The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
West of Want by Laura Kaye

West of Want: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Hearts of the Anemoi series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the West of Want audiobook runs 8.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Laura Jennings (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.1listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish West of Want at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.1 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Hearts of the Anemoi

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 7.7 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 36.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1North of Need7.7 hrs
2West of Want8.1 hrs
3South of Surrender8.7 hrs
4East of Ecstasy12 hrs

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

West of Want is book 2 of Laura Kaye's Hearts of the Anemoi series: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Laura Jennings, released November 5, 2019, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.1 hrs
Narrated by
Laura Jennings
Released
November 5, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Hearts of the Anemoi #2
ISBN
9781666556735

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the West of Want audiobook?

West of Want runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.

Is the West of Want audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates West of Want?

West of Want is narrated by Laura Jennings.