Book Title: Burn (Witchbane 1.5)
Author: Morgan Brice
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Narrator: Kale Williams
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Genre/s: Urban Fantasy M/M paranormal Romance
Trope/s: New established relationship, second chance at love, hurt/comfort
Themes: Learning to trust, learning to be in a relationship, commitment
Heat Rating: 4 flames
Length: 3 hours and 2 minutes
Author: Morgan Brice
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Narrator: Kale Williams
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Genre/s: Urban Fantasy M/M paranormal Romance
Trope/s: New established relationship, second chance at love, hurt/comfort
Themes: Learning to trust, learning to be in a relationship, commitment
Heat Rating: 4 flames
Length: 3 hours and 2 minutes
It is the sequel to Witchbane, although it can be read alone.
Seth and Evan are in love, and on the run, trying to stop a cycle of ritual murders. Is their bond strong enough to stop the killers and survive to make a future together?
One hundred years ago, a sheriff's posse killed dark warlock Rhyfel Gremory, but his witch-disciples escaped, and their magic made them nearly immortal. To keep their power, each year one of the witch-disciples kills a descendant of one of the men in the posse, a 12-year cycle that has cost dozens of lives, including that of Seth Tanner's brother, Jesse.
Seth uncovers a cycle of ritual murders that feed the witch-disciples' power, and he saves Evan Malone, one of the warlock's potential victims. Neither Seth nor Evan expected to fall in love, but when the dust settles, they find themselves on the run and on the road together, heading toward Pittsburgh, on the trail of the next killer.
Seth wonders whether Evan will come to regret his choice to stay together, now that he's living the reality of Seth's nomadic life and the risks that come with it. He wants Evan to stay, but he's afraid that Evan would be better off without him, living a normal life. Evan's whole world has been upended, but there's one thing he's sure of, his love for Seth. Evan worries that he's a liability, not yet able to hold his own in Seth's rough-and-tumble world, but determined to do whatever necessary to have Seth's back. On the way to face the next warlock, supernatural threats abound, forcing them to learn to fight as a team.
If you follow my audiobook reviews, you know that I wasn't completely in love with Witchbane, Book 1 in the Witchbane series. Burn, even though a novella, was better, and I found myself really getting into the story. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series now and have already downloaded the next book. Let's get into the review.
Story: 4 Stars
I'm going to be honest with you, I wasn't expecting much. This was Witchbane and a short novella, but I was proven wrong. The book put Seth and Evan more on an even playing ground, although, Seth has some issues and needs to get over them. This time though, the banter and interaction was enjoyable instead of borderline annoying. I liked this addition to the story and am really looking forward to the rest of the series. Great interaction, great characters, and I loved the action in this one. 4 stars!
Narration: 4.5 stars
Kale Williams is back for Burn, and once again, he has made the characters his. The pace was good and steady, and each character was made an individual with the different voices and annunciation. I thoroughly enjoyed his version of this book. 4.5 stars!
Overall: 4 Stars
Loved this book, and I can't wait to read the rest of the series. Because I liked Burn so much, I have already downloaded the next book in the series. Leery at first, Morgan Brice blew me away, and I'm thinking as this series goes on, I'll find myself enjoying it more and more. The characters have grown on me and I want to see what happens next. I couldn't stop listening. Overall, 4 stars!
Morgan Brice is the romance pen name of bestselling author Gail Z. Martin. Morgan writes urban fantasy male/male paranormal romance, with plenty of action, adventure and supernatural thrills to go with the happily ever after. Gail writes epic fantasy and urban fantasy, and together with co-author hubby Larry N. Martin, steampunk and comedic horror, all of which have less romance, more explosions. Characters from her Gail books make frequent appearances in secondary roles in her Morgan books, and vice versa.
On the rare occasions Morgan isn’t writing, she’s either reading, cooking, or spoiling two very pampered dogs.
Other books include Witchbane, Dark Rivers, Badlands, Lucky Town, The Rising, Treasure Trail. Watch for more in these series, plus new series coming soon!
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