The Heart Forger

The Bone Witch, Book 2

By: Rin Chupeco

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Will Damron

Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

In The Bone Witch, Tea mastered resurrection - now she's after revenge....

No one knows death like Tea. A bone witch who can resurrect the dead, she has the power to take life...and return it. And she is done with her self-imposed exile. Her heart is set on vengeance, and she now possesses all she needs to command the mighty daeva. With the help of these terrifying beasts, she can finally enact revenge against the royals who wronged her - and took the life of her one true love.

But there are those who plot against her, those who would use Tea's dark power for their own nefarious ends. Because you can't kill someone who can never die....

War is brewing among the kingdoms, and when dark magic is at play, no one is safe.

©2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc. (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Lovedddd ittt

it was an amazing i fell in love with the story Tia is just so damn badass, at the beggining i struggled a little because the performance is a little tiring to hear but overall it was amazing

Great story!

Loved the story, but sometimes the females voices for the male characters was confusing as to who was speaking. Can't wait to download the third book though!

I Really Enjoyed It But...

Like the first book, I found this a little info dump-y, which could partially be due to listening as an audio book instead of reading. But the development of tension via jumping back and forth in time was much better done in this one than the second and I couldn’t put it down. I am really enjoying the world building in this series as well which is one of my higher priorities for fantasy. The plot itself in combination with the world building was enough to keep me listening avidly but I do think this is a series I would benefit from reading as a hard copy so I could see the maps, read the glossary as needed, etc. But it was free on Audible and by the time I was invested enough to consider purchasing it was too late, I didn’t want to stop.


SPOILERS BELOW

The character development was okay, I didn’t have any particular complaints. There are a lot of characters (a feature I enjoy in fantasy) so I didn’t expect them all to be fleshed out perfectly. I enjoyed the main crew quite a lot- Tea, Mykala, Fox, Khalad. My only complaint in Tea’s writing would be the way her downward spiral into the dark was written- sometimes I felt like it hadn’t been touched at for a while and then it all happened at once and she was suddenly somewhat corrupted. However, overall I think it’s a really interesting concept (along with heart glasses) so this didn’t really take away from my enjoyment.

The romance was written in a way that I would consider fairly stereotypical to a YA novel and the blind devotion of Kalen by the end of the book (previous to his resurrection, where it is to be expected) definitely flattened his character and removed quite a lot of his appeal.

I am excited to see how this series will end!

Just As Good As The First🥇

This series has me on the edge of my seat! The characters and the worlds in which they live are well developed. The plot has unexpected twists and turns, and I love the alternating time lines that keep me wondering how they got from there, to here...

turning out to be my favorite series of all time

tan through book two. I can not get enough of yea story... must consume book #3 now

The narrator

I enjoy the female narrator. I enjoy how she makes the female characters sound grand and strong. The male narrator is a bit bothersome as he makes the female sound.. idk weak. Like damsels in distress. Not something I enjoy as I feel like the female characters are actually stronger then he makes them sound. Also the story here is more based on the relationships between the characters, and the political aspect of it, which is cool and all, but I found the social and magical aspects much more exciting.

Amazing

It's like geishas met witches!!
I loved the world, the characters, the humor and the voices. the narrator's were the best!!!!

Page turner/had to binge

The story line had me on the edge of my seat. Got used to the two different voices to indicate when everything goes down and how her older self is a hreat transition to the next part. Did blush at that ONE part while listening at work 😅. Overall, it left me wanting to know what happens next. If you love magic, suspence, romance, and action; I HIGHLY recommend this. Especially one lgbt ship that I was hoping for since the first book happening

Did not want the story to end....

Great narration, characters and story line. I really enjoyed this book. Did not want the story to end.....

Overview

Like this book I’m looking forward to the next one it was a little bit hard to figure out who is talking about who sometimes or to follow the story but overall I really like it