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Saskia Maarleveld
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Shelby Mahurin
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A new darkness is rising in Belterra. This dark and thrilling vampire romance—set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Serpent & Dove series—is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas.
Six months have passed since Célie took her sacred vows and joined the ranks of the Chasseurs as their first huntswoman. With her fiancé, Jean Luc, as captain, she is determined to find her foothold in her new role and help protect Belterra. But whispers from her past still haunt her, and a new evil is rising—one that Célie herself must vanquish, unless she falls prey to the darkness.
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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bad audio for MFC
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Histoire4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Did not finish
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Random pick turns out better than expected
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this slow burn!
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Fantastic
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lives up to the premise
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5 out of 5 stars
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this author knows how to do RH
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3 out of 5 stars
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It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his 18th year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Formulaic. The few innovations fall flat
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Auteur(s): Brigid Kemmerer
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Ella's Masquerade
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- Narrateur(s): Lessa Lamb, Kirt Graves
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Au global5 out of 5 stars 3
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Once upon a time, a handsome prince asked the academy wallflower to the ball. She was blinded by the stars in her own eyes and the pitter-patter of her lonely heart. Little did she know this prince was no prince at all, but a villain disguised behind a charming smile.
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Us in Ruins
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- Narrateur(s): Jennifer Jill Araya
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The mythical Vase of Venus Aurelia hasn’t been seen since 1932, but Margot Rhodes is determined to change that. Drawn by the vase’s supposed magical properties, Margot embarks on her school’s archaeological trip to Pompeii. Sure, it’s her first time holding a shovel, but she’s got something no one else does: lost teenage explorer Van Keane’s journal. Poring over the poetic entries that serve as a map to the vase’s missing shards, Margot finds herself falling in love with the boy who wrote it a century ago.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great premise poorly executed
- Écrit par Amber Cardinal le 2024-09-29
Auteur(s): Rachel Moore
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The Flame King’s Captive
- Fire and Desire, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Chloe Chastaine, Lilith Vincent
- Narrateur(s): Marie Hawkins, Edward Black
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I was a dead king's sacrificial bride, until his murderer claimed me as his. Zabriel invaded my country of Maledin on the back of a monstrous, fire-breathing dragon and took me prisoner. The lethal Zabriel towers over me in steel plate armor, and he could easily crush the life out of me-but the Flame King isn't interested in harming me. Instead, he destroys everyone who has hurt me in a storm of fire and vengeance.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The only fated mate trope story I actually like
- Écrit par Stephanie DeGagne le 2025-08-08
Auteur(s): Chloe Chastaine, Autres
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Realm Breaker
- Auteur(s): Victoria Aveyard
- Narrateur(s): Natalie Naudus
- Durée: 16 h et 34 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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A strange darkness grows in Allward. Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea. She soon discovers the truth: She is the last of an ancient lineage—and the last hope to save the world from destruction. But she won't be alone. Even as darkness falls, she is joined by a band of unlikely companions. Together they stand against a vicious opponent, invincible and determined to burn all kingdoms to ash, and an army unlike anything the realm has ever witnessed.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good YA book
- Écrit par Joshua Peters le 2022-07-15
Auteur(s): Victoria Aveyard
Great book!
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Célie is a good character because while she tries to emulate the other women in her life, she is her own person. Watching her grow to realize this is a rewarding experience, because I was always interested in her. As she's thrown into a situation she is truly not prepared for, it was rewarding to see her persevere in her own way.
Michal is intriguing and intense, unapologetic in his rule. I enjoyed his interactions with Célie as he tried to keep her out of trouble, which led to engaging scenes between the two of them. The side characters are layered and unique, and while I was glad to see old faces, it was fun to meet new characters.
The world is elegant, dark, and captivating. The prose is solid and the pacing, while on the slower scale, is nonetheless right for this sort of story. Even when there wasn't a lot of action, I was never bored and always wanted to read more. The ending was intense and I am ready to see what happens next.
This is a great book for anyone who is familiar with the SERPENT & DOVE series, but I think it still holds up on its own and should not be missed, especially if you love gothic romances, vampires, and anything supernatural!
An Enthralling Paranormal Story
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Fantastic!!
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I want to love this book, it's moving me to chastise Celie and call her out on her immaturity and self absorption. I want to see how she grows I hope she does grow. At present I can barely stand to hear any more of her impotent anger and insistence that she is her own woman all while she relies on everyone else around her to fight her battles. Celie in these first six chapters is a spoiled little girl parading as a war hero, she may have survived, she may have vanquished a great evil, but she didn't grow from her experience. It i's far too easy to say it is her trauma blocking her - that might be what disgusts me most - the choice Celie makes to continually insist she is well and capable when she is not.
The female protagonist spends no time to actually embody her experience or use it as her strength. Instead she pridefully insists on being treated as an equal even while she puts others at risk with her frailty and lack of forethought. Failing that she falls back on asking for special treatment because of intimate relationships, all while her internal dialogue works hard to persuade the reader/listener of her inability to actually "think before she acts" because of her brokeness. She isn't too broken to dive headlong into peril an expect others to save her though, which they to this point in my listening always seem to do without fail. She in return disregards rules and convention, insists on her way, refuses to consider her behavior or its consequences, so in essence she only seems to to be able to treat her saviors as oppressors or idiots because in her perspective "they simply can't see it how I see it".
I prefer stories where the damsels save themselves, where the refusal of convention is met with actualized self - reliance and growth instead of tripping endlessly over "feminine hysterics" only to be saved by a man. This kind of ruins the book so far for me, I hope the author intentionally wrote her character so flawed so that her growth becomes something transformative. As it stands this is a beautifully crafted almost decadent narrative that is marred by the stereotypical damsel in distress tropes of helplessness and flippancy.
I will revise once I finish or once I decide not to finish...
I want to DNF this book, I'm hoping that changes because the narration is excellent and the world building is decadent.
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