House of Shifting Tides

The Kingdom of Crows, Book 4

De: Olivia Wildenstein

Narrado por: Olivia King, Zachary Johnson

Dive into the first standalone spin-off of the bestselling series and BookTok sensation, The Kingdom of Crows. Cathal's story takes place right after the events of House of Striking Oaths and should be listened to in order.

TWICE UPON A TIME, A PRINCESS FELL IN LOVE WITH A BEAST.I was reborn with no memory of my previous life and no powers, save for transforming into an aberration most wish eliminated. Among the few who don't wish me dead are the Shabbin Queen, the rulers of Luce, and Cathal Báeinach—Fallon’s father and my self-appointed sentry.

Despite my best efforts, I cannot understand why the Crow King’s boorish general has decided to guard me, a woman he can barely stand to look at. I may lack education and be physically unpleasing, but do I deserve such scorn? More importantly, though, if he's repulsed by me, then why stay?

When I suggest he leave, he reminds me that he's one of the most lethal males in the realm. And while he may be that, he's also one of the most infuriating. A male who makes my blood run hot with equal measure irritation and lust.

Why must I be drawn to the brute who loathes me?

And why, when I forge a magical mind link to another male, must I keep hungering for the Crow who—finally—left?

House of Shifting Tides is a spellbinding tale of destiny, found family, and second chance romance, where blood isn’t always thicker than water and where fated love consumes all.

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Love this series, excellent story and narration

Another spectacular story from Olivia Wildenstein! Picking up essentially right where we were left at the end of House of Striking Oaths, we are shifted to Cathal and Zendaya’s story. It’s also a very interesting set of circumstances, providing a more unique journey for these two. While *technicallly* this is a second chance romance, Zendaya has not only lost all memory of her former life, it really for all intents and purposes, her former life, (SPOILERS FOR PRIOR BOOKS IN THE SERIES) as she was magically reborn as a serpent and transformed by the Cauldron into a serpent shifter. The transformation proving jarring for all involved, and Zendaya being forced to relearn literally everything.

This is a beautiful slow burn, and there is some very sweet, very heart crushing angst, most especially from Cathal, as they navigate through this very delicate path. Primarily told from Zendaya’s POV, though we get occasional chapters from Cathal’s POV that are wonderful, it’s a very innocent and often times trusting perspective as she tries to figure out how to fit in in this unfamiliar world. She has no idea what people are holding back from telling her, and she doesn’t have the wherewithal to even comprehend enough to realize it for quite a while. Meanwhile, the political machinations, coupled with the personal connections that are being made, make for a deeply emotional and turbulent ride. And even as you feel like you may see where the story is leading, we are skillfully twisted into a different direction, making the story that much more intriguing and engrossing.

While the story pulled me in from the start, because I was very much looking forward to it after the end of the previous book, it took no time at all in sinking in it’s hooks and making it difficult for me to want to put it down. And on top of Cathal and Zendaya’s story, we also get some very wonderful wrap ups to a couple of the loose threads left with Fallon and Lore in the original trilogy as well, which was fantastic. And with familiar characters as well as new ones, I found myself fully immersed in what was happening, and enjoying every bit of it. This has been an outstanding fantasy series, with phenomenal world building and exceptional storytelling from start to finish.

The audiobook/narration is excellent. The narrators are fantastic for these characters and really help bring them to life even more, and I absolutely loved it.

Beautiful story of lost loves

I was completely wrecked listening to Cathal and Zendaya’s story. I enjoyed the dual POV so we knew what each character was thinking and feeling. And OMG! ALL. THE. FEELS! Their slow burn return of lost love was so beautifully written I was brought to tears. Daya’s innocence after being gone so long was understandable and Cathal’s patience with Daya was heart warming. Their journey to finding each other brought about some hard truths and twists I was not expecting. Thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend the entire series for the full experience.

The narrators do a phenomenal job of embracing the characters and bringing them to life.

I loved the story

was a great story lines with many different perspectives. the ones narrating I thought were wonderful to listen to

THIS SERIES! ❤️

I have loved this series and getting Zendaya’s perspective has been the icing on the cake. So many scenes had me laughing out loud. I loved the witty banter and the performance was excellent.

Great spin off to the original storyline

I have exclusively listened to The Kingdom of Crows series. The production and narration is absolutely amazing. The narrators themselves do a fantastic job capturing the essence of the characters and feel of the book.

House of Shifting of Shifting Tides is a great addition to the series. Not only do we get to delve into Cathal and Zendaya’s story but we also get to see all our other favorite characters from the previous 3 books.

I honestly wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about Cathal and Deya. Sometimes I have trouble jumping to new characters after having such strong feelings about the “originals” but really I LOVED them. I love the second chance they got together but felt all the feelings when they weren’t sure they would get it. I loved watching Deya really come into herself after being “reborn” and finding her voice. I loved the grumpy protectiveness of Cathal.

If you loved the first three books in this series then don’t hold back read or listen to this one too!

Beautiful 🥹

I loved diving back into this world after finishing the kingdom of crows series last year. This was such a beautiful telling of their story, and I really enjoyed seeing Fallon and Lore again 🥹🥹

loved this series

loved this whole ride. the male voice actor is MUCH better then the epilogue voice actor from the previous (the female voiceacactordid amazing the whole way through). this "stand-alone" fourth installment is a slow burn romance thats worth the build up. it has a complete ending but with the door cracked for the story to continue for a second stand alone and fifth installment. I won't give any spoilers but I've marked my calendar for the release date!

twisty

I am a very hard person to please with stories, but this series has my approval. good character depth, good plot and twists not run of the mill and not boring! and main characters are not overly stupid. Definitely worth the listen.

A perfect blend of adventure and heartfelt romance

This is the first standalone spin-off from the "Kingdom of Crows" series, is a captivating tale of second chances and destiny. Set after "House of Striking Oaths," it follows Cathal and Zendaya. Zendaya, reborn without memories or powers, is guarded by Cathal, the Crow King’s general, who seems to disdain her. Despite their differences, their bond deepens amidst humor, tension, and action. The story explores found family and fated love, tying up plotlines from the original trilogy and introducing intriguing new characters. This book is a must-read for fantasy romance fans, offering a perfect blend of adventure and heartfelt romance that kept me hooked from start to finish.

Crow Kingdom Book 4

It felt good to be back in the Crow Realm. Loved keeping up with Fallon and Lore but it was good to see Daya and Cathal and read along to their journey back to one another despite hurdles in their way. Packed with steam, love, drama and twists. House of Shifting Tides was never lacking. Olivia did an amazing job as always expanding in the Crow Kingdom. Well written story and great cast of characters. Narrators were on point and did a great job. I did enjoy reading the story but love listening to it be brought to life.