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A Taste of Torment

Shadow Hills Academy: Relentless, Book 1

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A Taste of Torment

By: Stacey Trombley
Narrated by: Krystal Hammond
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A magical prince wants to date me, but there's one problem. This prince has claws.

Everyone at Shadow Hills Academy desires the dark and powerful Jarron Blackthorn. But I'm the only one who has seen the terrifying beast beneath his magical façade.

When my sister is murdered, and the case mysteriously dropped, I know where to begin my own investigation—Shadow Hills Academy, an elite school for supernaturals. Technically, I have zero magic, but just enough skills with potions to be accepted. Now I have the means to get close to the most likely culprits—powerful people like the demon prince Jarron.

I was friends with Jarron years ago, before I saw his true form, but I'm still shocked when he reacts to news of my sister's death with a determination for vengeance. He has a plan to help me get access to Elite Hall, where the most powerful students reside—by pretending to date me.

Dating a demon was NOT how I expected this year to start, but his plan will work. Hang on the arm of Jarron Blackthorn and everyone in school will be so desperate for my friendship they'll spill their secrets.

I just have to make sure Jarron never learns he is my number one suspect.

Keep your enemies close, right?

©2022 Stacey Trombley (P)2024 Tantor
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I’m about a third through and had to take a break. The premise is interesting enough, but it’s just missing something.
The narrator’s voice itself is easy to listen to, the production quality and editing are good. (No breathing noises, gulping, ambient noise, etc). But there are some odd words and enunciations; it’s difficult to say if this is a narrator error, or an author error.
The storytelling is a bit juvenile for something containing adult themes and marketed to an adult audience, while also considering the main characters are teens in a school setting.
The little bit of world building I did get through seemed solid and I enjoyed the variety of characters and their presentation within their social hierarchy.
I hope to revisit the story and maybe continue to the end later. Perhaps I’ll have more stars then.

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