Despite the deeper undertones and the characters' concern for Farrendel, their interactions and the growth of their relationships is heartwarming. We get to see many different relationships grow, specifically that of Weylind's relationship to Essie's brothers. Despite the separation of Essie and Farrendel in this book, I loved it just as much as all the other installments. I definitely want to collect this entire series on audio I find listening to them to be so soothing and relaxing, something that I definitely need in my life. The only difference is that I tend to forget that the different characters have accents, so when I started listening to the audiobooks at first it caught me off guard. I also love her portrayals of the characters her portrayals match the depiction of them that I have in my head, making the transition from reading the series to listening to it completely seamless.

The narrator does a wonderful job with her narration speed and her expression I normally have to speed up my audiobooks but don't feel the need to do that with these.

And I may even adore the audiobooks even more. She's really easy to listen to and one of the few narrators that I don't find the need to up the playback speed on. The narrator does a fantastic job with Essie along with the other character's voices and her acting skills are great. I absolutely love this series and can't wait to see what happens next.

This book bounces between their perspectives and a few other characters as well and although it has a darker feel to it and does move a bit slower in places it's still just as hard to put down as the first two books. not a small task, especially while she's worrying about his torture and if he'll survive it this time. Parents: PG13, very clean but geared towards the middle grade & young adult reader - adults will love it too Language: none Violence: moderate gore, torture scenes, war and fighting Sexual content: kissing, desires for more but very sweet and no details are ever given Essie now has to get the elves and her people to work together to rescue Farrendel.

Fierce heart tara grayce