A good book.

It was a good book. I enjoyed it but I personally would have liked a few more Harper and Rhen chapters to see what they thought of the situation.

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Amazing Voice Acting, Story a bit of a letdown

After loving the first book in this series, this second one doesn't live up to the hype. But it was still an enjoyable listen, and I absolutely loved the narrators, especially the female narrator. You could really hear the emotion and meaning in every line and it made her chapters seem to go so quickly! The male narrator was great too but she really stood out. Looking forward to the third book as well.

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If book 1 was a gold coin, book 2 is a £1 coupon

Lia Mara was the most annoying. I don’t understand how wren was turned into a villain and Grey into miracle Jesus. Harper is all of a sudden a simpering tag along!?
The thing I liked about Grey in the first book was his subtle yet cool presence. In this one he is a bit frustrating. The whole book just seemed unnecessary and disrespectful to the first book and it’s characters. I only liked Tycho and Noah tbh.

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A good story

I loved this story and can't wait for the next one. The ending explained so much of what was happening. I liked the overall male narrator but the female narrator was a bit shrill in tone escpecially when doing the voices of the queen and sister (mostly at the beginning)

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Not what I expected but enjoyed it.

I was expecting to have the story follow Wren and Harper more than it did. This book follows Grey and Leamora rather than Wren & Harper. It’s a good story and hopefully will lead to book 3 tying everything together and we will have 2 happy endings for both couples. Looking forward to starting book 3.

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Great Sequel

A Curse So Dark and Lonely was one of my top reads in 2019! I love a Beauty and the Beast retelling and this is up there with some of the best. I have been waiting for this for what seems like forever.

The last book was told almost exclusively from the POV of Rhen and Harper. This book is told mostly from the POV of Grey and Lia Maria. In the first book, I loved Rhen. I loved him so damn much but his fears, his fears, they just take over. It makes him very difficult to like.

Grey and Lia are fantastic characters. Both grow so much throughout this book. Grey goes from loyal Guardsman to the rightful heir. But he does it so reluctantly and naturally that it doesn't feel like a betrayal. Lia has always been strong and a natural leader but she doesn't realise it. Her sister has been chosen as the heir and that's the end of it for her.

It was clear from early on how this story was going to progress. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the journey very much. I also enjoyed the whole host of side characters that we got to meet.

I am not very excited for book 3 which cannot come soon enough!

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A slow starter

I really enjoyed the first in this series so was excited to read book 2 however it didn’t quite draw me in in the same way. I think part of this was down to the narrators I personally didn’t enjoy any of them so I don’t think I will continue with the series on audio I think I may enjoy the last one more if I read it. The last portion of the story has me hooked. Plenty of twists and turns to keep me interested.

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This Book had me rapt

The second part of a well rounded story, set in a believable world. I loved it. The whole thing was enhanced by the excellent narration. I await the inevitable third book with anticipation.

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The Tamlin treatment all over again...

A good read. I was happy to see grey get some genuine develop and see things from his perspective and the side characters( Jake excluded) kept my attention, interest or curiosity enough to remain relevant. I liked the slow and easy growth for the relationship too. What I didn't like was that prince ren pretty much became what I like to call A tamlin or rather he was given the Tamlin treatment to make him more unlikable in order to develop Grey and make him more likeable. Even if the focus did move away from the original mains, this book could have gone without muddying Ren and making the original female lead useless and indecisive after she was so strong willed in the first book.

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Didn’t love narrator

Grey was my favourite character from the first book and I couldn’t wait for him to get his own story. Unfortunately, for me the voice didn’t suit what I had in my head for Grey. It was too polished.

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