The Never List

De: Jade Presley

Narrado por: Michelle Price, Jake Bordeaux

Fifty Shades of Grey meets Serpent and the Wings of Night in a why-choose romantasy where one woman's quest to save her sister—and the realm—brings her to not one, but four power-hungry princes of chaos.

Contains mature themes.

©2025 Jade Presley (P)2025 Tantor Media

**Contains Spoilers**

The four princes of Lumathyst need a mate, and everyone wants a chance...except for her.

So Rylee is a Demi with special powers she has had to learn to conceal and lives in one of the lowest cities. Technically she shouldn't have been there and could have been even executed for being at the choosing. Her intention though was never to actually be chosen, she was on a mission to find her sister Erin who went missing. However to Rylee's surprise Jax one of the princes see's something in her and chooses her.

Now Rylee is stuck in an incredibly vulnerable situation and has no idea how she is going to make it through. As time goes on and she gets to know each Prince she ends up falling hopelessly in love. Once the time comes for them to all choose at the end of their time Rylee dies! The Princes go to save her and bring her back. Once the Princes get there though Invaders attack and Rylee discovers her sister who she has been worried sick about is the LEADER!?!!? The book ends with Rylee telling Jax she still chooses him as she fades away. Now we are left on a cliffhanger wondering what will happen next!
This book was such a fun read and had a great amount of spice! I love a good "Why Choose", and this definitely checked all the boxes for me! Also the Audiobook is fabulously done! The physical book is absolutely stunning so I will be buying to add to my collection 💜

What a pleasant surprise.....

4.25 Stars 🌟

What the heck?

That cliffhanger was BRUTAL. UGH…..

This was my unexpected surprise of the week. Another "new to me" author that I chose because the plot sounded interesting. This is a "why choose?" story, but it is different than others in this genre because the FMC -Rylee Gray - actually gets to spend a month with each of the 4 Princes. One month with each Prince. Separately.

That changes the dynamic from an insta-love type of atmosphere, to one where each couple can actually spend time getting to know each other and truly develop a relationship.

With that being said, we are introduced to a new world - the kingdom of Lumathyst - where there were 4 goddesses that picked 4 mates (they became the Kings). They each had sons and then the goddesses went into a purposeful sleep. The sons grew up and when they matured, they were required to fulfill the guidelines left by their mothers. They EACH had to agree on and accept ONE female between the four of them. A mate who would willingly accept them forever. This woman would become an immortal - their Queen -and that would unlock their upgraded magic, allowing them to ascend to their thrones.

To find this woman, each year, once a year, they had an event called "the choosing" where they chose one woman. They then gave the woman the opportunity to try to get to know them and to see whether or not she was a fit for their group. Unfortunately, these Princes were EXTREMELY powerful - with enormous magical ability - and this seemed to be too intimidating for past candidates.

FMC Rylee Gray however, was everything that she shouldn't have been. She lived in the "lower class" area of Lumathyst. The inhabitants of this area were not even allowed to cross the border into Lumathyst. Rylee has been illegally crossing as long a she can remember. Also, Rylee is a Demi. In other words, she has magic.....powerful magic that is forbidden and that she should not have. It would be a death sentence if her magic was discovered.

She ends up at the choosing as a lark. Her friends forged the invitations and only went to go to a party. To eat, drink, and get the jeweled broach that each contestant gets as a souvenir that they could later sell. There was NO chance that she was going to be selected, right?

Because she is who she is - she isn't intimidated by the Princes and because of her magic, it gives her a confidence to be able to stand up to the people who are opposed to her being a viable candidate. She gets to spend the time with each Prince and we get to see them actually develop and grow in their relationships.

But she still has her secrets......

Yep, the cliffhanger at the end of this book is brutal. That just means that I will be chomping at the bit to get the next book. I don't even know when it is coming out (I better go check.......)

Cute and sexy!

It was a lot of fun to listen to! Audio for the men is really good! I will say im frustrated. I read this book the second it came out and there is a wicked cliffhanger at the end… now i have to wait! 😫

Fifty Shades of Grey has NOTHING on this book!

Wow! I could just leave the review at that, but I won't! This book exceeded my expectations! Fifty shades of Grey has NOTHING on this book! This book was something I desperately needed and didn't know it. The smut was worded perfectly and fit so well with the story that my husband was even into it. The nice thing is you don't have to wait long before it starts either. The plot was so well put together, and the story intertwines so well with the character's connections to one another. I loved a lot about the book itself. I won't give anything away but how the map was designed and how the places visited were laid out. The personalities Jade put into these characters has me falling for all of them! Rylee is my new favorite FMC. She is definitely someone I envy, and I would love to have coffee (chocolate added) at a cafe with. The Legends... I was fanning myself because all of them were so hot and delicious! Jade really knows what some people want in a man!

The voice actors were absolutely perfection!!! Not one single time did I fall out of the story! I physically read some and listened. When I'd come back from reading it was like I never stopped listening. They did an amazing job!