This was the first book by a bestselling author to be first published in an audio form. It also happened to be the next in a series that I have been reading. Of all the books in the Circle of Magic series this is the most disappointing and frustrating. The whole first half of the novel includes petty bickering which gets the plot nowhere, does not flush out new characters and just basically made me want to pull my hair out. After that it was OK, but slow and monotonous, when a pending volcano eruption should have been exciting.

This is a great book if you’re looking for something simple with a great storyline. The first in the Immortals series, this is about Daine, a girl who was forced from home after her mother is murdered. She has a special talent: she can communicate with animals. She becomes a horse trainer in a mythical kingdom, and meets Numair, who helps her to learn more about her “wild magic.” Not much more to say…just gotta read and see for yourself.