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Kiss of the Basilisk

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Kiss of the Basilisk

By: Lindsay Straube
Narrated by: Gem Loveley, Jackson Keeling
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THIS BOOK IS NOT SAFE TO LISTEN TO AT WORK.

And honestly, the less you know about it before. . . the better!

Twenty year old Temperance Verus has never been kissed. But that's what the basilisk is for.

Along with thirteen other contestants, Tem must train with a basilisk to learn the power of seduction and win the prince's hand in marriage. When Tem is matched with Caspen, the Serpent King, she realizes she might actually stand a chance.

But with tensions rising between the basilisks and the humans, Tem is torn in two directions. As her bond with Caspen deepens, so does her connection with the prince. And when she uncovers a terrible secret about the royal family, Tem finds herself caught between two worlds . . . neither of which she can survive without.

Listen to this book if you like any of the following: Golden fangs; inappropriate use of a claw; hot men with daddy issues; hot women with daddy issues; witty banter; long, dextrous fingers

Guaranteed to make you blush (and then some), Kiss of the Basilisk is like if fanfic Draco Malfoy went on the Bachelor and had to compete with a snake. Sounds fun, doesn't it? That's because it is!!

©2025 Lindsay Straube (P)2025 Quercus Publishing Royalty
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Amazing captivating story, great performance...finished in 2days...cant wait for the next book!

I just loved the world buliding, the characters...the things they do...are awful, but somehow everything is so perfectlly acceptable...really great!

The best smutty storry ever!

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I am in with the absurd, ridiculous and over the top everything in this “story”, but it was way longer than it should have been which made it repetitive. There’s barely any plot or character depth or world building, but let’s be honest, who’s reading this book for the plot anyways? ;) There’s so many unhinged stuff happening, I feel the author should’ve embraced the absurd more instead of trying (and failing) to be serious. But I had a good time listening to this book, not going to lie. It’s just that it’s one of those bad-good books, lol

Yeah, that was something

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I had to DNF halfway through. It drags on and on and reminded me of a Junior High romance. The writing was really flowery, think Nicholas Sparks meets Monster High. I may finish it someday, but am definitely glad I only spent $4 on it and didn't waste a credit

Meh

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Por fin encuentro una protagonista femenina que es fuerte y decidida aunque frágil. Estoy cansada de leer de mujeres vacías y que solo encuentran su fuerza por un hombre. Enhorabuena!

Protagonista femenina

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The story had tons of potential, and I made it through the entire thing, since it did mmade me curious. BUT. It was sooooo long. it should have been edited to half it's size AT THE VERY LEAST. There is SO much content that contributes nothing, and things that feel way repetitive. Look, i can take cringe and weird, and there's a lot of it. But all of the characters are unrelatable assholes (except for maybe gabriel), especially the main 3. Tam (fmc) is super annoying, being stubborn and childish for no reason, and then go and repeat the things she constantly complaines being done to her by the first mmc, to the other mmc, justifying it by the same logic she didnt deem acceptable when done to her. the plot builds to something that ends up not happening, which is quite the dick move after listening for literally 24h.

I liked the narrator's voice, though characters weren't always distinctable, but it was a real bummer to see 2 narrators and later find out that it's only one narrator, except for a single episode in the end.

Over the top.. not in a good way.

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It was terrible and I please easily. Stayed for the weird Sex scenes but almost choked on the rest.

BAD WRITING!

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