The Cloud Kingdom

A Midlife Fairy Tale

By: Kristen Painter

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

Queen Sparrow’s goal of reuniting the Radiant fae with the Grym fae isn’t going the way she’d hoped. Brokering peace is hard to do when Queen Anyka, the woman who sits on the Grym throne, believes both kingdoms should be hers to rule.

Ro isn’t about to let that happen. Since recovering an ancient grimoire filled with dangerous dark magic, she understands better who and what she’s up against. Anyka craves possession of the grimoire and Ro knows why. Anyka wants to use the magic inside to take control of Ro’s kingdom. And eliminate Ro.

Ro seeks the help and possible alliance with the fire-breathing citizens of the Cloud Kingdom, but they might be as dangerous as the book she’d hidden from Anyka. If she can win them over, it would be a major victory.

The real question is can she get to the Cloud Kingdom alive? Someone is out to get her. And it might not be Anyka.

©2024 Kristen Painter (P)2024 Kristen Painter

The Cloud Kingdom

This was so amazing to get to listen to! Queen Sparrow is one of my favorite characters and this world that Kristen Painter built is such an interesting and unique place! I am always thrilled when a new book comes out!! This one was full of danger, conflict, adventures and new friends. I was so caught up in it that I was not ready for it to end! I will be waiting anxiously for the next book! I highly recommend this and all the other Kristen Painter books! I have loved every one!!

The battle continues between Ro and Anika

Queen Sparrow (Ro) and Queen Anyka continue their battle between Peace or Possession of the kingdoms and the grimoire of dark magic. Each one has its own reasons to possess the book. There's a lot of twist and changes on some of the characters. I love it when great characters and places are introduced in the plot like the fire breathing citizens of the Cloud Kingdom. There's also some emotions not typically of the character. At times I felt bad for Anika, I won't give specifics so I don't reveal spoils. Also the romantic relationships in both kingdoms are displayed. The sad thing of all of this is having to wait for the next book/audio. "Dios te bendiga Kristen" so you continue enlightening our lifes.

The book is opened

This was SO good. I loved seeing all the characters again. The new wyvren (spelling?) were an added bonus. It does sort of end on a cliffhanger. I'm curious about the daughter Beatrice. She wasn't around much and I felt like she could've helped to control her mother maybe? Well, she probably has tried her whole life. It's wishful thinking. I loved that the diary was finally opened. This is definitely a series you should start with the first book.

The narration was perfect. BJ Harrison is my favorite narrator.

Amazing! Getting better and better!

I love how the story is unfolding and how the relationships are evolving. The ending of the book left me wanting more! Can’t wait for the next one to come out!

Love it

Very good story. Can’t stop listening until the end. Can’t wait for the next book!

The Cloud Kingdom

The Cloud Kingdom by Kristen Painter
Midlife Fairytale series #3. Paranormal women’s fiction. Best read in series order. Not yet a complete series.
Queen Sparrow has a goal of reuniting the Radiant fae with the Grym fae, but Queen Anyka thinks both kingdoms should be hers. Anyka thinks the answer is in the dark magic grimoire and she’ll do anything to get her hands on it.
War or peace?

🎧 I alternated reading between an ebook and audiobook. The audiobook is narrated by B J Harrison who does the full series. The voice is deep and varies per character as expected but with that, I had to increase the volume. I also listened to this narrator at 1.6 and could easily go higher. This speed at least matches my reading speed and regular conversation. There are specific voices for the two queens, the narrator voice, and characters that surround the scenes that make the whole entertaining. Emotions such as surprise and rage came through clearly. I enjoyed the audiobook version and highly recommend it for anyone that enjoys them.

Fascinating how two powerful women look at a situation from completely opposing sides and each had their own conclusion very different from the other. Two truths.
I’m not a fan of political manipulation and maneuvering but these two ruling Queens have the kingdoms and their lands and they must protect their people.
Definitely an adventure and advancing the storyline. Chilling cliffhanger of what’s to come.
4,5

I Love Queen Sparrow!

Welcome back to the adventures of Queen Sparrow. Queen Sparrow’s goal of reuniting the Radiant fae with the Grym fae isn’t going the way she’d hoped. Brokering peace is hard to do when Queen Anyka, the woman who sits on the Grym throne, believes both kingdoms should be hers to rule.

Ro isn’t about to let that happen. Since recovering an ancient grimoire filled with dangerous dark magic, she understands better who and what she’s up against. Anyka craves possession of the grimoire, and Ro knows why. Anyka wants to use the magic inside to take control of Ro’s kingdom. And eliminate Ro.

Ro seeks help and a possible alliance with the fire-breathing citizens of the Cloud Kingdom, but they might be as dangerous as the book she’d hidden from Anyka. If she can win them over, it would be a major victory.

The real question is, can she get to the Cloud Kingdom alive? Someone is out to get her, and it might not be Anyka.

I love this series. There are always some new and exciting things going on, and I love that we are following two queens who are totally different from each other. Queen Sparrow has a heart of gold and strives to do the right thing. Then there is Queen Anyka, who just wants to be the queen she thinks she should be. The more she tries to make Queen Sparrow look bad, the worse and harder her life gets. If you haven't started this series, you should, and if you haven't read any book by Kristen Painter, you are truly missing out on great reads!

Very Addictive Series!!

Queen Sparrow and the Radiant fae are still at the Summer palace along with Queen Anyka and the Grimm fae, picking up right where we left off in the last book. Danger is escalating, and the plot is starting to thicken. It seems that these 2 kingdoms are on the brink of war!!
Terrific story and very addicting series. Fantastic audio narration. I can't wait to see what happens next!!

Ro Rocks!

Queen Sparrow is a badass Queen and I love her story. I can’t wait for the next instalment. She is an amazing character and of course B.J. Harrison is a great narrator. The twists and turns were woohoo!

A great new Episode

This is a great next book in the life of the Radiant and Grimm people. Kristen Painter and BJ Honeycutt make a great team in the production of this next episode introducing us to the Cloud People and and continuing the saga of the lives of the people in the other kingdoms.