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Narrated by:
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Kate Handford
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Davis Brooks
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Matt Reeves
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By:
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Brigid Kemmerer
About this listen
Bloomsbury presents A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer, read by Davis Brooks, Kate Handford and Matt Reeves.
A New York Times bestseller!
"Has everything you'd want in a retelling of a classic fairy tale." – Jodi Picoult
In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives listeners another exciting romance perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer.
Fall in love, break the curse.
It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.
Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she’s instead somehow sucked into Rhen’s cursed world.
Break the curse, save the kingdom.
A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn’t know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what’s at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.
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Asha is The Cursebreaker, the one whose job it is to restore balance in the Realm. The attack that almost killed her was only the beginning. It becomes clear that there is a price on her head and the bounty hunters, dark wizards known as the Dusk Reapers, will be happy to deliver it.
By: JT Lawrence
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The Unmarked Witch
- By: Miranda Lyn
- Narrated by: Jacci Prior
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
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A land where witches wear their spells like tattoos is no place for a woman without a single magical mark—except for Raven, whose unblemished skin contradicts the truth of her power. Surviving under the scowls of her fellow witches has carved indelible scars into her mind over the years—just as the day she watched the Dark King's men murder her grandmother in cold blood. But the Dark King's reign of terror is far-reaching, and Raven's grandmother won't be the last witch to die under his rule.
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Not Like Other Girls
- By OnlyPaid ReviewsStay on 10-04-22
By: Miranda Lyn
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These Hollow Vows
- By: Lexi Ryan
- Narrated by: Casey Holloway
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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Brie hates the Fae and refuses to have anything to do with them, even if that means starving on the street. But when her sister is sold to the sadistic king of the Unseelie court to pay a debt, she'll do whatever it takes to get her back—including making a deal with the king himself to steal three magical relics from the Seelie court.
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A whole lot of nothing
- By Neriah Moore on 04-24-22
By: Lexi Ryan
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The Wrath and the Dawn
- By: Renee Ahdieh
- Narrated by: Ariana Delawari
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
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Every dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the 18-year-old caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a suspicious surprise when 16-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry Khalid. But she does so with a clever plan to stay alive and exact revenge on the caliph for the murder of her best friend and countless other girls. Shazi's wit and will, indeed, get her through to the dawn that no others have seen, but with a catch.
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Great story horrible narrator
- By connie on 04-26-16
By: Renee Ahdieh
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Bone Crier's Moon
- By: Kathryn Purdie
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham, Alex Wyndham, Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
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Bone Criers are the last descendants of an ancient famille charged with using the magic they draw from animal bones to shepherd the dead into the afterlife - lest they drain the light from the living. Ailesse has been prepared since birth to become their matriarch, but first she must complete her rite of passage: to kill the boy she’s destined to love. Bastien’s father was slain by a Bone Crier, and he’s been seeking revenge ever since. Now, his vengeance must wait, as Ailesse’s ritual has begun and their fates are entwined - in life and in death.
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Creepy Man whisper...ewww!
- By Susie O. on 03-14-20
By: Kathryn Purdie
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Sky in the Deep
- By: Adrienne Young
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Raised to be a warrior, 17-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: train to fight and fight to survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield - her brother, fighting with the enemy - the brother she watched die five years ago. Eelyn loses her focus and is captured. Now, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbor is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered.
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Raw and Brutal With A Lot of Texture and Depth
- By B.A. Wilson on 05-02-18
By: Adrienne Young
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Furyborn
- By: Claire Legrand
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
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When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed...unless the trials kill her first. One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable - until her mother vanishes.
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Fun Action Thrill Ride
- By Caffaenated on 06-01-18
By: Claire Legrand
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Only a Monster
- Only a Monster, Book 1
- By: Vanessa Len
- Narrated by: Vera Chok
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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The sweeping romance of Passenger meets the dark fantasy edge of This Savage Song in this stunning contemporary fantasy debut from Vanessa Len, where the line between monster and hero is razor thin.
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A nice YA fantasy
- By Diana Kaz on 02-27-22
By: Vanessa Len
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Mountains Made of Glass
- Fairy Tale Retelling, Book 1
- By: Scarlett St. Clair
- Narrated by: Javi Wilder, Lulu Russell
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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All Gesela's life, her home village of Elk has been cursed. And it isn't a single curse—it is one after another, each to be broken by a villager, each with devastating consequences. When Elk's well goes dry, it is Gesela's turn to save her town by killing the toad that lives at the bottom. Except . . . the toad is not a toad at all. He is an Elven prince under a curse of his own, and upon his death, his brothers come for Gesela, seeking retribution.
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Love Interest Might be a Sociopath
- By Amazon Customer on 09-26-23
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Spin the Dawn
- The Blood of Stars, Book 1
- By: Elizabeth Lim
- Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown, to court, Maia poses as a boy and takes his place. She knows her life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but she'll take that risk to achieve her dream and save her family from ruin. There's just one catch: Maia is one of 12 tailors vying for the job.
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just alright.
- By Tara R on 10-28-19
By: Elizabeth Lim
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A Cursed Kiss
- Myths of Airren, Book 1
- By: Jenny Hickman
- Narrated by: Zura Johnson, Zachary Johnson
- Length: 14 hrs
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After Keelynn witnesses her sister's murder at the hands of the legendary Gancanagh, an immortal creature who seduces women and kills them with a cursed kiss, she realizes there’s nothing she wouldn't do to get her back. With the help of a vengeful witch, she’s given everything she needs to resurrect the person she loves most. Tadhg, a devilishly handsome half-fae who has no patience for high society—or propriety—would rather spend his time in the company of loose women and dark creatures than help a human kill one of his own. Until Keelynn makes him an offer he can’t refuse.
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MC is SO Annoying & Stupid
- By Gina on 10-03-22
By: Jenny Hickman
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Serpent & Dove
- By: Shelby Mahurin
- Narrated by: Holter Graham, Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
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Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches like Lou are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned. As a huntsman of the Church, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. But when Lou pulls a wicked stunt, the two are forced into an impossible situation - marriage. Lou, unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is, must make a choice. And love makes fools of us all.
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Story is okay, Male narrator almost ruins it
- By Megan Barber on 01-23-20
By: Shelby Mahurin
fun read
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I could not stop listening. Excited about the 2nd book 📚
Awwwwsome!!
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Then you have the male lead who keeps commenting about how all the other girls they’ve kidnapped before never would’ve fought him, and instead of running away, they would’ve been awed by the pretty, shiny things. Like Harper is ‘not like other girls’ sort of situation.
I like girls who can take care of themselves. But I’d much rather have a weak girl who is smart and has common sense than someone like Harper who just doesn’t think at all — literally, there is no thinking on her end other than a few commentary moments where she happens to notice that yeah, this is flipping weird.
It’s going to be a struggle to finish:
The female lead?
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Good Story, but not amazing
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Great listen!!
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Solid Story
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For the Good of Emberfall!
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An amazing story
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Loved this!!
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wonderful unexpected retelling
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