Taken

Coldest Fae Series, Book 1

De: Katerina Martinez

Narrado por: Shiromi Arserio

In Arcadia, winter has no heart.

I make magic dresses for a living. I'm not rich or pretty enough to wear them, but I love what I do, working out of my family's shop on Carnaby Street in London - until the fae show up.

It's a straight-up kidnapping, and before I know it, I'm brought to this wintry place of cold hearts and beautiful nightmares, but that's not the worst part.

The worst part is, they think I'm fae, and I'm supposed to participate in some competition against a host of other women who have been training their whole lives for this. The prize? The winner is to marry the prince.

On the surface that sounds almost like a fairy tale, only this competition is brutal and bloody, and the prince is the jerk who kidnapped me. I can't get too close to him or he'll know I'm not fae, and then I'm dead. But I want to get close to him. His body burns with the fire of a cold star, and I'm drawn to him.

I need to fight the pull and survive long enough to find a way out of here, but these winter fae won't make that easy.

Contains mature themes.

©2021 Katerina Martinez and LJ Sampere (P)2021 Tantor

Humor and suspense

This is one of the best books that I’ve ever listened to. It is well written.

Amazing

This was one of the best books I have ever listen to on this app. The plot was good but the narration and the way the characters talks is just spectacular I cannot wait to listen to more!!!

The story

I am always excited for a Kat book. The stories have come so far from Amber Lee. This one was just as exciting to me and I'm eager to learn where our FMC ends up in Arcadia and her journey to find out who she is.

Pretty Good

This was a surprisingly good read. It was simple, but effectively written. The h (Dahlia) is a plain looking human seamstress living in London, with her mothers (3 mages that have adopted her). By all accounts they have a good life in their cozy home with a couple of cozy businesses and lots of love. But all is not perfect. In this version of earth humans are part of a disrespected underclass. Our h struggles in the world. One random day she is abducted by the Royal Guard of the Fae Winter Kingdom, and told she's to participate in what's basically Fae Bachelor (only with life and death stakes, and a title/Prince (H) for the winner).

Like I said, this is a compelling story. It's high fantasy, but it doesn't have the intricate detail and emotional weight of adult fiction. Calling it YA is a bit of a stretch, but NA isn't. On the plus side I spent very little time irritated with the h. She wasn't a strong or ballsy woman, but that was okay because her 'normalness' was a very important character trait. The only times Dahlia truly pissed me off were when she insisted on 'showing strength' to power. FYI that's code for taking the blame without snitching. Once she does it for bullying mean girls. Other times for cruel people who put her down. God only knows why. She should have flipped out. She was literally kidnapped and forced to 'perform', a clear indication they meant her no harm (dead women don’t compete) her only allegiance should have been to herself. I wanted to see rebellion and retaliation.

World: Earth with magic (not explored), plus cross dimensional portals to various other magical kingdoms. The fae realm the h visits has perpetual winter
No sexual scenes yet.
Narrator is good.

Amazing!!

This story takes you on a wonderful adventure!! Everything flows so beautifully that you can feel the cold, smell the scents & hear the sounds. The narrators did a wonderful job! I can’t wait to start book 2!!

Great story

I loved the accent of the narrator and the story was lovely. I can’t wait to see what happens next. The suspense is incredible too

Pretty Good

This book was very good, the vivid detail of this fairy land was wonderful. The characters are developing very nicely. I like the MCs and the supporting characters. I cannot wait to listen to the other books.

Brrrrr!

loved the energy! she drawn in yet on the outside. can't wait to start book 2

Great Narration & Interesting Story So Far

If you enjoy a story with some mystery, a slow-burn romance, and a female lead that grows in strength - this is a great one.

Great story and narration

The narration is great, and the story is such a good mix of mystery and adventure. In some ways it reminded me of The Selection but with magic.