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Thrall

By: K. A. Riley
Narrated by: Jessie Elwyn
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Summary

Thrall is based on the fairy tale Cinderella, the first in a new Dystopian Romance series by the author of Recruitment and The Cure.

In the realm of Kravan, children of lower-class citizens are raised in a prison-like structure called "The Tower" from birth until adulthood. Known as the Tethered, they are held in thrall until their powers reveal themselves around the time of their nineteenth birthday.

Every year, the Tethered who are tested and deemed harmless are chosen to leave the Tower and join the outside world as servants to live in the households of the ruling class. Those who are deemed threats are taken away—and no one knows what happens to them, though they suspect the worst.

Shara has spent her entire life in the Tower, longing for the day she will be chosen to leave. She's always been certain her powers would be minimal just as her mother's allegedly were, and that she would be assigned to a life of simple servitude.

When Shara receives her Placement in the home of a Noble family, she feels at first like she has finally found her place in the world. But over time, mysteries begin to reveal themselves about her Proprietor and those who live in the house…including the handsome fellow Tethered who shares a wing of the house with her.

When he offers her an opportunity to attend the annual Prince’s Ball and to see the world of the Nobility for what it truly is, Shara begins to learn the ugly truth about the divisions between the ruling class and the Tethered.

After a life spent in near-isolation, Shara must learn to distinguish friend from foe, and to decide if her new allies are who they claim to be...

Or if they will turn out to be her greatest enemies.

©2023 K.A. Riley (P)2024 K.A. Riley
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Absolutely LOVED this!

Firstly, thank you so much to K. A. Riley for selecting me to receive this audiobook in exchange for an honest review... it had been waiting on my wish list for a little while! I aim to write this as spoiler free as possible!
For me, dystopian books often leave me unfulfilled (possibly due to loving the Hunger Games so much when I was younger), yet this book was so different and unique that I was drawn straight into it and found myself unable to put my headphones away... and haven't stopped thinking about it since finishing.
The FMC was so perfectly written, with charm, wit and completely relatable thoughts / feelings. I also felt that the narrator captured her perfectly and helped to reinforce her controlled upbringing. Her AI unit was also such a surprising and interesting element that I haven't seen (or heard) before.
This book absolutely starts fairly slow, introducing us to the magic system, the upbringing of the tethered, the history that caused this, whilst raising many important questions... and I loved it. Generally, a slow starting story can be a struggle to push through, but this was expertly paced, with a consistent feeling of building up to the moment Shara would enter the real world, allowing you to experience it alongside her. But this sense of building doesn't stop there... with twists and turns, hints and reveals that leave you only questioning more, I was hooked start to finish.
The only disappointment with this book was that the second isn't out yet! I can't wait to continue Shara's story.

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Such a unique world

Plot: 4
Characters: 4
Wirkd Building: 4
Pacing: 3.5

This dystopian Cinderella retelling takes place in the realm of Kraven. In the lands there are those lower class, nobles, and a class of people known as the Tethered.

Our FMC is Sharp, a tethered raised in the confines of The Tower, a place all tethered are born and raised in. Their purpose? Depending on their supernatural gift, is to serve at the whim of the noble house they are sold to.

Shara is likeable, she is smart and friendly and right of the bat I liked her. Our love interest I liked just as much. Thorne was grumpy, witty, teasing and ticked almost every box in my book boyfriend list but when reading I couldn’t shake the image of him as Challe, the character out of The Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (who I love 💕).

The characters are great, the writing is easy to read and the plot was exciting. The only negative thing I can say and it isn’t anything massive, and it is that the pacing felt slow at the start.

I look forward to leaping into book two.

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