Hummingbird

Charade of Magic, Book 1

By: Helen Harper

Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart

There are three absolutes in Mairi Wallace's world:

1. The Mages rule every city in Scotland with terrible, violent authority.
2. It is not physically possible for any woman to wield magic.
3. Mairi does not have a voice.

She is about to learn that none of these things have to be true.

From twisted wynds and tartan shops to a dangerous daemon and malevolent ravens, the future of a tattered nation might lie with one solitary woman.

©2022 Helen Harper (P)2022 Tantor

Like the concept

Overall a decent listen. I’ve enjoyed some of her other stories more but I’ll still continue with this series.

Love this world

A dark and gritty older world compared to some Helen Harper worlds. It’s one of my favorites from her yet.

Excellent listen!

I rarely leave written reviews I normally just give five stars and call it good but I wanted to say this is a well done audiobook with a fantastic FMC who can shapeshifter and is mute until the end of the book but we get her talk to us, I absolutely loved this listen, well rounded characters that I got to know. Also, excellent narrative too! Five wonderful stars! 🤩

Fun easy read

Good story, good character development and a great reader.
I was more than surprised at how much I liked this book. A hidden gem.

Glad I didn’t listen to negative reviews

Negative reviews made me question this book but I’m a big Helen Harper fan. Now I can’t wait for book 2.