Enthralled

The Enslaved Duet, Book 1

By: Giana Darling

Narrated by: Scarlett Day

From Amazon top 40 best-selling author Giana Darling comes a dark, twisted tale of an Italian woman sold into slavery to a cold, calculating British modern-day earl with his own dark agenda….

It was the biggest day of my life.

I know most people say that about something joyous--a graduation, a wedding ceremony, the birth of their first child. My situation was a little different.

Sure, it was my 18th birthday, but it was also the day that I was sold.

Sold to a man with hair like a crown of gold and eyes blacker than the darkest pits of Hell.

He bought me to own me, to control me, and to use me as a means to an end.

I was his tool and his weapon.

And through it all, somehow, I also became his salvation.

©2018 Giana Darling (P)2022 Giana Darling

Enthralled by Giana Darling

Tropes/Themes:
-MF dark mafia romance
-Age gap (35H 18h)
-Enemies to lovers
-Captor/Captive
-BDSM
-Singular POV
-Cliffhanger (first in a duet)

CWs for sex/human trafficking, abuse (physical and sexual), torture, dub con, nonconsensual body modification, Stockholm syndrome, anorexia (in conversation), loss of a loved one (in conversation)
^^I’m sure I missed something so be sure to do your research before diving in.

Wow…not sure how I feel about this one. I normally love super dark romances, but I just couldn’t really find anything redeeming about the hero Alex. He did a lot of things I normally find unforgiving of a hero and I couldn’t understand why Cosima fell for him as quickly as she did. I’m invested enough that I have to dive right into the second book in the duet, but I’m going in with relatively low expectations.

I also wasn’t a huge fan of the audiobook. Her “Italian” accent wasn’t consistent and I didn’t like the way she voiced the men. I’m hoping that the audiobook experience for book 2 will be better. It’ll have dual narration, so hopefully that will outweigh the female that it’s the same female narrator.

Story: 3/5
Audiobook: 2/5
Length 9h53min

Great story but terrible narrator

Another great story from Giana Darling. Although it was hard to continue listening to this narrator. I had to stop and read rather than listen through audible. The narrator is much much older than the 18 year old heroine.

Needs A Male Performer

Scarlett Day is very good but this book needs a male Brit to perform the European parts. Sorry. Too much violence and sex, but hey, the book is about human trafficking so... guess it goes with the territory. Will I buy the 2nd book? No. I know the issues will all be resolved but the last 15 minutes of Enthralled didn't entice me enough to want to listen to more.

I love it

I've been waiting for this book to come out in audio ever since I read it I'm a Little Confused because are just reading it Scarlet day iis reading all the parts and she has a funny voice I try to listen all the way to the end I I love that takes years to correct But eventually we'll be hope in a second part of the next book since there's a man talking with her that the book is a little bit better it looks a bit better in the sense that the voices the will be better because there's the man's voice that's the only complaint I have The story is beautiful I've read the books a couple of times that they are alone I won the 1st book was 9 Hours The next book is 15 hours in hoPace yourself so so you can really enjoy the books I've read them 2 or 3 times it's a lovely romantic Story

Enthralled

I loved this story! It was amazing being able to see more into this family and this wonderful woman that is Cosima. I loved every second of the story, however the British accent that the narrator portrayed was quite… different. All in all I loved it and I can’t wait to finish this duet!