One note to her: look up the pronunciation of the word rifle or rifling. This is often a challenge for narrators but she did great switching. I like a clear sounding narrator sans Marylin Monroe breathiness (Sorry Julia!) Besides that I DID think the narrator was great at conveying the different characters so kudos for that. She is hopelessly breathy and whispery and it grinded on my nerves quite a bit. First let me say the narrator is not my cup of tea. It is CONVEYING the sickness and nonsense of racism not condoning it! Get a grip people.
This book is ILLUSTRATING racism and the repercussions of it.
If you're calling this book racist you either haven't read it or are an idiot. But she soon realizes that the university, which admits all manner of people - including the fire-wielding, winged Icarals, the sworn enemies of all Gardnerians - is an even more treacherous place for the granddaughter of the Black Witch. When she is granted the opportunity to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an apothecary, Elloren is eager to join her brothers at the prestigious Verpax University and finally embrace a destiny of her own, free from the shadow of her grandmother's legacy.
Now a new evil is on the horizon, and her granddaughter, Elloren, is believed to be Carnissa's heir - but while she is the absolute image of her famous grandmother, Elloren is utterly devoid of power in a society that prizes magical ability above nearly all else. Carnissa Gardner, the last prophesied Black Witch, drove back the enemy forces and saved her people during the Realm War. So foretells the greatest prophecy of the Gardnerian mages. And just as Night slays Day, and Day slays Night, so also shall another Black Witch rise to meet him, her powers vast beyond imagining. A Great Winged One will soon arise and cast his fearsome shadow upon the land.
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