Tuyo

Written by Rachel Neumeier

Narrated by Patrick McCaffrey

Raised a warrior in the harsh winter country, Ryo inGara has always been willing to die for his family and his tribe. When war erupts against the summer country, the prospect of death in battle seems imminent. But when his warleader leaves Ryo as a sacrifice -- a tuyo -- to die at the hands of their enemies, he faces a fate he never imagined.

Ryo's captor, a lord of the summer country, may be an enemy . . . but far worse enemies are moving, with the current war nothing but the opening moves in a hidden game Ryo barely glimpses, a game in which all his people may be merely pawns. Suddenly Ryo finds his convictions overturned and his loyalties uncertain. Should he support the man who holds him prisoner, the only man who may be able to defeat their greater enemy? And even if he does, can he persuade his people to do the same?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rachel Neumeier
• Release date: Jun 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9798868691089

Rachel Neumeier

Rachel Neumeier, the author of The Mountain of Kept Memory, started writing in graduate school as a break from research, but years ago allowed her hobbies to take over her life. Along with writing both adult and young adult fantasy, she now gardens, cooks Indian food, breeds and shows Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, and occasionally finds time to read. Her most recent young adult novel, The Floating Islands, was a Junior Library Guild selection and was selected by Kirkus Reviews as a best book of the year. Her most recent titles include House of Shadows and Black Dog.

Reviews for Tuyo

[Allison Hurd · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I had to give up on this narrator. Just not at all suited to fantasy narration. And then he tried some sort of Spanish/Southern/British/Russian accent and I had enough. Switched to print, liking the book much better now that I can "hear" everyone better!

[Natalie Black · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

2 stars for the narrator.
I'm usually very tolerant of mediocre narrators on audiobooks, partly because I don't really have a choice. Unfortunately the narrator's delivery is so monotonous and artificial that I'm finding it difficult to focus on, which is a shame because I can tell the book would be enjoyable otherwise.
I can't give the book itself a rating yet but it is interesting enough that though I've currently given up in frustration I do want to try again another time.

[markatken · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Really liked this book when I read it, but this narrator is terrible. I couldn’t get through the audio version.