Ace of Shades

By: Amanda Foody

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Welcome to the City of Sin, where casino families reign, gangs infest the streets...and secrets hide in every shadow

Enne Salta was raised as a proper young lady, and no lady would willingly visit New Reynes, the so-called City of Sin. But when her mother goes missing, Enne must leave her finishing school - and her reputation - behind to follow her mother's trail to the city where no one survives uncorrupted.

Frightened and alone, her only lead is a name: Levi Glaisyer. Unfortunately, Levi is not the gentleman she expected - he's a street lord and con man. Levi is also only one payment away from cleaning up a rapidly unraveling investment scam, so he doesn't have time to investigate a woman leading a dangerous double life. Enne's offer of compensation, however, could be the solution to all his problems. Their search for clues leads them through glamorous casinos and illicit cabarets and into the clutches of a ruthless Mafia donna. As Enne unearths an impossible secret about her past, Levi's enemies catch up to them, ensnaring him in a vicious execution game where the players always lose. To save him, Enne will need to surrender herself to the city...and she'll need to play.

©2018 Amanda Foody (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

I'll be listening to the next one.

Interesting young adult story but narrative is slow unfolding. Involves violence, drinking, gambling and drugs but somehow still manages to stay pretty tame.

Loved it

This had great stakes, tension, and the romance wasn’t ruling the plot but I was hoping for more than what we got. I liked that I wasn’t able to predict what would happen next. Interested in what the next book brings!

Wasn't sure what to expect

This was an interesting book. A couple of times I started to stop listening because it was slow to start but as the story progressed it got more interesting. I plan on listening to the rest of the series because it sounds like the story is is going to get deeper in the next one. The narrator is really good, her accent really brings life to the characters.

I felt every emotion.

The world building was a bit confusing.
I’m still not sure how a lot of main things work in this world, but if that doesn’t bother you, it’s a great book.
I don’t understand how the powers work or are inherited or how the money system works, but that doesn’t take away from the characters, plot, or overall enjoyment of the story.
I love the characters, for the most part, and I am excited to listen to the next book.

The narrator deserves many awards for how amazing she is in this book. With audio books, I often get annoyed at a women narrator making all the men sound too scruffy or angry, but this narrator made me forget that I wasn’t hearing the characters speaking right to me themselves.

loved it

4/5. Loved the book. It gave the God father vibe mixed with fantasy and magical touch. Narrator did an amazing job narrating it.