Prince of Air and Darkness

Darkest Court Series, Book 1

By: M.A. Grant

Narrated by: John Solo

Phineas Smith has been cursed with a power no one could control. Roark Lyne is his worst enemy and his only hope.

The only human student at Mather's School of Magick, Phineas Smith has a target on his back. Born with the rare ability to tap into unlimited magick, he finds both Faerie Courts want his allegiance - and will do anything to get it. They don't realize he can't levitate a feather, much less defend the Faerie Realm as it slips into civil war.

Unseelie Prince Roark Lyne, Phineas's roommate - and self-proclaimed arch-nemesis - is beautiful and brave and a pain in the ass. Phineas can't begin to sort through their six years of sexual tension masquerading as mutual dislike. But Roark is also the only one able to help Finn tame his magick.

Trusting Roark's mysterious motives may be foolish; not accepting his temporary protection would be deadly.

Caught in the middle of the impending war, Phineas and Roark forge a dangerous alliance. And as the walls between them crumble, Phineas realizes that Roark isn't the monster he'd imagined. But their growing intimacy threatens to expose a secret that could either turn the tide of the war...or destroy them both.

Contains mature themes.

©2019 M. A. Grant (P)2019 Tantor

great listen and time well spent

such a good book to listen to on a long drive great storyline with good characters and great development

I really like the character development

I really enjoyed the book. I think this is one of the best books I listened to in awhile. Narration and plot was good. character development from both male leads and side characters introduced were surprisingly likable and even the villains weren't one dimensional.

fast-paced finish

I really enjoyed reading from Roark's pov the best! The first part of the story felt like it moved a little slow for my taste, but it really picked up speed in the 2nd half. Overall, I enjoyed the adventure, though there were a few things I questioned at the end.

Everything was stunning

I loved how love was a main part to it but I hate a love hate relationship either way how they really connected once

World building

Fully merced into a world of Fantasy with compelling characters. Yearning for the Main characters to find each other

The love story

I liked the story and I liked the enemies to lovers trope. But the story did drag at some points. But overall a good story.

This book had me hooked!

One of the cutest and barely predictable books I’ve read. You really have to read it!

Fantastic

At first I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book, but I was oh so glad I purchased it by the end. A wild combination of fantasy, magic, political intrigue, romance, and even contemporary, I highly recommend. The author does a fantastic job of conveying the weight of expectations, character’s motivations, and their emotions. This book will have you grinning, griping, and hoping along with each of them. It was performed beautifully by John Solo, giving each character their own personality and voice while flowing together fantastically. I can’t wait to listen to the next.

NOT a 2 book series

Audible tends to get the series counts wrong fairly often. In this case, the 2 books end on a little cliff-hanger. After just finishing book 2, I checked online and there is minimally a 3rd book.

Books 1 and 2 focus on different characters. Book 1 does get pretty graphic in the sex dept at times if that bothers you. Book 2 only has 1 brief scene.

Both books are enjoyable, but completely different.

Intriguing Story!

Going in to this book I wasn’t sure if I would like it or not. I was pleasantly surprised. I was captivated. So much so that I couldn’t stop listening and stayed up way too late listening. Well written. Fast paced and addictive. I will be reading more by this author and of this series.