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Curse of Shadows and Thorns
- The Broken Kingdoms, Book 1
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A rebellious princess. A cursed rogue. A forbidden love that will bring a kingdom to its knees.
As niece of the king, Elise Lysander cares about two things: sneaking into gambling dens, and avoiding an advantageous marriage at all costs.
When her uncle holds the life of her deathly ill father over her head, reluctantly, Elise puts her fate into the hands of Legion Grey, the handsome and mysterious dowry negotiator. He may be arrogant and infuriating, but soon Legion incites a blistering, forbidden passion she can’t ignore.
As their attraction grows, so do the dangers: attacks from black-eyed people, a cursed enemy who is more beast than man, and rumors of fae returning for the crown they believe was stolen from them long ago.
After a bloody coup upends the kingdom, Elise flees with Legion, but nothing is as it seems. The man she allowed into her heart reveals his own secret plans with the return of magic—and he has every intention of using Elise to see them through.
With war between magic and mortal on the horizon, Elise must pick a side to protect her kingdom. Does she stand with her people who stole the throne? Or with a man who lied his way into her heart and whose secret past could bring her destruction?
Filled with luscious world building, banter-filled romance, and epic battles, Curse of Shadows and Thorns is the first book in The Broken Kingdoms series.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- cokrystal
- 2023-07-03
Good story, but was hoping for more present chapters
I enjoyed reading the book, but I would have wanted a little more present chapters.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Alicia
- 2023-03-29
What a magnificent read!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
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This book was fantastic! While my family battles covid, I read this book in three days and honestly couldn't put it down.
I know people claim it is much like Armentrout's novels and there is some frustration there, but who can argue that all authors take ideas and guidance from their favourite authors? Come on people! I've read so many fae novels and almost all draw something from ACOTAR or ToG! This is normal! And it's been a while since I read Jennifer's first Blood and Ash book, but I didn't draw that many huge comparisons.
This book was engaging, fun, and honestly have surprises in it. I often find I can guess plot twists and major surprises in books but this book took me by surprise at least 3 times.
It is a major contender for my favourite book list. It's really a nail biter and had me on my toes after the first surprise. I didn't find it too similar to other books nor did I find the plot basic.
I really enjoyed it and feel everyone should give it a read!
I'm off to read book two right this second!
Not super spicy but it hints at future spice and did have some samplers to wet the tastebuds to what is undoubtfully in store.
The plot was solid and didn't feel rushed or slow. Honestly, it was well paced.
The characters had great backgrounds and you got to really bond with them and get inside their heads (it is a single pov and a first person pov.).
Honestly it's a great read and I highly recommend it!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-01-01
Performance
Voice acting in this book was absolutely amazing and very immersive. Stina Nielsen did an excellent job narrating.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-12-13
For Fans of JE Armentrout
If you enjoy JE Armentrout’s stories you will
also like this. I find it a little less steamy than Armentrout’s, but just as angst filled and with all the adventure you would expect.
The heroine isn’t a shrinking violet, but she isn’t a superhuman “Mary Sue”. Definitely a happy medium here. The Hero of course has a dark secret, and the story twists in ways you don’t expect, keeping you interested.
Stina Neilson is one of the very best narrators- I could listen to her read the back of cereal boxes all day. She makes everything sound wonderful. Fantastic work on male and female characters - which I always think it tricky to do.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-10-22
Yayy! So good!
Love a true beauty and beasty story! Super good! And Stina is the narrating Queen!
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- Dina Di Mirro
- 2022-08-30
Nice Story
This is a very well written story that was not predictable. Stina Nieson is absolutely wonderful as a story teller. I’ll listen to anything she records! The story is fun and full of suspense and a lilt romance. Good read
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- Brooke Sheflo
- 2022-08-26
Spoiler free
Took a while to get into it, very much like other stories I have read but still good. Looking forward to book two!
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- Kel
- 2022-11-24
Great concept, poor execution on the writing side
Ok so I have thoughts.
First things first... This is a beauty and the beast retelling and NO one mentions it. There's a bit of insta-love/lust and court intrigue.
My biggest issues are as follows...
⚪ The world building is a bit chaotic. There's a ton of information thrown at the reader and lots of things renamed to be more "fantasy." But readers need a frame of reference and renaming common terms only confuses us more.
⚪ The romance was weird. The FMC finds this guy hot. And apparently sneaks out to gaming halls to stalk him, but she's never talked to him. And suddenly he's in charge of her marriage hunt? And he's just instantly drawn to her? It didn't feel believable. And the whole ending was so bizarre. They seemed like they went from "Ok, we can be friends after I felt betrayed by you" to " I love you, never leave me and I'll die for you!!!" It just threw me... I'm still invested but sceptical.
⚪ The plot was all over the place. I feel like the core story is really good, but there was so much extra fluff and alternative stuff going on that it detached from the main plot. And when the betrayals and court politics begin to unravel a lot of it seemed random and opportunistic for the author rather than well thought out.
This book felt like it was trying to incorporate too much. It has the vibes of being like A Song of the Marked by SM Gaither but didn't execute it well. Like, the author wanted a core group of friends to get that found family vibe but it didn't work at all. The banter fell flat and the characters just didn't seem well thought out. And when someone important dies they do so almost immediately after saying something poignant to the MC. Literally, like 5 seconds after. It was so random. I guess as the reader I was supposed to be upset but because the heartwarming moment barely had time to solidify it just didn't do much for me. I was all, "oh and now they're dead, huh. " Not exactly the reaction I think the author was going for.
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Story ⭐⭐
Spice 🚫
Audio 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 (Stina Nelson is always fantastic)
I know this review was negative but I'm hoping the next book fixes a lot of these issues and it's just an issue of the first book.
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- April D.
- 2022-08-25
I loved this…with mixed feelings
First, let me say that I loved this book. The reason for that may be heavily influenced by two things: (1) it was narrated by Stina Nielsen, who I love, and (2) its plot and characters are VERY similar to the From Blood and Ashes series by Jennifer Armentrout…which was also narrated by Stina Nielsen. You have to wonder at the coincidence. Not to say that the book doesn’t have its own merit…it’s definitely shaping up to be an outstanding series. It’s just that I wonder how much of my feelings about it are influenced by its similarity to a series I’m crazy about. I am glad that she decided not to voice Legion and Casteel similarly to keep some kind of separation. As much as I love Stina, I may not be able to wait for the next audiobooks since the ebooks are ready and waiting :)
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- Runningbee
- 2022-10-11
Boring and Uneven
I couldn't finish it. The repetitive angst, the lack of character growth and the superficial story line could not hold my attention. There were moments of interest but the "poor me, no one treats me as a real person" whining by Elise got old. if you like a good Beauty and the Beast story, read Radiance by Grace Draven.
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- TwoSwans
- 2022-08-25
Ugh!
SO GOOD!!! I discovered this on TikTok and I can’t believe only the first book is on here. I neeeeeed to know what happens next!!!!
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- Erin
- 2023-05-24
Hot dayum!
This book was great! I loved Elise and her relationships, her bravery, her kind heart & her thirst for adventure.
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- Ella Pearson
- 2022-12-13
Obsessed
One of my favorite books! It's an entertaining story and part of a great series overall. The narrator does such a good job, too. I can really get a good sense of each character!
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- Becky Mutter
- 2022-11-13
fun read
I really enjoyed this the characters really build and although it's not shocking in it's originality it's still well done. I enjoyed it so much I'm starting the 2nd book immediately which I haven't done with any series in a while.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-11-29
Narrator
I just can not stand the narrator. Everything feels so dramatic in a vispory voice. The narration is so flat and really feels like she is narrating a book and you can’t get lost in the story. She ruined from blood and ash for me and it’s the same this time around. Such a shame cause it’s a good story
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- Kristy
- 2023-11-29
Slow with no spice
The story was so slow to start I almost dnf but I paid for it so.. the second half got better but there is no spice and I like a spice in a romance story - kind of disappointed there.
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- Kaitlin
- 2023-11-28
So Boring! DO NOT GET!
I have never returned a book in my life and because of some policy I can’t return this one either. It is the most boring book I have ever listened to. The story line is so slow. Sure the narrator has a smooth voice and if you want to be read to sleep go for it. Otherwise you can’t tell which character is talking because she sounds the same the entire time. If there’s any action in this book you can’t tell. Just save yourself and your money and do not buy this book.
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