Kingdom of Tomorrow by Gena Showalter Narrator: Fiona Hardingham
Published by Brilliance Audio on September 1, 2025
Genres: Fantasy Romance
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From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter comes a fusion of modern and fantastical worlds, where a young woman must navigate a secret society, uncover a shocking enemy…and resist an undeniable attraction.
Twenty-year-old Arden Roosa knows only Ourland. Two worlds split and stitched together, with broken pieces from each, statues of fallen gods, and heavenly artifacts that are worshipped…or feared.
But nothing is more fearsome than the night.
A strange madness haunts the darkest hours, turning innocents into gleeful killers. Arden does her best to stay safe, until she reads a book written about her life―The Book of Arden―and everything changes.
Forced to join Fort Bala Royal Academy, Arden is paired with the ruthless High Prince Cyrus Dolion. But while he trains her for combat against a mystical adversary, she can’t deny the sparks burning between them.
If her panic attacks and war games aren’t enough, Arden is also tapped to join the Tome Society, rumored guardians of an invisible library with books that foretell the future. But the more she learns about the society, the less she understands about Ourland, the gods…and the person she’s destined to be.
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Arden Roosa has one goal in life and when she is at that moment she is forced onto another path. One that puts her life in danger. She joins the royal academy where she will be trained to be a soldier to fight against the madness. People in this world will suddenly become mad and action must be taken to keep others safe. Something is afoot though when Arden is approached by a secret society that goes against the very thing she is working towards. Arden must figure out who she can really trust in this mad world.
Kingdom of Tomorrow is a bit different from all the other books out there. Arden is prone to panicking, she is not your overconfident female lead that you are used to seeing. She is still an amazing character that kept me entertained but some of her choices were not great. The pacing was a touch slow in the beginning but that is understandable since the world needed to be built up a bit. Overall, if you enjoy fantasy with a dash of romance mixed in you might enjoy this book.
The narrator, Fiona Hardingham, did an excellent job on this audiobook. I loved her posh accent, it made listening a breeze and brought life to the characters well.
About Gena Showalter
Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the spellbinding Lords of the Underworld and Angels of the Dark series, two young adult series–Everlife and the White Rabbit Chronicles–and the highly addictive Original Heartbreakers series. In addition to being a National Reader’s Choice and two time RITA nominee, her romance novels have appeared in Cosmopolitan (Red Hot Read) and Seventeen magazine, she’s appeared onNightline and been mentioned in Orange is the New Black–if you ask her about it, she’ll talk for hours…hours! Her books have been translated in multiple languages.
She’s hard at work on her next novel, a tale featuring an alpha male with a dark side and the strong woman who brings him to his knees. You can learn more about Gena, her menagerie of rescue dogs, and all her upcoming books at genashowalter.com or Facebook.com/genashowalterfan
