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A Touch of Poison

Shadows of the Tenebris Court, Book 2

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A Touch of Poison

By: Clare Sager
Narrated by: Sarah Sampino, Liam Price
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In Elfhame, bargains are currency, lies are weapons, and your heart is your greatest weakness.

Reeling from Bastian's revelations, Kat wakes from her dire illness wanting nothing more than to sever all ties with the man who betrayed her. But fate has a different plan—she's trapped in Elfhame, the fae realm where nothing is as it seems. And worse, she's trapped with him, reliant on his touch to stave off a poison that threatens her very life.

Thrust into the center of Dusk and Dawn Courts, they must balance the two in order to maintain a delicate peace. But in a world where alliances are forged and shattered in a heartbeat, danger looms. A mysterious group infiltrates the city, and spies whisper of an ancient artifact powerful enough to destroy an entire court.

As enemies close in from all sides and attacks on the city escalate, Kat and Bastian must unearth deadly secrets and their own complicated feelings to survive—or risk a war to destroy faekind itself.

Full of betrayal, bargains, and broken hearts, A Touch of Poison is the spellbinding second book in Shadows of the Tenebris Court, a searing romantic fantasy trilogy perfect for fans of The Bridge Kingdom and A Court of Thorns and Roses. Intended for mature listeners.

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Put off by the male narrator

Absolutely loved this story, I was totally engaged throughout. This was a great follow up to a kiss of iron. Totally fell in love with the new characters, and had really good character development for those we're already familiar with.
The only downside unfortunately is the male narrator. I really wish they'd got someone who sounded remotely similar to the voice out on by the female narrator since she did a great job in the first book and with all her sections in this. His cadence and inflections were quite distracting 😟

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Great story, not so great male narrator

I loved the character progression and plot development in this book after A Kiss of Iron. It was great to see Kat really come to know, accept and embrace who she is - and to see Bastian start down that path for himself too.

As in A Kiss of Iron, the female narrator was fantastic. However, the male narrator really took me out of the story. The fact that almost every sentence/phrase ended on an upward inflection was really distracting. It actually made me think his voice could be AI generated.

In this book and in A Kiss of Iron, the female narrator’s range, tone, pacing, breath control and consistency all enhanced my understanding of Bastian’s character. Her delivery matched the words and character on the page.

On the other hand, the male narrator’s delivery (flat and at times whiny) seemed completely at odds with Bastian’s character.

Personally, I’d love to see the female narrator deliver all the lines again for the next book.

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Amazing story shame about male narrator

Really love this story, I'm a big fan of ACOTAR and FBAA and this really gave me those vibes. Loved the first book, even more so because the female narrator is so good. However, this second audio book was slightly let down by the male narrator. His voice and the way the book was read made Bastian sounds so uncertain, inexperienced and not at all like the Night Queen's shadow. He even sounded a bit whiny at times and it is so drastically different to when the female narrator reads as him. I ended up having to download the ebook and listen to Kat's chapter on audible but then read Bastian's chapters :(

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I enjoyed the first book, this one not so much but only due to the male narrator. His emphasis on some words was jarring and took me away from the story. Enough to put me off buying the last book if the narrator has not changed

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Great but…

I have mixed feelings about this series. Beautifully written and interesting story but it dragged on at times. Narration is great but some of the female narrator’s pronunciation was jarring and I am British so it did stick out when she mangled the vowels.

I probably will read the third book but I’m not counting down the minutes to its release. Not sure I recommend it exactly but it wasn’t the worst books I’ve ever purchased.

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Terrible male narrator

The story wasn’t as gripping as the first but I was so put off by the male narrator, it ruined the book for me. They should have just had the female narrator do both parts. Won’t be reading the third book if there is one.

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