What the community thinks
summary of 12 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Physical abuse (5 reviewers), Rape (5 reviewers), Sexual assault (5 reviewers), Sexual content (5 reviewers), Sexual violence (5 reviewers), Child abuse (4 reviewers), Emotional abuse (4 reviewers), Torture (3 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Toxic relationship (2 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Pedophilia (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), and Blood (1 reviewer)Moderate
Adult/minor relationship (1 reviewer), Rape (1 reviewer), and Sexual assault (1 reviewer)Moods
tense 85%
emotional 57%
challenging 42%
adventurous 28%
reflective 28%
mysterious 14%
sad 14%
Pace
medium 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 71% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
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The Fellowship raised Lark to kill monsters.
His partner betrayed them to the Feds.
But Lark knows his magic is real, and he’ll do anything to complete his quest.
Lark spent the first twenty-four years, nine months, and three days of his life training for a righteous quest: to rid the world of monsters. Alongside his partner Kane, he wore the cage and endured the scourge in order to develop his innate magic. He never thought that when Kane left, he'd next see him in the company of FBI agents and a SWAT team. He never dreamed that the leader of the Fellowship of the Anointed would be brought up on charges of abuse and assault.
He never expected the government would tell him that the monsters aren't real—that there is no magic, and all the pain was for nothing.
Lark isn't ready to give up. He is determined to fulfill his quest, to defeat the monsters he was promised. Along the way he will grapple with the past, confront love, and discover his long-buried truth.
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com
Buy First, Become Ashes
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Blackwell's
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The Fellowship raised Lark to kill monsters.
His partner betrayed them to the Feds.
But Lark knows his magic is real, and he’ll do anything to complete his quest.
Lark spent the first twenty-four years, nine months, and three days of his life training for a righteous quest: to rid the world of monsters. Alongside his partner Kane, he wore the cage and endured the scourge in order to develop his innate magic. He never thought that when Kane left, he'd next see him in the company of FBI agents and a SWAT team. He never dreamed that the leader of the Fellowship of the Anointed would be brought up on charges of abuse and assault.
He never expected the government would tell him that the monsters aren't real—that there is no magic, and all the pain was for nothing.
Lark isn't ready to give up. He is determined to fulfill his quest, to defeat the monsters he was promised. Along the way he will grapple with the past, confront love, and discover his long-buried truth.
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com
What the community thinks
summary of 12 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Physical abuse (5 reviewers), Rape (5 reviewers), Sexual assault (5 reviewers), Sexual content (5 reviewers), Sexual violence (5 reviewers), Child abuse (4 reviewers), Emotional abuse (4 reviewers), Torture (3 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Toxic relationship (2 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Pedophilia (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), and Blood (1 reviewer)Moderate
Adult/minor relationship (1 reviewer), Rape (1 reviewer), and Sexual assault (1 reviewer)Moods
tense 85%
emotional 57%
challenging 42%
adventurous 28%
reflective 28%
mysterious 14%
sad 14%
Pace
medium 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 71% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating