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An Affair of Poisons

By: Addie Thorley
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Tim Campbell
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No one looks kindly on the killer of a king.

After unwittingly helping her mother poison King Louis XIV, 17-year-old alchemist Mirabelle Monvoisin is forced to see her mother's Shadow Society in a horrifying new light: They're not heroes of the people, as they've always claimed to be, but murderers. She herself included. Mira tries to ease her guilt by brewing helpful curatives, but her hunger tonics and headache remedies cannot right past wrongs or save the dissenters whom her mother vows to purge.

Royal bastard Josse de Bourbon is more kitchen boy than fils de France. But when the Shadow Society assassinates the Sun King and half of the royal court, he must become the prince he was never meant to be in order to save his injured sisters and the petulant dauphin. Forced to hide in the sewers beneath the city, Josse's hope of reclaiming Paris seems impossible - until his path collides with Mirabelle's.

She's a deadly poisoner. He's a bastard prince. They are sworn enemies, yet they form a tenuous pact to unite the commoners and former nobility against the Shadow Society. But can a rebellion built on mistrust ever hope to succeed?

©2019 Addie Thorley (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Historical Historical Fiction History & Culture Literature & Fiction Royalty Science Fiction & Fantasy Renaissance
Engaging Storyline • Well-developed Characters • Intriguing Fantasy Elements • Compelling Plot Twists • Funny Hero
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It was a lot of fun!! I listened through it very quickly! It wasn't a big mystery, but it was adventurous and creative with rhe what if change in history.. super sweet too, even a little grit.. As some people commented, yes mirabell's voice actress could get little annoying at times, but we have to remember that they are only 18 or so thus their choices and behaviours reflect that. Jesse's actor was awesome though. I definitely recommend this one.

Definitely worth a listen!

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I really liked this book. The narrators were amazing . Some issues that I have with the story is that some parts were predictable, the magic system was not fully explained, and Mirabelle is really irritating at times. That being said, if a sequel was released, I would totally read it

Good and would read another

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The female narrator is overly dramatic / breathy and whiny to the point of being annoying- but the story was good enough that I finished the book

Story was great narration was terrible

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I started this because it was next in the suggested for you feed. The story was interesting. Magic in revolutionary France. I enjoyed the twists.

The Female narrator is very quiet so I needed to turn it up for her and down for him.

Good story

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A delightful listen. A twisting plot, so I never knew what was coming next. Narration was also good.

Delightful

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I loved listening to this book. The readers really pulled me into the story. I'm going to read another one from this author.

loved it

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So, I’m very happy with this book. I’ve struggled to find anything decent that is over five hours on included. This was it. This is what I needed to find on Audible Included to really be satisfied with the service.
Even if I had to pay a credit (which I will because I want to hear this over and over again), I would definitely do that. This is a fantasy romance that is very, and I do mean very, light on history. Take it as an alternate dimension or just a fantasy with coincidentally a country called France and a King Louis. The characters are well written, I actually really liked the narrator, the story makes sense and doesn’t have any huge plot holes that make you angry at the characters for doing something stupid. It’s really good.

Very good

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The story was good but the narration was a bit annoying. The male narrator made it difficult to get through the book. When he tried to change his voice to narrate different characters they sound raspy and stupid. The female narrators voice was a bit too breathy and dramatic but she could have done the whole book and it would have been better. The only thing about the story that drove me crazy was how nieve mirabelle was. At times it boarded on pathetic but other than that it was a good story.

Almost didn't get through it

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I downloaded this on a whim and was not disappointed. The story was phenomenal and the narrators were excellent. Would definitely recommend.

Enthralling from beginning to end

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This was a good story that kept my interest, especially for a stand alone. The historical setting was my fave part if you’re into historical fiction.
The female narrator was a little over dramatic and breathy. The male was much better.

Loved the French revolt setting

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