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Death, Book 1
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I was fifteen when the Death King came for us.
With a mighty black dragon and the ability to command the dead, he raised an army of our fallen soldiers to fight for him—and conquered us in the night. My father, King Laurier of Scorpion Valley, couldn’t stop him. I tried to flee but came face to face with the man in black armor, the man who looked more like a god than a human. Instead of killing me, he chose to show me mercy… but it didn’t feel like mercy.
Not when the next ten years of my life are spent as a slave in the Arid Sands, digging for Black Diamonds from sunrise to sunset. I'm also the personal slave of General Titan—a man who has grown obsessed with me. The work under the hot sun is unbearable—but I prefer it to his company any day. I’ve never tried to escape because there’s nowhere to run in the desert, but all of that changes when I hear the news—that the Death King is coming.
I sneak out in the middle of the night to steal his dragon, but that backfires in my face—because you can’t steal a dragon. Khazmuda is no mindless beast. He can speak directly into my mind and hear my thoughts in return. The Death King is about to kill me, but Khazmuda changes his mind—because I have the gift.
The ability to speak with dragons.
The Death King spares my life once again and takes me back to his castle. He has no idea who I am, has no idea what he did to my family ten years ago. He asks me to fight for his cause—but he won’t tell me exactly what that cause is. And then he tells me he wants more from me… desires me more than any other because, like him, I have the gift.
I can’t deny he’s the most handsome man I’ve ever seen, with eyes black like midnight, a jawline as sharp as his dragon’s talons, the height of a mountain, and shoulders as broad as a stream. But no amount of attraction will ever change the fact that he destroyed my life. The answer is no—and it’ll always be no.
But the Death King doesn’t accept that answer.
This book contains dark themes with subject matter that may be difficult for some listeners.
©2024 Penelope Barsetti (P)2024 Dreamscape MediaLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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- Narrado por: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 27 m
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It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
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A Revelation!
- De wotsallthisthen en 04-07-24
De: George Orwell, y otros
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Artemis
- De: Andy Weir
- Narrado por: Rosario Dawson
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
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Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down.
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A ferrari with no motor
- De will en 11-18-17
De: Andy Weir
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The Frozen Crown
- A Novel
- De: Greta Kelly
- Narrado por: Imani Jade Powers
- Duración: 14 h y 52 m
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Askia became heir to the Frozen Crown of Seravesh because of her devotion to her people. But her realm is facing a threat she cannot defeat by sheer will alone. The mad emperor of the Roven Empire has unleashed a horde of invading soldiers to enslave her lands. For months, her warriors have waged a valiant, stealth battle, yet they cannot stop the enemy’s advancement. Running out of time, she sets sail for sun-drenched Vishir, the neighboring land to the south, to seek help from its ruler, Emperor Armaan.
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Encapturing
- De Amazon Customer en 07-27-21
De: Greta Kelly
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Curse of Shadows and Thorns
- The Broken Kingdoms, Book 1
- De: LJ Andrews
- Narrado por: Stina Nielsen
- Duración: 10 h y 38 m
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As niece of the king, Elise Lysander cares about two things: sneaking into gambling dens, and avoiding an advantageous marriage at all costs. When her uncle holds the life of her deathly ill father over her head, reluctantly, Elise puts her fate into the hands of Legion Grey, the handsome and mysterious dowry negotiator. He may be arrogant and infuriating, but soon Legion incites a blistering, forbidden passion she can’t ignore.
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Great concept, poor execution on the writing side
- De Kel en 11-24-22
De: LJ Andrews
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Dirty Blood: Books 1-3
- De: Penelope Barsetti
- Narrado por: Ramona Master, Michael Ferraiuolo
- Duración: 24 h y 50 m
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This audiobook box set includes the first three books of the Dirty Blood series, a enemies-to-lovers dark fantasy romance.
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xxx rated book
- De gail mcbroom en 03-12-25
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House of Night
- De: Celia Aaron
- Narrado por: Emilia Bauer
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
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Trapped in an upside-down castle, Georgia is met at every turn by a creature as cruel and vicious as his vampire kin. Valen, the cursed lord of the manor, is the monstrous minotaur lurking at the center of Georgia’s maze. He stalks her steps, his gaze forever on her as she desperately searches for escape. He wants her memories, memories that are just as lost to her as she is to the outside world.
De: Celia Aaron
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House of Ash and Shadow
- Gilded City, Book 1
- De: Leia Stone
- Narrado por: Vanessa Moyen
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
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Seventeen-year-old Fallon Bane was born with a curse: A single touch from another person will always cause her excruciating pain. Thus, she has accepted that she will die without ever being kissed, without even hugging her own father. But when her beloved father falls ill, she breaks into the magical Gilded City to find a healer fae who can save him. When handsome healer Ariyon Madden agrees to help, everything she knows about herself and her curse changes. Because during her father’s healing, Ariyon reaches out and touches her bare skin. She waits for the agony...but it never comes.
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original
- De Martha T en 11-18-23
De: Leia Stone
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A Ship of Bones and Teeth
- De: Karina Halle
- Narrado por: Jo Raylan, John Masterson
- Duración: 13 h y 30 m
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Princess Maren is a woman with a secret. Ten years ago she sold her soul to the sea witch Edonia, giving up a life underwater in exchange for the love of Prince Aerik on land. But after a decade of abuse and misery inflicted by the cruel prince, Maren wants nothing more than to reverse the spell. An opportunity for escape presents itself when the prince and princess are traveling overseas and are taken hostage by a band of notorious pirates, led by the fearsome Captain Ramsay "Bones" Battista.
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I really enjoyed the alternate options for the Little mermaid retelling.
- De Mandy Kerns en 02-09-25
De: Karina Halle
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The Frozen Crown
- A Novel
- De: Greta Kelly
- Narrado por: Imani Jade Powers
- Duración: 14 h y 52 m
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Askia became heir to the Frozen Crown of Seravesh because of her devotion to her people. But her realm is facing a threat she cannot defeat by sheer will alone. The mad emperor of the Roven Empire has unleashed a horde of invading soldiers to enslave her lands. For months, her warriors have waged a valiant, stealth battle, yet they cannot stop the enemy’s advancement. Running out of time, she sets sail for sun-drenched Vishir, the neighboring land to the south, to seek help from its ruler, Emperor Armaan.
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Encapturing
- De Amazon Customer en 07-27-21
De: Greta Kelly
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Curse of Shadows and Thorns
- The Broken Kingdoms, Book 1
- De: LJ Andrews
- Narrado por: Stina Nielsen
- Duración: 10 h y 38 m
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As niece of the king, Elise Lysander cares about two things: sneaking into gambling dens, and avoiding an advantageous marriage at all costs. When her uncle holds the life of her deathly ill father over her head, reluctantly, Elise puts her fate into the hands of Legion Grey, the handsome and mysterious dowry negotiator. He may be arrogant and infuriating, but soon Legion incites a blistering, forbidden passion she can’t ignore.
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Great concept, poor execution on the writing side
- De Kel en 11-24-22
De: LJ Andrews
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Dirty Blood: Books 1-3
- De: Penelope Barsetti
- Narrado por: Ramona Master, Michael Ferraiuolo
- Duración: 24 h y 50 m
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xxx rated book
- De gail mcbroom en 03-12-25
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House of Night
- De: Celia Aaron
- Narrado por: Emilia Bauer
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
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Trapped in an upside-down castle, Georgia is met at every turn by a creature as cruel and vicious as his vampire kin. Valen, the cursed lord of the manor, is the monstrous minotaur lurking at the center of Georgia’s maze. He stalks her steps, his gaze forever on her as she desperately searches for escape. He wants her memories, memories that are just as lost to her as she is to the outside world.
De: Celia Aaron
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House of Ash and Shadow
- Gilded City, Book 1
- De: Leia Stone
- Narrado por: Vanessa Moyen
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
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Seventeen-year-old Fallon Bane was born with a curse: A single touch from another person will always cause her excruciating pain. Thus, she has accepted that she will die without ever being kissed, without even hugging her own father. But when her beloved father falls ill, she breaks into the magical Gilded City to find a healer fae who can save him. When handsome healer Ariyon Madden agrees to help, everything she knows about herself and her curse changes. Because during her father’s healing, Ariyon reaches out and touches her bare skin. She waits for the agony...but it never comes.
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original
- De Martha T en 11-18-23
De: Leia Stone
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A Ship of Bones and Teeth
- De: Karina Halle
- Narrado por: Jo Raylan, John Masterson
- Duración: 13 h y 30 m
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Princess Maren is a woman with a secret. Ten years ago she sold her soul to the sea witch Edonia, giving up a life underwater in exchange for the love of Prince Aerik on land. But after a decade of abuse and misery inflicted by the cruel prince, Maren wants nothing more than to reverse the spell. An opportunity for escape presents itself when the prince and princess are traveling overseas and are taken hostage by a band of notorious pirates, led by the fearsome Captain Ramsay "Bones" Battista.
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I really enjoyed the alternate options for the Little mermaid retelling.
- De Mandy Kerns en 02-09-25
De: Karina Halle
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Never Kiss a Fae
- Elemental Fae Complete Series (Elemental Fae Academy)
- De: Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn
- Narrado por: Sarah Puckett, Drew Adams, Jay Alder, y otros
- Duración: 33 h y 10 m
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My one piece of advice: Never kiss a stranger. See, I kind of kissed this sexy man at the bar on a dare once, and it turns out he’s a Royal Fae destined to be my mate. Now I’ve been dragged to the Elemental Fae Academy to control the powers I unlocked that night.
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Elementary level swill
- De Kendria en 06-20-24
De: Lexi C. Foss, y otros
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Haunting Beauty
- The Mate Games (Death, Book 1)
- De: Meg Anne, K. Loraine
- Narrado por: Stella Hunter, J.F. Harding, Jason Clarke, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
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One heroic act damned me for eternity. With a name like Tor, I should have been a hero, just like my father and twin. Turns out I’m not. Not even close. Instead I’m the very thing we hunted. A depraved monster. I thought there was no escaping the curse. No hope for a future. And then I met my mate in the unlikeliest of places: Blackwood Asylum. A place for criminals. Power-hungry madmen. Supernatural outcasts. And her, the curvaceous writer who sees ghosts.
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Absolutely superb steamy fantasy audio experience!
- De Jen - Audible Addict en 01-17-24
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Shattered Vow
- Shadowblood Souls, Book 1
- De: Eva Chase
- Narrado por: Amber Lee Connors, Adam Gold
- Duración: 9 h y 51 m
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There were six of us. Caged, turned into monsters, and tormented with brutal tests of our horrific emerging abilities. We had only each other to count on...until our escape attempt ended with one dead, the others recaptured, and me dragged away into a different nightmare.
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Great start to the series!
- De VaWineLover en 04-17-23
De: Eva Chase
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Unstoppable
- Pretty Liars, Book 1
- De: K.A. Knight
- Narrado por: James Cassidy, Michelle Sparks
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
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My father is a genius. A scientist determined to unlock human potential. Only his experiments? He conducted them on me. I managed to escape his cruel, painful control, and for years I hid. Until one day, news comes of his death. Along with the fact his experiments are still being carried out. This time I cannot run, I cannot hide. I must stop them once and for all. He thought he was invincible…. but me? I'm unstoppable.
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Slow
- De bets en 07-05-24
De: K.A. Knight
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Blood of My Monster
- De: Rina Kent
- Narrado por: Sebastian York, Brooke Daniels
- Duración: 9 h y 14 m
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I’m out for revenge. He’s out to rule the world. Kirill and I are as different as day and night. We shouldn’t have been in the same frame or universe. But we meet under the strangest circumstances. He’s my superior in the military and the man who’ll introduce me to carnage.
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🔺🔻 NOW THAT’S HOW TO WRITE AN EPIC TRILOGY 🔻🔺
- De CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 en 04-10-23
De: Rina Kent
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The Never King
- Vicious Lost Boys, Book 1
- De: Nikki St. Crowe
- Narrado por: Stella Hunter, Shane East, Diontae Black, y otros
- Duración: 4 h y 35 m
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The stories were all wrong—Hook was never the villain. For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they’re gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken. Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked. But it’s pointless. Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren’t willing to let me go.
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What the smut
- De Elle en 08-29-22
De: Nikki St. Crowe
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Promised in Fire
- Of Dragons and Fae, Book 1
- De: Jasmine Walt
- Narrado por: Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
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Adara has been an outsider for as long as she can remember. Born and raised in the earth fae realm, she's a water fae who can't control her magic, making her not just useless but downright dangerous at times. When a training mishap accidentally unleashes a hidden magic inside her, Adara suddenly finds herself on the run. The king wants to use her powers for nefarious reasons, and he'll stop at nothing to obtain her—including kidnapping and torturing Adara's mother.
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Fast read, great details
- De Jaye and Scott en 05-22-24
De: Jasmine Walt
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Heart of Silk and Shadows
- Fae Isles, Book 0.5
- De: Lisette Marshall
- Narrado por: Tim Campbell, Kylie Stewart
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
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Agenor, Lord Protector of the Fae Isles and right hand of the Mother herself, doesn’t expect anything to still surprise him after twelve centuries of life. Finding a taunting note from an anonymous thief in his wardrobe is enough to rouse his curiosity, though. Enough to do the unthinkable—write back. Then he finds out he’s been exchanging letters with a humble human. Worse, a human challenging him to his face.
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Reading order
- De Jessica Pierce en 05-11-24
De: Lisette Marshall
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Speak of the Demon
- A Paranormal Urban Fantasy Romance (Deals with Demons, Book 1)
- De: Stacia Stark
- Narrado por: Amanda Leigh Cobb
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
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I hunt demons. I don’t work for them. And I promised my mom one thing before she was murdered: Under no circumstances, would I ever go near the high demons. But I’ll break that promise over and over again if it helps me avenge her death. When my only lead turns to ash in the middle of demon territory, I’m suddenly a dead witch walking. Violence in Samael’s club is an automatic death sentence… unless he can use you.
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Phenomenal Debut! Anxiously awaiting the rest.
- De Dae en 06-05-22
De: Stacia Stark
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A Soul as Cold as Frost
- The Winter Souls, Book 1
- De: Jennifer Kropf
- Narrado por: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw
- Duración: 12 h y 18 m
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The Quarrel of Sword and Bone was a death sentence for anyone who stepped into the arena with the deranged Queen, whose soul had crisped to frost in an age long since past. Sixteen-year-old Helen Bell understood tragedy better than most kids growing up—she knew what it was like to wear clothes from donation bins and be mocked by the beautiful girls in school. She thought these brutal experiences made her ready for anything.
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Impressive!
- De Sara B en 04-18-22
De: Jennifer Kropf
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The Last Storm
- Rogue X Ara, Book 1
- De: JD Linton
- Narrado por: Nikki Grey, Gabriel Spires
- Duración: 11 h y 31 m
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Hidden in the shadow of her controlling father, General Evander of Auryna, Ara has never tasted true freedom. For most of her life, she's been locked away in his estate as he is determined to protect her from the bloodthirsty Fae across the border. As her twenty-sixth birthday comes and goes, he decides it's time for her to marry, against her wishes and completely unbeknownst to her. Ara's fate is sealed the moment he announces her engagement.
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Five Beautiful Stars!
- De Hannah Durham en 10-12-23
De: JD Linton
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A Court This Cruel and Lovely
- Kingdom of Lies, Book 1
- De: Stacia Stark
- Narrado por: Tim Paige, Meg Sylvan
- Duración: 14 h y 1 m
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Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have. In return, they protect our borders from the vicious, merciless fae. The humans who manage to keep their power are known as the corrupt. And they are burned. When my forbidden power is discovered, I’m forced to flee my tiny village and the life I adore. To survive, I make a desperate bargain with the mercenary who abandoned me at my weakest moment. Our deal is simple: I’ll help him and his mysterious friends sneak into the city, and he’ll help me learn to wield the strange, dark power I’ve always kept hidden.
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ACOTAR 2.0
- De Kori Frank en 08-06-24
De: Stacia Stark
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- Lewis Young
- 02-17-25
Hidden gem
Worth a read!! This is a really good read or listen. Penelope is a great story teller. I started and couldn't stop. Narration was great.
There are some graphic spicy scenes (read trigger warnings) The spice between talon and calista was just enough without overwhelming the whole story. Could make a few movies from this one.
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- ma esther oropeza grado
- 03-13-25
Good book
It was a good book, fast pace and good romance. The MMC is a little annoying but the dragons compensate immensely. The male’s voice could be a little deeper, I didn’t feel like it matched the character.
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- ksb-fun-1
- 09-27-24
Loved it
This is a great story and I can’t wait for the rest of the tail. What will happen when they meet again? Will the general catch up to her and what will happen then?
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-30-24
A little familiar
I listened to this and read book 2. It's starting to sound like a mix of the FUSE series by another author and the Dirty Blood series. Still good overall, just hope to see more differences in the future books.
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- Chassidy Thompson
- 01-23-25
previous reviews not completely accurate....
I almost turned this series down because someone hDlad mentioned it was similar to bad blood, which I had just read before this series. Not to say there was anything wrong with that series.....I liked it. But I didn't want to continue with something identical in cass I would loose interest. I will say some of the issues that reviewers have mentioned about consent aren't wrong however this is a fictional book and trigger warnings are present for a reason. If it's something you find completely uncomfortable, its best to just move on even though its very minimal compared to some of these dark romance books. Once you get past book 1, the rest of the series really great and makes the issues book 1 lays out for you a little more understanding or " accepting" to and extent. Overall, this series brought out many emotions. I don't normally do reviews nor would the stories really resonate with me. I new after book 2, I would have to give my review to hopefully offset some of these others that have been posted. It's worth the read and then some.....
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- CCW
- 12-27-24
Would have been 5 stars, but…
The story is great. Totally new idea, not the same old genre plot regurgitated. I like the characters and the world building, etc. I’ve even gone on to read the next couple books. But there was one big problem I had with this book that almost caused me to set it aside: when first getting to know the MMC, I really questioned the author and character’s understanding of CONSENT. And especially after what the MFC had been through in the slave camp, it is very unrealistic that she would react the way she does and would accept the MMC at all. The author doesn’t understand trauma. But considering the books that have inspired the author’s pen name, and her choice of male narrator, it shouldn’t be surprising. This issue alone costs this book an overall 2 star loss in rating from me. This day and age, the author should know better.
But the plot and MFC were compelling enough for me to keep listening and eventually the issue ceased (even if unbelievable), and I got lost in the story. I just want the author to learn from this and not repeat it in her future writing.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-07-25
Little plot lot of sex
Overall, the store was pretty good. I like the characters I think the dynamic between the two main leads were a little bit weird but another interesting way. 
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- Tracy Overway
- 01-19-25
Loved the story
I wish the narration was done more in line with the descriptions of the main characters. I felt Talan seemed more hardened but the narrator read as if he was constantly melancholy. From the description I felt Calista had also been hardened from her ordeals but the narrator read her character over dramatically and sometimes to the point of whining.
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- Mary
- 12-03-24
Trigger warnings needed
FMC is subjected to many nonconsensual interactions with the MMC. The lack of respect for her boundaries and refusal to accept her no is supposed to be sexy 🤢🤮
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- Pierced🦋Papilio
- 12-26-24
DNF: Terrible writing quality, made worse by overly dramatic female narration.
This is written so poorly, “The tension was taut like a rope about to snap in the middle. It was sharp like the edge of a new blade. It was heavy like the summer air mixed with rain.” That entire paragraph could—and should be omitted. The entirety of the book reads like that. All purple pros and empty phrases. As if that isn’t bad enough, there are also the phrases that make no sense, “I won’t shield you from horror, but I don’t want you to be oblivious either.” How about, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴, or 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴? The descriptions are carelessly written, too, “Out of the sky, an enormous, winged beast slowly lowered to the stone foundation of the castle…When its claws hit the earth, the ground rumbled.” Ok. So, did his claws land on the stone of the castle, or on the soil (earth)? Did the castle rumble, or the ground? (And lest anyone argue that the author meant that he came down to Earth from the sky—notice that Earth is capitalized when used thus.)“He had dark eyes like his armor—black not brown like hazelnut or warm coffee. Dark like the scales of his dragon or the sky on the darkest night. They were black…an eye color I’d never seen.” We are all familiar with the color 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬. And I have no idea what this means: “Rivers ran up his neck, tight cords like branches from the roots of his muscles.” Rivers ran up his neck? Three paragraphs describe, in conflicting detail, The Death King’s expression. And they continue throughout several pages: “He gave my father a stare that was both menacing and indifferent at the same time. Not once had he blinked since dismounting his dragon. His eyes held no fear or dread, just a hint of annoyance. His face was distinguished by its hardness, with its sharp cheekbones and jawline sharp like his blade. Rivers ran up his neck, tight cords like branches from the roots of his muscles. I’d lived a sheltered life of luxury in the castle, so I’d never witnessed such a sight—a man with so much rage. All of it was conveyed in a single stare….My father stood there in silence, the recipient of that ruthless gaze…. Seconds passed, and the Death King stared, his eyes still focused and angry.” Menacing and indifferent? Ok, perhaps it’s possible. But he can’t also express annoyance—it’s the opposite of indifference. So are anger and rage. It’s just needless word vomit to fill the page. Silly redundant stuff like, “…the revelation [was] news to me.” A 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is a surprising and previously unknown fact, which is also what the expression, 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 conveys. “His eyes narrowed as he scanned my face for further scrutiny.” In the context, she was not scrutinizing him. Therefore, he was not searching her face for scrutiny, rather, he was 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦. “I was cornered by a heartless dictator…” No, Love. A king is (in this instance, an absolute) monarch. He is not the head of a dictatorship. Despite the derogatory use by those of us blessed to live under democracy, dictatorships are actually types of governments, and they’re different from monarchies. Because the setting is a kingdom, and the man spoken about a king, that description is ludicrous. I couldn’t get past all the ridiculous fluff like this to enjoy the story. Penelope Barsetti’s overuse of juvenile adjectives and cliche similes were just too much. Then, Ramona Master is so overly emphatic that the descriptions become mind-numbing. I made it two hours in, and so little has happened because the author is failing to move the story along. The story is muddled by all the unnecessary details. There are 7 hours left, and while I think there’s potential for a somewhat enjoyable story beneath all the word-salad, I just can’t stand anymore. I’m too distracted with the nonsense. Unlike others, I have no problem with cruel book boyfriends, and think that feminist sensibilities and people requiring trigger warnings are not compatible with the dark romance sub-genre. My issues are with poorly written narratives.
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