
A Chill in the Flame
Villains Prequel Duology, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Natalie Naudus
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By:
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Piper CJ
From USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation Piper CJ comes the first in a standalone dark romantasy duology. Discover the origins of demons and darkness and uncover the twisted politics behind the sprawling, bloody continent in the Villains books, set in Piper's beloved The Night and Its Moon universe.
Shattered by her sister's murder, Princess Ophir's gift for fire magic spirals in her grief, threatening to incinerate the castle. That is until mysterious siren Dwyn arrives from the sea, pledging both assistance and something more. They work to quench Ophir's flames, all the while Dwyn's longtime rival watches from the shadows. Tyr, who has tracked Dwyn's abilities across the continent now finds himself embroiled in a sinister competition with her for Ophir's heart.
Everything changes when Dwyn's calculated lessons unlock a second power in Ophir, the most rare and dangerous of all magic… manifestation.
Ophir knows three things for certain. One, she burns passionately for both the beautiful siren and the rugged master of secrets. Two, with their powers combined, the trio can seek revenge against her sister's killers. And three, no one can be trusted.
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I've now decided that there is probably a reason for me to stick to story summaries vs covers going forward. That is not to say that I didn't like this book....I just didn't like it that much,
Apparently, this is a series in which all of the MC's are villains. That actually sounds interesting, and it is always fun to read a story with a villain that you can't help but like. Unfortunately, I had a hard time with most of the MC's - specifically the FMC's.
We have Princess Ophir, the second daughter of the King and Queen and therefore not the Heir. She is the typical "spare" who is NOT the responsible one. She is reckless and carefree without caring too much about consequences. She is then responsible for the events that lead to the death - and an awful and gruesome death - of her older sister - The Crown Princess. That serves as a big wake up call for her - until it really doesn't.
Then there is the other FMC Dwyn, who shows us "mysteriously" and just happens to befriend Ophir. Out of the good of her heart? Nope - remember, this is an ode to villains.
Then we have the 2 MMC's. There is Tyr, another mysterious person who has an extremely antagonistic relationship with Dwyn, but does he really want to help for any good reason?
Last but not least, there is Ophir's bodyguard. This guy has made it through the longest because apparently, Ophir goes through these guards like water - because she is just that pleasant of a person. He is the only one that seems to actually care about Ophir and her future.
So - we are introduced to these 4 characters and follow along as they embark on a crazy journey. Well, Ophir decides to enact vengeance, and the rest are following along because they each have their own reasons behind the things they are doing - but crazy journey it is.
That doesn't even cover the absolutely bonkers events that caused her sister's death and the people behind that. The reasoning behind all of that was just a bit too "out there" to me.
I listened to this on audio and while the narrator - Natalie Naudus - was also new to me, I decided to alternate between reading and listening. While the story itself was a unique premise, it just never really grabbed me and wasn't something that pulled me into the story itself. I really, really didn't like Ophir or Dwyn so I think that was probably the biggest problem.
This was also FFM which felt odd considering that two of the three characters couldn't stand each other. So, I'm going to stop with book one.
Another "new to me" author
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