Audiobook Review: Silence by Demelza Carlton (Romance a Medieval Fairytale Series)

Author: Demelza Carlton

Narrator: Mary Sarah

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Series: Romance a Medieval Fairytale, Book 5

Publisher: Demelza Carlton

Released: Aug. 29, 2020

Genre: Fantasy; Romance

A little mermaid. A prince to save. Only silence can break the spell.

Once upon a time…the mermaid Margareta saved Prince Erik from a shipwreck. Wanting to see the prince again, Margareta strikes a bargain with the master of Beacon Isle. If she saves his sons from a terrible curse, he will reunite her with Prince Erik. All she has to do is stay silent until the curse is broken.

Silence is a virtue…until Prince Erik arrives early, searching for the mermaid who saved his life.

Can two hearts speak louder than words?

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USA Today bestselling author Demelza Carlton has always loved the ocean, but on her first snorkelling trip she found she was afraid of fish.

She has since swum with sea lions, sharks and sea cucumbers and stood on spray-drenched cliffs over a seething sea as a seven-metre cyclonic swell surged in, shattering a shipwreck below.

Sensationalist spin? No – Demelza tends to take a camera with her so she can capture and share the moment later; shipwrecks, sharks and all.

Demelza now lives in Perth, Western Australia, the shark attack capital of the world.

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Voice Arts Award Nominee, Mary Sarah has garnered attention for her powerfully evocative, multi-character work which spans time and place.

With a penchant for dialects and love of culture, Sarah has spanned the globe working with rich characters set across genres of the classics, historical fiction, medieval romance, poetry, fantasy, non-fiction and children’s literature. Relz Reviewz states in reference to Tamara Leigh’s ‘The Unveiling,“ her mellifluous tones, superb voicing of emotions in dialogue and varied and accurate accents of both male and female make her a pure joy to listen to,” while her narration of “A Lady in the Smoke,” was cited as, “masterly!”

Classically trained at The Riverside Shakespeare Academy and The Royal Shakespeare Company, Sarah loves to get to the heart of words in order to release their power and finds great comfort in the beauty of stories to transform and speak to us.! Sarah loves the power of story telling to awaken our hearts.

Says author Claudy Conn (Lady X), “Her acting is simply sublime.”

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I love The Little Mermaid so was excited to listen to the retelling by Demelza Carlton.

Margareta was on a ship that sinks and apart from her there was only one other survivor Prince Eric, she has to turn into a mermaid to save him and brings him back to her father.
Years go by during that time and she breaks a curse of the Master of Beacon Isle’s sons y staying silent for six years, she is now a silent Siren.

Prince Eric comes looking for before the six years is up, how will she communicate with him without a voice?

This was a beautiful tale and very similar to the original but with extra twists and a small link to the previous book in the series.

Mary Sarah’s narration was brilliant, I liked her voice changes for the characters, it made it easy to listen to and she has a smooth, enjoyable voice.

I really enjoyed it.

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Demelza Carlton. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.