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Reforged

By: Seth Haddon
Narrated by: Gary Furlong
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Since time immemorial the warriors of the Paladin Order have harnessed arcane powers to protect their rulers. For Balen, who has given up his chance at love and fought his way to the top of the Paladin Order, there can be no greater honor than to serve his king. But when assassins annihilate the royal family, Balen suddenly finds himself sworn to serve the very man he abandoned.

Now with their nation threatened by enemies both within and outside the kingdom, Balen must fight hidden traitors and unnatural assassins, while also contending with the biting wit and dangerous charm of young King Zavrius. To save themselves and their nation they will have to put aside their past and reforge that trust they lost so long ago.

Contains mature themes.

©2022 Seth Haddon (P)2023 Tantor
Fantasy Romance Royalty Fiction King Heartfelt
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Looking forward to more from this author

I'm surprised that this doesn't have more ratings and reviews, honestly, but I see that the audiobook is relatively recent, so I must contribute.
I really enjoyed this book and the narration, and I hope to read more from this author and the voice actor. Zavrius in particular was such a fun character to hear, though I did wish for Balen to get his head out of his ass because he seemed to be dreadfully clueless in several respects, despite supposedly being such a powerful and "well-trained" warrior. Also, one other note: I absolutely love the cover art, and I hope that artist was very well compensated since the gorgeous combination of passion and softness really catches the eye in a sea of very much less appealing (i.e. boring) m/m fiction covers.
I see that there's another book coming out following Oren on a mission in the neighboring country, and I'm very much looking forward to it.

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Not what I expected

But I enjoyed this. The mystery, action, adventure . . . the angst . . . and the heat. It was all good.

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With talented voice acting, an almost graphical world build, and a classic f>fe>f>l slowburn... what went wrong?

I really liked this story, a lot of the story I would more than happy to re-read/listen but after like the 8th or 9th hour it began to become drab? Repetitive? Cringy? overall 4/5 it just seems like the writer got tired or I got tired of the plot.

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A great book with a fantastic narrator.

I really loved this book. It has everything I want in a fantasy romance - a good magic system, an intriguing plot line, and a relationship that MAKES SENSE. I found it refreshing the two main characters gayness was never really questioned and presented as totally normal - sometimes LGBT books get really caught up in the coming out stories so I really liked that it wasn't like that.

I found the plot interesting, but it did give the feel of kind of point A to point B. I also felt like Balin needed a bit more agency in the Paladin order to really make sense - I would have loved if he had a little band of paladins to help him and back his king politically. I also loved the magic system and how it was nearly religious, loved the extra politics outside of the domestic sphere too. The romance was great, gave me some good butterflies. This book is also rather explicit, for those who are unsure.

I am excited to see what else this author has to offer! I was looking for some other works and was disappointed to see this was the only other one. I hope he has some stuff planned for us!

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An absolute joy to read!

I was online looking for another title by Seth the minute I finished. Hoping there will be many more to come!

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Well written but with terrible pacing

I really wanted to love this book, but I just couldn't get into it no matter how hard I tried. The book is decently well written in terms of prose and vivid descriptions. There are certainly some interesting ideas here, but they don't feel very well fleshed out. There was never enough detailed world building to make it feel real or believable to me. None of the characters had much depth, and sadly, the least interesting of the lot was the main character, Balen. Most of the time, I found myself wishing that Zavruis was the main character because he, at least, had some depth and character development. It would have been nice to see more than just the glimpses of Zavruis's true self beneath the kingly mask that we get through Balen's somewhat uninspired perspective. I also got very annoyed with the way Balen and Zavruis acted towards each other for a considerable chunk of the book. Their petty arguments, unwillingness to communicate, and just the general attitude of petulant adolescents pining over lost love got old pretty fast. My main problem, however, was with the book's pacing. Most of the story seems to drag between brief points of action and doesn't appear to have much direction until close to the end. It took a long time for the main antagonist to even show up, and once he did, it felt almost like an afterthought. By the end, I was just so ready for the book to be over so that I could move on to something else. I really wish that I had more nice things to say about it because I hate just being a negative critic, but this one really felt like a slog for me to get through.

As for the narration, I found that part to be excellent. I really like Gary Furlong's voice, and he does a good job with adding distinctive voices for each character. I have actually listened to several of his narrations in the past. He definitely made this story more pleasant to listen to.

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This was such an enjoyable story!

Beautiful prose and worldbuilding, with interesting characters and a great balance between humor and emotionally charged exchanges. I was surprised to discover this is the author's first (and currently, only) book, the whole thing is really well executed. The narrator is phenomenal and really brought it to life, I hope he narrates for the next one, too!

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Absolutely Loved!

Gave me Dragon Age vibes! It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book I was genuinely excited about! Narrator was amazing! He added so much emotions and depth (especially with winded, worn, or dying characters).

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Excellent debut novel

Excellent world building in this fantasy novel filled with palace intrigue and smoldering romance. Great balance. Could use a little polish with a strong editor. Small things like overusing The Paladin over the character name. Takes one out of the story. But these are tiny cleanups in an otherwise wonderful story with engaging characters and twisty plotting. I look forward to Haddon’s next book. Hope he starts something new. This felt very complete. Narrator exceptional. Worth the cost of the audiobook for the narrator alone. But you will get a well thought out tale with strong emotions.

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delightful

Starts quick, I had a hard time following everything at first but it was well worth it. very good book

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