THE BURIED AND THE BOUND The Buried and the Bound, Book 1

Love, friendship, and other magic and mortal ties are explored with three voices in this fierce teen fantasy. Tristan is a bond servant to a vile hag, finding victims and controlling the dead. Narrator Daniel Henning's gentle tone makes the gore bearable. When he deftly plunges into Tristan's despair, his voice cracks with anguish. Leo's family struggles under several curses, including his true love having been erased from his mind when he turned 16. Dan Bittner portrays Leo with a youthful doggedness that lightens the story and gives hope. Aziza is an orphaned hedge witch patrolling the borders of the magical realm to protect her small town. Nikki Massoud makes Aziza savvy and tough. The three characters team up to battle dark magic and expose family secrets. S.T.C. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2023]