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City of Gods and Monsters

House of Devils, Book 1

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Welcome to the city of Angelthene. We hope you survive.

Loren Calla has only ever been ordinary. As a human struggling to survive in a city that caters to the needs of vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural creatures, she always assumed her life would remain simple, predictable, and as safe as her world would allow.

Until she barely escapes abduction at the hands of Darkslayers—supernatural bounty hunters that possess the Sight, a magical tracking ability that allows them to see a person's aura—and one of her friends is taken in her place. The abductors are demanding a ransom: Loren's life in exchange for her friend's safe return. Loren will do whatever it takes to get her friend back—even if it means accepting help from Darien Cassel, the leader of the Seven Devils, the most feared Darkslaying circle in the city.

Darien specializes in tracking down demons and criminals that are better off dead than alive, so when he takes a job to track down Loren and finds out she is human—and couldn't hurt a fly if her life depended on it—he decides to protect her instead of turn her in for a reward. As much as Loren doesn't want to admit it, Darien is her best and only chance at finding her friend alive, if she can somehow manage to get along with him—and not fall head-over-heels in love with him in the process, which is far easier said than done.

When more women start disappearing, and some of them slowly turn up dead, Loren and Darien's search for answers takes them deep into Angelthene's corrupt underbelly, where they discover a dark secret that threatens to unravel their world. And when tragedy strikes, Loren learns that love can make an ordinary person do extraordinary things.

From the author of Dreams of Ice and Iron comes a new fantasy romance perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Ilona Andrews, and Cassandra Clare.

©2022 Kayla Edwards (P)2024 Podium Audio
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It was a good listen but the voice actor of Darien couldve been better. The storyline was good but felt like some areas were rushed while others were not detailed enough. Some parts were a bit cheesy, but then again, it is a fantasy romance series! Regardless, I couldn’t stop listening, the storyline flowed well.

Good listen

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Didn’t like the sex scenes, but everything else was awesome! The narrator’s did an amazing job as well.

The story line

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The narrators were horrible, painful to listen to. I noticed book 2 has the same so I will be ordering it, it takes away from the writing

Awful narrators

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I want more. Another 5 star read. One of my top 3 book boyfriends. Would highly recommend.

She’s a thick one

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Hit all the tropes that keep me interested! I enjoyed the pacing of the romance - slow slow burn! A lot of the main conflicts/peaks of the story were kinda brushed over and given quick fixes, but that’s just cause I was invested in the story!

I didn’t mind the narration! I find a lot of narrators make FMC super bratty sounding, but this wasn’t too bad.

Overall a great experience and I’m definitely gonna read the series!

Enjoyed the story!

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