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Jackdaw

By: KJ Charles
Narrated by: Cornell Collins
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If you stop running, you fall.

Jonah Pastern is a magician, a liar, a windwalker, a professional thief...and for six months, he was the love of police constable Ben Spenser's life. His betrayal left Ben jailed, ruined, alone, and looking for revenge.

Ben is determined to make Jonah pay. But he can't seem to forget what they once shared, and Jonah refuses to let him. Soon Ben is entangled in Jonah's chaotic existence all over again, and they're running together - from the police, the justiciary, and some dangerous people with a lethal grudge against them.

Threatened on all sides by betrayals, secrets, and the laws of the land, the policeman and the thief must find a way to live and love before the past catches up with them....

©2015 K. J. Charles (P)2018 Audible, Inc.
Historical Historical Fiction Romance Victorian

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Magnificent!

This story brought me to my knees. Abandonment, betrayal, redemption, and love, so much love. I was crying hard by the end, and I don't cry. KJ Charles is amazing! Cornell is a joy to listen to. I have been buying up every KJ Charles audio and ebook I can find😊

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good as always

this was good as it ever was and a good conclusion of the series 👏 would like to see more world building for the magic involved but perhaps the writer will do that later

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excellent conclusion to the magpie lord

let me start by saying this is my second attempt at reading jackdaw. im Not a fan of excess angst. having said that, i am very glad i took a second chance. jackdaw is perfect. ben and jonah are wonderful and the story ties up questions of the magpie lord series. highly recommend the book

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A True Underdog Reform Story

Jonah was just precious. it really made me want to shake Stephan, but that us what happens when we don't take into account what others lives may have been like.

I wasn't sure if I'd like a book not about the Magpie Lord exclusively, but this is a great addition to the storyline.

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My favorite in the series

At first I was skeptical of a Magpie story without Stephen/Lucien but I absolutely adore this one. I find Jonah just so lovable and I want to protect him (from my darling Stephen Day no less!!!). He and Ben are a great pairing, and even tho it has a little bit of that OH MY GOD JUST BLURT OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO SAY AND FIX THIS JESUS CHRIST energy for a bit, it’s my favorite in the series for sure. Lovely.

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AMAZING

This is such an amazing universe! One of the best I’ve read!
We finally get to see our sneaky thief Jonah’s side of the story, and know who he was trying to protect.
This book had betrayals, adventures, laughs, sexy times and a very vengeful Day.
I was absolutely hooked since the beginning! Wonderful!
I recommend reading the Magpie Lord series since the beginning, you’ll get major spoilers of you read this book first.

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Gaaaaaaaaayyyyy........... but in a good way!

Just listened to this again. The first time was about a year ago. Was even better than I remember. K.J. Charles is definitely one of my favorite authors. 😍

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I liked it.

Ben and Jonah were on the wrong side of the law but find a cozy town hoping to escape their fates.

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The BEST series ever ❤️❤️

I absolutely love everyone of these books! This one got me in the happy feels and almost made a tear fall. Which in itself, is hard to do because I’m not an emotional person and I refuse to cry. Ever. This was maybe the most beautiful love story out of the series so far and that’s saying something. The narrator is amazing and I’m so glad I found this pairing! I’ve already started the next book and see that it’s the last in the series. I will definitely be looking for more from both author and narrator! Again, LOVE! Don’t pass these up. So glad I’ve gotten to listen one after the other due to the Escape package. However, definitely worth a credit. Any day.

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***4.5 Soaring Stars***Breathtaking Narration!!

<strong>****4.5 Soaring Stars****</strong>

What an incredible addition to the Charm of Magpies,World! Jonah, the air/wind-walker we met in the previous book was a character that I loved to hate and hated to love when I first met him.

Ben was a man full of bitter bile and hurtful resentment towards Jonah. When he two meet up again, it’s explosive! The feels are sooo powerful, but neither man can communicate. Ben can’t trust Jonah; Jonah feels he deserves Ben’s pain.

Slowly, their story comes out. Slowly, trust builds, but I was never really sure of Jonah. Never sure that he would run again. I wasn’t sure that Ben would stick with Jonah, and neither was Jonah.

These boys ran me ragged as they ran across England escaping the reach of the justiciars and the police for Jonah’s past crimes and for Ben’s aide in his escape.

Well, the boys find their ground, so to speak, in a Cornish fishing village. Jonah agrees to play it straight—no more stealing. Watching these two re-acknowledge their love is a thing of glory!

But all is not safe yet for our lovers, no. Cameos by Stephen and Crane livened up the book, but for once, I was rooting for the other side—sorry Stephen! There is a heated debate between Stephen and Ben about crime and punishment that was very engaging and made very good points.

So, our lovers get a hard fought HFN/HEA, and as a reader, it was well worth it. Both of these characters had huge arcs and I loved how much growth they each experienced. Their change rang true and not forced—character growth rather than a major plot lay at the heart of this book.

If you’re and audiobook listener, you’ll love this one with its delightful and crazy Cornish accents! Cornell Collins is masterful with British accents. His narration definitely added much to this story!

Highly recommended!

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