Awakened, Roseanna M. White
Awakened, Roseanna M. White
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Awakened

Author: Roseanna M. White

Series: Awakened

Narrator: Frances Anderson

Unabridged: 19 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/29/2025


Synopsis

Arden Bleu has always known that her stepsister, Jade, was destined for great things. In a world where beauty follows magic, she has no doubt that their upcoming Awakening ceremony will reveal that gorgeous, kind, compelling Jade is far more than a mere mortal. But when Jade is kidnapped by a mysterious sect of mer on the eve of the newly-returned king's ball, Arden will do anything to save her sister. Even face down the man she's always dreaded meeting because of the power he holds over her family, the man to whom her father swore loyalty long before she was born. The Sea King.

Seidon, the Sea King of Daryatla, has grown only more powerful as the centuries have gone by, but lifetime after lifetime have failed to give him what he most yearns for: a family. He knows that it will take a woman of extraordinary power to match him enough to create a child, and no such woman seems to exist . . . until he feels her magic calling to his one day in the water. And when Arden Bleu, daughter of his most trusted official, arrives to tell him about her missing stepsister, he knows this Jade, with a new magic so coveted that the mer would risk war with his kingdom to steal her away, may be the one he's waited centuries for. But how can he and the determined Arden ever hope to find one young woman trapped beneath the waves?

About Roseanna M. White

Roseanna M. White is the bestselling, Christy Award-nominated author of numerous historical novels, including the Ladies of the Manor series and the Culper Ring series. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books . . . to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. When not writing fiction, she's homeschooling her two kids, designing book covers, editing, and pretending her house will clean itself.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Danika at The Lesbrary on May 25, 2025

This fantasy novel about a coven of trans witches fighting an evil AI is dedicated to "everyone who feels betrayed by J.K. Rowling". It absolutely holds its own regardless of being a response to the Harry Potter series and JK Rowling’s transphobia—but it succeeds on that level, too. Where that serie......more

Goodreads review by Laisea on May 06, 2025

3.5 rounded up (for now). I think I might need to digest this some more before my rating is solidified. Everything I loved about this book came with a downside. I loved almost every single character, but the plot moved so quickly I didn’t have time to fully intercept their inner circle and believe in......more

Goodreads review by Julia on June 19, 2025

Awakened by Osworth is a story about (mostly) middle-aged trans witches fighting an AI? You’ve absolutely got my attention. That premise alone felt like something fresh, weird, and wonderful, and I was all in. While the book didn’t fully deliver on all its promises for me, I still quite enjoyed my ti......more

Goodreads review by Queralt✨ on August 18, 2025

This is a great book for anyone who supports trans rights and 1) wants to give JK Rowling the middle finger + 2) is concerned about AI. I really like character focused books and coming of age stories, and while we spent a lot of time with the characters they were sort of flat. I just didn’t vibe with......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy on April 28, 2025

Trans Witches, Rogue AI, and RICOOOOOO!! Awakened is the new Charmed for the next generation! Within these magical pages is Wilder, a trans human, who discovers a magical new ability. Wilder then meets Quibbler, Artemis, and Mary Margaret, and magical things are about to happen (F*** yeah!). This sto......more