhat stereotypical, but these stereotypes exist because the characters that fit them are intriguing to follow. A love triangle is looming on the horizon in the second book. And I'm crossing my fingers, hoping we'll find out SOMETHING magic and the kingdom and what all these crazily trained mages are FOR in a realm without a war in 60 years. I may have been hoping for too much from YA fantasy/romance, but I've read a few truly excellent ones that set my expectations high. This one is eminently readable, and often enjoyable, but fails to reach greatness.
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.
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A decent start
I enjoyed this book more than not, but did feel there was a bit too much struggle for the main character. After all her hard work, she deserved a pay off, but it never came, which was frustrating, her wins come through luck or 'potential' not her hard work. I hope that gets cleared up in the upcoming volumes and she van succeed for her work, not just plot reasons.
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- Kim
- 10-24-19
Narrator really brought the story down a peg
This narrator just wasn’t the right fit. The aristocracy had exaggerated Brooklyn accents (wrong for “high-borns” and just generally wrong for the world Carter creates). The prince ended up sounded like a dumb bro. Moreover, the narrator didn’t use contractions even when they were built into the writing, so it constantly sounded like someone was reading from some formal treatise — really unnatural. I enjoy Carter’s writing in ebook format, but wouldn’t purchase other audiobooks in the series if they have the same narrator.
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- Holly
- 01-22-21
Fun escapism, interesting magic system
Fun escapism, easy to follow and be caught in the world. Strong magic system. School is like a boot camp. I would have enjoyed more mundane day to day life, but the library elements were very absorbing. Not exactly my cup of tea, but enjoyable. I do wish the "mean girl" aspect of fantasy was not so one dimensional--just appallingly mean, as in so many YA fantasies. The voicing of the main male was not to my liking, even though I prefer female narrators to cover all voices, if I must pick.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-16-17
amazing!!!
i loved this book ive read it 3 times already because i was waiting for the money to buy the next one i finally have apprentice and i cant wait to listen to it .
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-30-23
Compelling
Compelling story of grit & determination. Classic bullies vs underdogs. Vision and tenacity … who will survive?
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- Koolaid53
- 12-07-16
Growing Pains
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.
Harry Potter a little bit, just starting older.
Magic. Just getting started.
Romance. Wait and see.
Underdog. Yes.
Add them all together and you have a great book. Would recommend this to everyone.
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-15-17
Not good
Is there anything you would change about this book?
It was very predictable and the characters did not seem real or well rounded. The highlight of the book was the end…but then again we all knew that it was coming.
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- T. Lynn Moellendorf
- 12-20-16
I love the story and the writer but...
What made the experience of listening to First Year the most enjoyable?
I just started listening to audiobooks recently and have fallen in love. I don't always have to read the hard copy story, so listening to them is easier.
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
The only thing that I felt detracted from the story was that at times the narrator sounded more robotic then human. When speaking for the characters, she had personality. But as narrator, she sounded more like the automatic narrator on my kindle then a real person.
Any additional comments?
Overall, this book was enjoyable, but could have been better. I look forward to the second and final book to come out.
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