Riveting story

This book had me at the edge of my seat for almost the whole story. It showed some less savoury parts of this amazing world that Kasia Bacon has created and with that came trials for the poor MCs. They did, however, have eachother and their shared love and their rightness for eachother shone through Ms Bacon’s wonderful prose.

That prose is a work of art in itself and is one of the reasons, along with the worldbuilding and the captivating characters, that will keep me seeking out this author in the future.

Michael Fox’s narration is great, it’s easy to listen to and he gives all the characters good voices.

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Prepare to be transported to another world

When I heard Kasia Bacon was releasing one of her books in audio I really wanted it to be 21 Arrow Salute (afterall it has my cheeky chappie in it) but I honestly think this was an excellent choice. Oh, the feels. The knowledge of your partner's impending doom and poinancy of each and every moment, the tendril of hope as you see a spark of possibility for a future together, after a lifetime of hiding.

The world building is effortless, even more so than when reading. The narrator fills the characters with passion and hope and love.

A beautiful story and an excellent performance.

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Didn’t Spark my Interest

This is the first book by this author I have read/listened to and I’m afraid it didn’t grab my attention.
There was very little world building and the character building was shallow and under developed in my opinion, making it difficult to invest my time or emotions with the story or the main characters.
This may be due to the fact it is only 2 hours 27 minutes long but I found myself distracted despite the narration being very good.

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Sweet, funny and heartwarming story

Sweet, funny and heartwarming story about power of love between slave fighter and healer in word of magic, vampires and cruel creatures.
The book is a part of the Order Universe that I am a big fan, but it is a stand alone addition so you will not feel lost if you haven't read previous books by the author. You will meet new characters that are introduced to the universe world.
This story will take your breath away. It's intense, full of humour, good doze of romantic and sizzling hot scenes.
Having read that for you makes even better experience. I adore the way the actor changes voices and accents according to each character which makes all the difference and adds depth to the story.

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Genius author and superb narration

How do you take a 5 star Kasia Bacon read and make it better? Why, you release it in audio with fantastic narration, simples!

I'm already a huge fan of this author, she nails a short story every. sinlge. time .... without fail and although these are short stories, they are so well written they never feel short or rushed or lacking. 

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Kasia Bacon is a genius. Period.

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Almost romanesc in appearance.

Far from my normal read but a great book we'll narrated.

Don't Fight the Spark: Soldiers and Mercenaries Story
By: Kasia Bacon
Narrated by: Michael Fox
Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
Unabridged Audiobook

❤❤❤❤ Overall
🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 Narration
📚📚📚📚 Story
Read at 1.15 speed on Audible.

Sand bare knuckle fighting is a good job especially if you win, the top pit fighter unrivalled is Yüuzuki Ōren he is unbeatedand in love secretly with his healer Ĥaiatto Ẽkana.

Ĥaiatto hears that the emporer is bored with Yüuzuki continuous wins, so instead of bare knuckles martial arts hes allowing blades and multiple opponents at the same time. Yüuzuki will be killed.

Ĥaiatto needs to do something to stop this from happening but is the alternative worth it.

Great Narration, good book.

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Exciting, multi-faceted story

Suspenseful story with some great characters.
Flashes of humour are used to contrast with the brooding menace of much of the story.
Great world-building and effective narration.

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good as the ebook

The story is always full stars, because if I wouldn't like the story as ebook, I wouldn't listen to the audiobook. I can't listen to an audiobook without knowing the book, that's not possible for me.

The performance from the narrator is also very important for me. I can't listen to a lot, because my English as a non-native-speaker isn't so perfect to follow a whole story over hours, when the narrator speaks too fast or too sloppy. Normally I have to SEE the person, who is talking to me in English. It took me a little bit, to come into the narrator, but at the end, it worked. I only have to take a few breaks between. I'm just not yet finish with the book, but I listen enough to give a review.

PLEASE READ MY RATING SYSTEM!!!

To my ratings:

5* - very very good
it's like an A+

4* - very good and will be often re-listening
it's like an A

3* - it's more then a one-time-listening.
it's like a B

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A great story and a thrilling narration

A great M/M fantasy romance! The Order Universe is a new world to me, not once did I find myself lost or confused. The world building is seamless and organic. It unfolds alongside the plot. But what sold the story to me were the characters—distinctive and believable. I became invested in their plights right away. Despite the story being on the darker side, there’s enough humour to balance it out. Steamy bits are, well, steamy. And it ends on a HEA!

The British narrator is bang on. I loved his narration. Great accents and voices. I even listened through the glossary! Also, I prefer my audiobooks under 4 hours, so I found the length an advantage, too.

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🎧 Audiobook listener 🎧

Don't Fight The Spark by Kasia Bacon. This story develops nicely. A good combination of world building and character development.
The Narrator Michael Fox did a fantastic job bringing these characters and story to life.

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