Author

Kiera Azar Audiobooks

Sharpest Court: a young adult story with edge, ambition and something to prove

1 audiobook reviewed

Main genres

Teen & Young Adult

Who is Kiera Azar?

Titles do a lot of quiet work. Sharpest Court puts two hard words together, one about precision and one about judgement, then lands them on the young adult shelf where both tend to be in short supply and high demand.

Nearly nine hours is a substantial young adult listen, long enough for a plot to turn more than once and for characters to be given something to survive. Fiction written for teenagers has been running rings around the rest of publishing for years now, unsentimental about its readers and unafraid of difficulty, and the length here suggests a book written in that spirit rather than a slight one.

Beyond the work our record is deliberately sparse. Kiera Azar is a new name with us, and the fairest thing to do with a new name is to let the writing speak first.

Kiera Azar in audiobooks

The narrator has yet to be confirmed, a reminder that this is a recent addition still finding its footing with listeners.

No ratings have accumulated either, so anyone starting now does so without a crowd to follow, which some readers rather enjoy. There is no series order to worry about and no companion volume required. Give it an evening, judge it on its own terms, and if young adult fiction with a sharp edge is your territory, this is a low-risk experiment at a comfortable length. Have a look at what is on offer below.