I am hit and miss with Arthurian adjacent books but this was an excellent story with gorgeous prose! Spear is a gender-bent, queer Arthurian tale from the perspective of a young woman who travels as a man, hoping to join Arthur's companions in fighting for what is good. It has magic, action, sapphic romance, and truly beautiful writing. And it's clear that the author has done her research as well!

The audiobook is narrated by the author herself and that is also excellent. Authors narrating their own fiction can be hit and miss, but this was great and I would recommend it if audio is your thing. Definitely worth picking up if this has been on your radar! I received an advance audio review copy of this book via NetGalley, all opinions are my own.

I am trying to keep up with this one but honestly the story and narration are not keeping my attention, and I don't know what is going on in the story. It just isn't gripping me in a way that would spur me on to keep listening.

DNF @ 43%

The narrator simply couldn't keep my attention. I didn't find the story interesting at all. It kept dragging on. I was expecting more of a Greek myth feel but that's not what I got at all. Perhaps this tale was just not meant for me.