
Swords & Stilettos
Enlighten Series, Book 1
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Sofia Willingham
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She doesn’t remember adding Armageddon to her birthday wish list....
The day Zoe turns eighteen, the gates of hell will open and Satan will escape his prison - unless Zoe can stop him.
Her plans to party with her friends and ogle cute guys are sidelined when her bestie reveals he's a Guardian Angel.
And the boy she’s been secretly crushing on? He’s a Nephilim. Both were sent to protect her from the army of demons dispatched to kill her.
The normal life Zoe loved is destroyed by an ancient prophecy that declares she will be the one to unite Angels, Nephilim, Fairies and Werewolves in an epic battle against evil.
Now, it’s time for Zoe to blow out the candles and make a wish, because if she can’t learn to control her new found talents, there will be Hell to pay....
©2016 Kristin D. Van Risseghem (P)2017 Kristin D. Van RisseghemListeners also enjoyed...
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- By mmutozee on 12-01-20
By: Crystal Cestari
Narration was good and brought the story to life.
I enjoyed listening to this audiobook and getting to know Chloe. One minute she is a normal teen and the next the world she knows collapses and she finds herself learning that not all is what it seems.
I’m looking forward to book 2! I’ll have to get it as soon as it comes out! This is one of my favorite genres and I throughly enjoyed the characters and story line.
"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."
Great New YA/Teen Fantasy Romance
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This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.This book caught my eye in the Audiobookboom mailing I got and decided to give it a read.
The author used some themes common to a lot of YA type books — teenage girl, high school angst, love triangle. Not a negative really, but merely the setting.
The story ended up mixing angels with demons, fairies, and werewolves with some twists around the main character that I found interesting to the point I didn’t want to put the book down. I look forward to reading the next in the series (on my own dime) to see what happens next!
Promising beginning
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Great YA listen
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good book
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I will say that the story was very slow at the beginning but once it picked up pace it was very good and I enjoyed it. Will be continuing this series to see what happens next.
The narrator was okay. I had to speed up the pace to 2.0 to get by to listen to her. Not one of my favorites narrator.
A little slow but it picks up pace.
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Fun & Enjoyable
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Geared to a younger audiance than I was expecting.
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A nephilim...
A girl destined to save the world...
The real question is: can she stay alive long enough to stop Armageddon?
The author has created such a great world and story - I am impressed by her talent and writing.
A read that ensures you never want to stop for any kind of breaks. A read that pushes you to forget reality and live in this fictional world.
Such wonderful characters - great character development of the MC!
Full of angels, demons, nephilim, fairies, adventure, action, secrets, wolves and romance.
Perfect for readers of urban fantasy/paranormal romance.
The narrator was good. Liked listening to her but there were minor editing issues like a few words been repeated. Overall, an enjoyable listen to this electric read!
An epic read!
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If you love stories involving angels, You will love this book!
Zoe is 17 and just a normal teenage, coffee loving girl in Minnesota, until one day.
I do love how Zoe is thrust into a world where angels exist and a battle over a future prophecy is the focus of all the super naturals she meets.
Zoe is a believable 17 year old wrestling with her world being turned upside down and slowly coming to terms with her possible roll all while battling a mean girl, falling in love and learning how to set boundaries with her friendships.
I loved this book and listened to the audio version.
Sofia did a great job giving a voice to all the characters and helping to immerse you in the world.
There were a few doubled parts that might need a clean up, my only nitpick!
You won’t want to stop listening!
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The narration was okay, a bit stilted and choppy at times. I sped it up to x1.25 and it was better, but still a little off. I think it's one of the reasons it took me a minute to get into the story; however, once I did get into it and changed the speed, the narration didn't bother me as much. I received a review copy at my request and voluntarily reviewed.
Fun YA series that I'll be following!
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