Prince of the Sorrows

Rowan Blood, Book 1

By: Kellen Graves

Narrated by: Christian Leatherman

Without an academic endorsement to make him valuable to the high fey, Saffron will be sent back through the veil to the human world. The place he was traded from as a changeling-baby, and a place he is terrified of. And while getting an endorsement shouldn't be impossible, it's hindered by the fact his literacy is self-taught, using books stolen off of Morrígan Academy's campus of high fey students.

When mistaken identity leads to Saffron learning the true name of brooding, self-centered, high fey Prince Cylvan, what begins as a risk of losing his life (or his tongue) becomes an opportunity to earn the future he wants. In exchange for an endorsement, he and Cylvan form a geis where Saffron agrees to find a spell to strip power from Cylvan's true name. While Prince Cylvan doesn't know Saffron can barely read, Saffron is determined to meet his end of the deal in order to remain in Alfidel—or maybe just to remain by Cylvan's side, as affections grow stronger every night they spend alone in the library together.

But as other human servants soon fall victim to a beast known only as “the wolf”, Saffron realizes he has embroiled himself in a manipulative reach for power like he never anticipated—and even Prince Cylvan cannot be trusted. Between the wolf, uncovering forbidden magic, and his growing feelings for the prince, Saffron will have to decide which is most important to him—his endorsement, the lives of his friends, or the prince’s life and wellbeing.

©2022 Kellen Graves (P)2023 Kellen Graves

Amazing

I really enjoyed this story i loved the writing and the characters i’m definitely going to read the rest of the series

Beautifully written and brought to life.

Graves and Leatherman have my soul. I loved this work more than words can describe.

A Dark M/M Fantasy in the Vein of Cruel Prince

This is a great start to a new Dark Fantasy series! And the excellent narration only adds to the experience. A little darker and bleaker than I expected, and it ends on a cliffhanger with the MCs in rather dire straits. Not sure I can hold out for the next audiobook release…

Glad I stuck it out!

I was given an audio-code for this book and told the narrator I would give an honest review. I had not heard of this book or author yet, so I was happy to add it to my library.


The first 20% had me very confused and I had to restart the book twice to try and fully grasp and understand the world building. This is most likely just a personal issue, but it wasn’t sticking for some reason.

The story was great and I’m very happy I stuck it out and powered through the fog.

Saffron is a human servant in a Fae world where humans are looked down upon. He wants to stay in the Fae world though because the human family he was supposed to be given back to does not want him back.

Saffron meets Prince Cilven who he thought was a kind and gentile Fae. Turns out he’s not and it turns into an enemies to lovers.

The love story that is built up between these two had me gasping and clutching my pearls.

Not too happy about the cliffhanger ending because now I want to LISTEN to book two ASAP but it’s only avail in ebook and paperback right now.

Narration was great! I could easily pick between all the various characters (and there are quite a few at times). I could picture them all like a movie in my mind. Thank you Kellen and Christian for this opportunity to consume this story you brought to life.

So interested to read what happens next

This is definitely a slow burn, and there are still a lot of unanswered questions. Christian did an amazing job narrating. The world building and character building were awesome. I am so curious on how the rest of their story will play out.