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City of Gods and Monsters

House of Devils, Book 1

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City of Gods and Monsters

By: Kayla Edwards
Narrated by: Wen Ross, Zura Johnson
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Welcome to the city of Angelthene. We hope you survive.

Loren Calla has only ever been ordinary. As a human struggling to survive in a city that caters to the needs of vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural creatures, she always assumed her life would remain simple, predictable, and as safe as her world would allow.

Until she barely escapes abduction at the hands of Darkslayers—supernatural bounty hunters that possess the Sight, a magical tracking ability that allows them to see a person's aura—and one of her friends is taken in her place. The abductors are demanding a ransom: Loren's life in exchange for her friend's safe return. Loren will do whatever it takes to get her friend back—even if it means accepting help from Darien Cassel, the leader of the Seven Devils, the most feared Darkslaying circle in the city.

Darien specializes in tracking down demons and criminals that are better off dead than alive, so when he takes a job to track down Loren and finds out she is human—and couldn't hurt a fly if her life depended on it—he decides to protect her instead of turn her in for a reward. As much as Loren doesn't want to admit it, Darien is her best and only chance at finding her friend alive, if she can somehow manage to get along with him—and not fall head-over-heels in love with him in the process, which is far easier said than done.

When more women start disappearing, and some of them slowly turn up dead, Loren and Darien's search for answers takes them deep into Angelthene's corrupt underbelly, where they discover a dark secret that threatens to unravel their world. And when tragedy strikes, Loren learns that love can make an ordinary person do extraordinary things.

From the author of Dreams of Ice and Iron comes a new fantasy romance perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Ilona Andrews, and Cassandra Clare.

©2022 Kayla Edwards (P)2024 Podium Audio
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Honestly so good

I thoroughly enjoyed this. It starts off a little slow but once it gets going it's extremely well paced and enjoyable. I am excited to see where it's going and will definitely be getting the second book once it's available to listen to - definitely in the wish list!

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Disappointing narration

The choice of inflections the MMC narrator made were sometimes at odds with the content, so scenes which should have been tense or emotional sounded flat / conversational or even ‘positive’ weirdly.
The FMC narrator was a bit better but I won’t be continuing the series as they are narrating the next book.

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Had promise with the story, but narration fell FLAT

I feel like the story had a lot of promise, but this is an instance where the narration made it less enjoyable. The MMC narrator felt pretty one note and lacked emotion to bring Darien to life. Whereas the FMC narrator made any of Loren’s sassy attitude and strength fall flat and made her more unlikeable.

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City of Gods and Monsters

This series holds a special place in my heart. Fantastic story, amazing writing and the narrators have done the best job at bringing Loren and Darien to life. I cannot wait for the next one! It’s a must read/listen to.

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Loved the lead characters chemistry!

Great twists and turns! Narration was on point and full of steam and tension. Is there more?

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Gave up

The FMC is truly annoying, could not handle it… specially hearing the weak voice and distress sounds in the audio version. Not sure if the physical book version would be any better

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