Violence in the Void

De: Alice Stanco

Narrado por: Heather MacLeod, Drew Mehrtens

Get lost in a realm of dark enchantment and heart-pounding romance, and experience the thrill of love and darkness intertwined!

Violence in the Void is a fantasy dark romance novel with elemental magic, slow-burn romance, and all the tension - a heart-pounding quest paired with irresistible chemistry. The fast-paced and engaging plot may appeal to listeners who enjoy the darker elements found in From Blood and Ash and The Never King.

Blurb:

That day at the Armantrea market was the same as any other, until a tall, beautiful stranger appeared and snapped his fingers. In an instant, my world disappeared, replaced by his strange land. I'm suddenly surrounded by foreign accents, mysterious, magic-wielding Astrales like Xander, and powers I never knew existed. Except, in Xander's eyes, I belong here. Fate's unfathomable hand guided mine to unknowingly create a replica of an ancient Astrale relic - one with the power to upend society as we know it. Months later, I am responsible for tracking down this lost replica through an unfamiliar world, with Xander as my guide. But the Astrales are playing with powers far beyond my comprehension, and have political agendas I can't begin to understand.

Despite his barbaric and controlling demeanor, I find myself drawn to Xander, and something shifts as I begin to rely on him for my safety. When threats from this new world circle in, truths from my past begin to surface, and I am forced to question everything I know. Xander does what he can to protect me, but I soon realize that even he can't stop the Void that threatens to swallow me whole?

©2023, 2024 Alice Stanco (P)2024 Inderton Press LLC

Couldn’t put it down!!!

I absolutely loved this book. I had no intention to finish it in a day and a half, but once I started, I didn’t want to stop. The character development and building romance was amazing! The voice of Zander was soooo sultry. The descriptions of the different locations was so vivid, I felt like I was there.
I was sad when it was finished and cannot wait for the next book.

Finished listening in 2 days

I could not stop listening! This book exceeded my expectations and I can’t believe this is her first book. I am so excited for the next one in the series :)

Delightful Listen

Why are we not talking more about this book? I haven’t been this obsessed with a story in a LONG time and I am struggling to write this review because I just want to scream at everybody to READ THIS NOW!

I mean you have snarky alphahole shadow daddy Xander that kidnaps(ish) snarky fierce Violet and all the angsty s3ggsual tension ensues which they obviously cover up with the most DELICIOUS banter! And when they finally give in …. Oooh get a glass of water because it was HOT HOT HOT 🥵

And if THAT wasn’t enough you have an insanely unique world with intriguing plot. I was shocked this was Alice Stanco’s debut because the way the plot and relationship development was so perfectly balanced - neither taking away from the other but both keeping me equally intrigued was pulled off ✨flawlessly✨

The audiobook narration only added to the amazing experience that was this book. Both Heather Macleod and Drew Mehrtens did a phenomenal job bringing these characters to life and keeping me enthralled!

𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳
➵ forced proximity
➵ medium burn
➵ snarky banter
➵ shadow daddy
➵ alphahole
➵ er0tic electrostimulation
➵ D/s brat
➵ “good girl”
➵ plot twists
➵ kidnapping-ish
➵ trauma rep
➵ d!rty talk
➵ fated mates
➵ unique world building
➵ duet narration

𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 5/5⭐️ | 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 3/5🌶️ | 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 4/5🔥 | 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 5/5 🎧

I want to punch Violet

Ok listen the plot was good. The magic system was unique and all the side characters were really interesting. I loved Gar. Xander and the voice actor who narrated him were amazing!!! I could have listened to him the whole time. His character was great too.

Violet and her voice actor who narrated her UGH it was bad. It sounded like AI half the time. When the narrator used an accent it was fine. Also Violet as a character was just such a walking it girl cliche. Like can we jam every single girl boss energy stereotype into one female character. It was painful.

The author also spends a ridiculous amount of time describing inanimate objects….like no I do not want to listen to what color the cabinets are or one whole chapter about getting dressed for a party.

There were also a steep amount of weird audio editing problems. You could hear when extra audio had been added as it took a tin can sound to it.

Overall I finished this book out of spite. I wanted to know what was going to happen (even the though ending was actually the shocking or really even that big of a cliffhanger, because we all knew for many chapters as we waited for Violet to catch up) I will likely read book two and not listen even though I will miss Xanders voice.

*Also note the spice wasn’t that spicey. It was just ok. I thought going into it we might actually get some real Dom/Sub stuff but we didn’t not really.