• Bound by Shadows

  • A Dark M/M Fantasy Enemies-to-Lovers Romance
  • By: Vera Winters
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
  • 3.2 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)

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Bound by Shadows

By: Vera Winters
Narrated by: Virtual Voice
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Captured by the enemy. Bound to a cruel prince. Tempted by forbidden power.

Aric Solarian, battlemage and wielder of outlawed magic, falls into the clutches of the notorious demon prince Malekith. Now a prisoner in a deadly game, Aric finds his resolve tested and his darkest hungers awakened.

Malekith is as captivating as he is ruthless, drawing Aric into a web of sinister plots and forbidden magic. Even as Aric plots his escape, he is inexorably enticed by the demon's magnetic pull.

As shadowy schemes unfold and the lines between enemies and allies blur, Aric must decide how far he's willing to go to uncover the secrets of demon magic . . . and what he's willing to sacrifice for a dangerous obsession that could destroy everything he's ever fought for.

Bound by Shadows is the first book in a darkly seductive M/M fantasy romance brimming with court intrigue, moral ambiguity, and scorching chemistry between a defiant mage and his demon prince captor. Vera Winters spins a captivating tale of power, betrayal and desire that will keep you spellbound until the last page.

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virtual voice ruined it

very interesting story, but the virtual voice is monotone and often mispronouncing words to the point I had to pause and relisten to make sense of what was said. the virtual voice also gets jumpy if you listen to anything but 1x speed. not to mention there is zero inflection and no way to differentiate characters as they speak
getting a physical copy of the book instead of listening to it because the robot voice ruins the story for me.

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new writing style

A NICE LITSEN. good development of charaters and environment. the book ends well enough a intermate break like in theater to lead to next book.

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Has potential…

The concept and overarching storyline definitely has potential but I fear the execution of it wasn’t carried out well. Granted I will say some of this may be due to the absolute atrocity that is virtual voice narration. Nothing is better than reading spicy scenes in the most monotone voice imaginable /s. Regardless, I did find the plot and characters intriguing… at first, but the story soon becomes as tiresome as the voice reading it. Feels like you could skip a good chunk of the middle of the book and you miss nothing as the MC is still going through the same back and forth internal conflict that he was at the beginning of the book. Overall it felt like the bones of a good story were there, it just lacked fleshing out that could lead to something actually enjoyable.

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great story

this book was amazing up till the end but it dose leav off on a cliff hanger but absolutely amazing

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