La Petite Mort

By: Olivie Blake

Narrated by: Naomi Rose-Mock

After the death of her estranged grandmother, Marisa Marrero finds herself bequeathed a surprising inheritance: a house in the New Orleans French Quarter, left to her with a variety of bizarre conditions attached. Among the surprising consequences of Marisa's acceptance is a friendship with a man called Jack St. Germaine, an alleged alchemist who may or may not be hiding a questionable history, and a series of encounters with Elisabeth Clavier, a vampire known for hunting mortals for sport. As Marisa struggles with who to trust, she leans towards Jack, especially after a demon arrives at her doorstep claiming Elisabeth was the one who sent him. But when Marisa's power grows and Jack can no longer provide her answers, a night with Elisabeth leaves Marisa wondering if she made the right choice.

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my only complaint is i wish it was longer !!!

wowowowowow is this my new favorite olivie blake story after alone with you in the ether? that would be a resounding YES. i loved the spoopy creepy mysterious vibes and all the characters within this world so much. thank you ms blake for the stellar bisexual/pansexual representation in this !!!!! I ADORE YOU ICON. the vibes are immaculate. i want a whole series of stories within this world and oh my gosh a tv series EEEEEEEEEEEEE could you imagine like i would probably flip out. the narration was spot on and a perfect cherry on top of a beautiful story.

A Great Pick!

I looooooooooooooved this story! I thought the whole story was so beautifully done. I love a good Vamp book and this is one I can relisten to over and over again. Everything was so well written and the pacing was perfect. I think I might have to take a trip to Nola.... I hope to hear more from this author and loved the narrator's interpretations of the characters. I want to see this as. movie PRONTO!

The only vampire story you need in your life.

I am pretty familiar with Olivie Blake's writing, from The Atlas Six and Masters of Death to name a few. She has a writing style that is visually intense and thrilling, yet slow-burny. She definitely gives you room for your thoughts and does not explain everything plainly. She does not look down on the reader which I appreciate.

I really, really enjoy Olivie's concepts. She has a great imagination and world-building skill set. You can tell that she is able to live in these worlds that she creates, and knows how they work. The magic system is interesting, as well as her interpretation of preexisting mythological/magical/fairytale creatures.

I wish I could dive again into this world. My only complaint is that I wish it was longer.

Longer

I wanted it to be longer, I feel like this book had so much more to give! 😔

Sounds like Instagram Britney reading fan fic

I'm only halfway through this book. My review is, at this point, solely based on the god awful narrator.

The narration is...sometimes French? sometimes Creole? occasionally Hispanic? For EVERY character. It's incredibly distracting and pulls me out of the story with every other word she reads. It's like a Britney Spears insta when she does British Australian....