Audiobook Review: Shield of Sparrows

Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry. It hit Booktok like a storm, and I can see why. I finished this one Saturday. I got it as my free monthly from Amazon music. I liked it cause they are humans. No fae or vampires just humans. The MFC is relatable as the forgotten older sister. There were heart sad scenes that I related with her when she wanted to know what was wrong with her, and why no one ever picked her first. This is a slow burn, but once it hits it hits. The world building was easy leaving me wanting more. It kinda reminded me of Daenerys Targaryen and her life with the Dothraki. I like the monsters and the mysteries introduced in the book.

The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel.

I’ve spent my life kneeling―to their will and to my father’s. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the king.

I was never meant to rule. Never meant to fight. And I was never supposed to be the daughter who sealed an ancient treaty with her own blood.

But that changed the fateful day I stepped into my father’s throne room. The day a legendary monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day a prince ruined my life.

Now I’m crossing treacherous lands beside a warrior who despises me as much as I despise him―bound to a future I didn’t choose and a husband I barely know.

Everyone wants me to be something I’m not―a queen, a spy, a sacrifice.

But what if I refused the role chosen for me? What if I made my own rules? What if there’s power in being underestimated?

And what if―for the first time―I reached for it?