Throne in the Dark

Villains and Virtues, Book 1

De: A. K. Caggiano

Narrado por: Ellen Quay, Seth Podowitz

Dark lord, demon spawn, prophesied realm destroyer. With a demon for a father, Damien Maleficus Bloodthorne’s destiny could be nothing but nefarious, and with the completion of his most vicious spell, Damien is on the cusp of fulfilling the evil inevitability all of his dark machinations have led to. And then, her—bubbly, obnoxious, blonde.

Harboring secrets of her own, a tiny yet troublesome thief calling herself Amma completely upsets Damien’s malevolent plans when she mistakenly gets chained to his side through magic, forcing him to drag her across the realm. Killing her would fix things, of course, but the nauseatingly sweet Amma proves herself useful on Damien's unholy crusade and then proves herself the source of something even more sinister: feelings.

Will Damien be forced to abandon his villainous birthright to help the tender thorn in his side? Or will he manage to overcome the virtue Amma insists on inspiring and instead cut it out at the heart?

©2022 A. K. Caggiano (P)2024 Dreamscape

Cute enemies to lovers story

This is a cute and tongue in cheek story with a slow build. I’m ready for the second book.

Cute and fun

Overall this was a good cozy evil (but not rlly) fantasy romance. I plan to continue the series

Top tier fantasy romance

This book series has been on my mind since I first read it a little over a year ago, so I was really excited to check out the audiobook and relive the story. And it’s great! I like both of the narrators a lot.

The story itself is kind of the perfect light fantasy romance. It tackles some more sad/real topics but for the most part it is lighthearted. It is a true romance in that you really feel that the lead characters actually fall in love. Not just lust (though there is a good amount of that). It’s a sweet, silly, heart-wrenching love story set in a fun fantasy world. My favorite books 💜

This book gives me 😍

I loved this story so much I preordered the next two already. The “villain” is a complete gentleman, except when he’s deliberately trying to be bad. He won’t kiss the heroine when she’s drunk, but he will unleash an undead army on her enemies.

This was cute! Stressful at times...

This was fun and very well written. I giggled, laughed, swooned. This read like a more mature Disney movie. The voice actors did an amazing job putting you there too. perhaps one of the best vocal performances I've heard on audible!
This was gearing up to be a 5 star read but I was left a bit annoyed with all the edging and miscommunication the last three hours on why Amma needed the scroll. I could already deduce what assault Amma experienced but I was waiting for the context on how that scroll played in and why that scroll warranted such life and death attempts and fear from explaining on her part. The sentences being cut right before the explanation, the "it's too long to get into"s, Her wanting Damien to control her to force the explanation out because she was too afraid to explain it herself.... It was all a bit dramatic for a scroll she couldn't even read. I really disliked extending their miscommunication just so the last 30 minutes of the book could be more exciting. I felt the ending could have been more exciting AND heartwarming if Damien knew in the beginning why she needed the scroll.
I enjoyed this title but I'm a little weary to go into the next book because I feel like there's going to be more miscommunication. But since it didn't really affect their relationship, just was stressful to listen to, I'll give it a go!

Cute, Funny, Adorable

Good for if you’re wanting something not super serious. The characters grow on you. The situations are funny, having me laugh out loud. Can’t wait to start the next one!

Easy listen, humor, romance and cozy feels

It was a relaxing story. Lots of humor, enjoyable FMC, wearing the MMC down. Excellent narrators. Recommend.

New favorite fantasy series!

This is seriously one of the best audiobooks I’ve ever had the pleasure of tuning into! Story is absolutely fantastic — reminds me of princess bride in its self awareness and hilarious dialogue. Would give performance a 5/5 but the male narrator desperately needs to work on his British accent. Was definitely distracting when trying to focus on Damien‘s parts. Female narrator totally captured Amma’s essence.

5/5

I was so excited when A.K. Caggiano announced these books were being released on audio, and they do not disappoint! The narrators are perfect. Damien has an accent. This book is hilarious! I cannot wait for the rest of them!

Megamind vibes

I loved this book. Reminds me of megamind and assistant to the villain. Comedic, romantic, and over all fun. I can’t wait to listen to the rest of the series.