I got a free audio copy of this book. This is my honesty review.
I really enjoyed this book, knights, kings, and princesses what is not to love, I did not want to stop listening. The narration was very good. I plan on listening to it again. I cannot wait to listen/read the other books in the series. I highly recommend this book. This is a new author to me, and I look forward to more of his books.

The Princess of Selgovae and The High King by Bryce Gibby

The Princess of Selgovae and The High King is a fantasy fiction with a retelling of King Author. This book is an interesting retelling of King Author. Like other tales, this story is loaded with mystical tales and magical elements, making anything possible in such a world. The book is loaded with myths and tales, showing the author Bryce Gibby must have researched prior to writing this book.
While the characters had a lot of development, it was hard to follow them all in the beginning. At times the book drug a bit, especially with the length of the chapters. It made it hard to find a stopping point. The story was able to incorporate a lot of different storylines and elements, maintaining your interest.
The story was a wonderful trip into a fantasyland of myth and magic, pulling you in and holding on until the end.
I listened to the audiobook. The narrator used different voices to distinguish the different characters. While I enjoyed him, the story was often still hard to follow with an audiobook. It may be because the chapters were about an hour each.

This was nicely written and narrated, but I wanted a little more action and intrigue and romance from the story.


Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

Writing was a bit slow for my liking. But it did have that timeless classic feel you’d expect from an Arthurian legend.

I enjoyed the characters the most. And the narrator for the book very well!

This book was packed with so much information that you walk away feeling a little like you are walking away from an all-you-can-eat restaurant....full, satisfied, but also a little achy and dazed. The story itself was good and I thought the narrator did well with it, although it could be a little tricky to understand words at times. That's to be expected with accents, though. The character development was solid. I've tried to put a precise pinpoint on how to describe this audiobook and I am realizing that, although not a perfect fit, the best I can come up with is that it felt a big like reading a historical book of facts. While the intrigue and battles and betrayal are all there, I felt like that got overshadowed by the details that at times became tedious. For me, the book was ok, but not a perfect fit for my reading style.

Fun engaging story! I liked how there were faith elements but it felt just a little forced. I think it’s a great fun adventure read and could definitely entertain many groups of people. If you love a good King Arthur story you will have fun with this read.

The Princess of Selgovae and the High King was unfortunately a book I did not finish. I found the book to have too many characters to the point it was confusing. Also a lot of subplots as well as backstory made the plot less interesting. There was also gore. For these reasons I chose not to continue. If these points were not bothersome to readers I think they would enjoy it as it had potential at the point I stopped reading. I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley in trade for my honest opinion. My thoughts are my own.

A fantasy of epic proportions about a princess with a secret and the people after her to find it. It was a good idea. A lot of fun. But it wasn’t really my style. Thanks for the opportunity to listen tho!

This book is incredibly narrated with different voices and different emotions easily heard and understood throughout this reimagined tale.