
King of Unraveling
Cursed Fae of Orphydice Manor
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Narrated by:
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Caleb Mason
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By:
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Jes Drew
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He wasn’t meant to be the groom.
She has always despised him.
A marriage alliance forged on a lie.
As the second son, Sef knows his place in the world is in his brother’s shadow, and his destiny is a betrothal to a woman marked for Death. Everything changes in a moment, though, when his twin’s wedding becomes his.
Lady Akila finds only one thing more distasteful than allying herself to the Court of Dusk: closing her eyes to the fact that the Night Court is making bargains with the Underworld. If she has to take a bridegroom from a lesser Court to secure her people’s safety, then so be it. At least she’ll be wedding the elder brother.
The fate of two Courts depends on Sef’s ability to deceive without the capability to lie. His own future, though, depends on his ability to woo without the courage to love. Otherwise, he will always be destined to be the lesser ruler, bound to a tragic marriage.
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A Whimsical, Magical Fantasy Read!
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Cursed Fae of Orphydice Manor
By: Jes Drew
Narrated by: Caleb Mason
Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
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Well written. Great characters, brilliant journey and easy to read.
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Caleb Mason did a good job narrating this book and bringing the characters to life. I liked his tone of voice. This is the first I've heard of him and his work and I look forward to hearing more.
Overall: 4 stars
Performance: 4 stars
Story: 4 stars
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Sef and Lady Akila
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King of Unraveling!
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Their romance has an unlikely beginning. The heroine was meant to marry the hero's twin brother, but he became violently ill the day before they were to marry. As they are fae, he has to be able to do magic during their ceremony, but he can barely get out of bed. The twins decide that rather than delay anything or re-work the marriage agreement meant to protect both courts, the younger twin, Sef, will marry the queen of the Dawn Court. They just need to have a prince of the Dusk Court marry her—doesn't matter which—and he's one, right?
Neither of these men thinks they need to tell the lady of the switcheroo before it happens. As the reader (and brothers) soon finds out, this has repercussions that ripple through the rest of the book. The ceremony just kicks off the marriage; the two are not truly bonded until the couple is intimate three times. Things go perfectly fine in the bedroom—though we know little specifically because the full love scenes happen behind closed doors. But even though we don't read or hear about precisely what happens, we know from their interactions afterward that both appear to have had a good time!
Despite this honeymoon interlude, things are not right in the Dawn Court. Shadow magic, usually the domain of the Dusk Court, has infiltrated the Dawn Court. And what's going on with the love potions? Our hero, surprising himself, starts to fall for his bride. She is not an easy woman to have any affection for. She's cold and dismissive of him outside the bedroom. It was a fun spin on the typical fantasy/historical romance story where the consort is female; in this book, the male gets the concert treatment … and he didn't just want to be arm candy and available for bed sport! I loved the dramatic scene at the end where the hero's life is literally in the heroine's hands. A big gamble he took!
Though the book is relatively short, it has surprising complexity, and I appreciated what it added to my knowledge and perception of the greater fae world created by this author. As with all the other books, each is not just about the couple or the protagonist, but it slowly peels away layers of the fascinating, complex world as we see the interactions between the courts and characters. I've enjoyed this series so much, and I highly recommend it. Unlike what I normally say about later books in a series, I actually recommend listening to this book first, as it will give you a good grounding for what you'll see in books one and two, though you certainly could start in the traditional order. It could be read as a standalone as well, but again, the author has created such a rich world with magical intrigue that once you start, you will probably want to read or listen to the other ones as well.
A propos of nothing, I love the Legolas vibe of the hero on the current cover ... though I might prefer to see him in the golden kilt often mentioned in the book!
Alliance Forged through Marriage, But ...
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