The Unseelie Prince

Maze of Shadows, Book 1

By: Kathryn Ann Kingsley

Narrated by: Joel Froomkin

Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

The throne is Valroy’s for the taking...but first, he needs a queen.

As the son of the Morrigan and heir to the vacant Unseelie throne, Valroy itches to shed the mantle of prince and take his place as king. To his great regret one ancient tradition stands in his way, demanding he first take a bride. With all the members of the Unseelie court proving to be insufferable, what is a prince to do?

Steal a human, of course.

Abigail often wonders if the townsfolk aren’t right in calling her cursed. Abandoned by her husband and with no family to call her own, everything in her life hangs by a thread. Never did she expect her downfall would come by taking pity on an old hermit. Abducted into the dangerous world of Tir n’Aill, Abigail is thrust into a terrifying Maze that defies all logic. There, she finds herself at the mercy of an Unseelie prince with a strange offer—solve his Maze and he'll grant her deepest wish....

If she can live that long.

From author Kathryn Ann Kingsley comes this tantalizing slow-burn dark fantasy that proves sometimes the line between love and hate is razor-thin.

©2022 Kathryn Ann Kingsley (P)2022 Podium Audio

Waiting for the next book!

Narration was really distracting at the beginning but did get better (or maybe I just got used to it). I didn't like the litling phrasing that often didn't match what the phrasing should be grammatically. I did enjoy the narrator for the voice of Valroy however.

The story itself is very steamy without ever really satisfying the reader and you are left wanting more. I want the next book! I liked the ending but really was hoping for something more between the characters. I loved it and yet I find myself also annoyed at the same time.

Decent book, terrible narrator

The voice of the narrator was so exaggerated at times that it almost was painful to continue listening to. The accent of the narrator made it hard to distinguish between characters when he tried to go back and forth.

Adult Fae Fairy Tale + Joel Leslie!!!! 🔥

Just a guess, but I'd wager the people who didn't like the narrator aren't big LGBTQ+ Fantasy fans! It's freaking Joel Leslie, only the best M/M narrator ever!!! Maybe the LGBTQ fans just have better taste? I can't think of another reason for the negative reviews.

Also, this is some *DARK* sh*t. But also the best surprise 🤗. It's like I'm reading a Sylvia Mercedes Fae series and enjoying the hell out of her A+ writing skills with all the consistent character building, creative plots, and conflict unrelated to misunderstandings that one conversation would have resolved, but the best part of this book is it's for adults!!! 🔥

It has all the steam and darker elements not found in Sylvia Mercedes' books. Don't get me wrong, I love those books but I can't help but feel disappointed every time a highly- anticipated romantic encounter fades to black or we discover that the MMC had altruistic reasons for being a jerk all along instead of actually being complex and fond of torturing child traffickers in his basement for fun. So glad I took a chance on this one!

great book.

I finished in a few days. the relationships and characters could have been better developed, but I still found it excellent.

Good book

It’s good once you get past the narrator. I really enjoyed it but his voice made me sleepy.

Awful narration but slow burn romance

If given the chance I'd read this book again without the narrator. The tone takes a bit to get accustomed to but as I finished the first two books - I'm hooked and purchased the last two to read on my own. At first, Abigail comes off as annoying but bear with the author and the story progression because it gets better, so does Abigail. The SPICE makes up for the narrator (if you're not into their voice) and don't write off Valroy either... The plot twist is going to make you burst! There's a lot of hot moments and the build is killing me.. I'd recommend reading it over listening.

Admittedly, I edited my original comment because originally I didn't fall for the book. Now, however, I'm in love. I'd hate for others to not give this series a shot based on a few low reviews and those not willing to complete the series.

Story is good, Narrator not so much.

Seems as though every time the narrator trys to voice a different character the default is just an old man's breathy voice.

Already bought the 2nd book!

I absolutely adored this story and can’t wait to start the next one! I loved all the characters, especially Anfar. And of course, Valroy, who reminds me so much of the main character in my own fantasy novels. Altogether a well-written, well-thought out story and I am going to start book two right after I finish this review! Thank you so much to the author for telling one of my favorite stories of this year! I can’t wait to find out what happens between Abigail and Valroy <3

I loved this book so much!

I HIGHLY Recommend! 10/10 I am going to instantly get the next books in this series right this second. The story was beautiful and haunting.

Eh

I am not a fan of DNFing books so I forced myself to finish this one. I had a very tough time with how this bounces from third person POV to then characters POV but only of their thoughts. The only reason this got 3 instead of 2 stars was I did like the ending quite a bit. The narrator is definitely not my favorite. I don’t think I’ll be reading the rest of this series but we’ll see.