We Who Will Die

A Novel

By: Stacia Stark

Narrated by: Meg Sylvan, Troy Duran

From the bestselling author of the Kingdom of Lies series comes a slow-burn romantasy set in a Roman-inspired world ruled by merciless vampires. Filled with breathtaking combat, vengeful gods, and magical creatures, We Who Will Die is the epic first installment in an enthralling new series perfect for fans of Carissa Broadbent, Jasmine Mas, and Rebecca Yarros.

Life in the perilous Thorn district is a constant battle for Arvelle and her younger brothers. And the vampire standing on her doorstep is about to turn their world upside down.

Faced with an unthinkable choice, Arvelle makes a magically binding vow to do the impossible: kill the emperor, an ancient vampire created by the god Umbros. But first, she must enter the Sundering—an arena where only the fastest, strongest, and deadliest survive long enough to be selected for the emperor’s elite guard.

She quickly draws the ire of the Primus, the powerful figure charged with protecting the emperor. But the vampire under the armor is the last person Arvelle expects to encounter in the emperor’s court.

With her brothers’ lives in the balance, Arvelle has no choice but to ally with the man who once shattered her heart… and with the emperor’s sadistic son, Rorrik—two vampires whose motives are impossible to pin down. Rorrik holds the key to understanding the powers Arvelle is developing—abilities that would put a price on her head if discovered by the emperor.

To survive the arena and complete her mission, Arvelle must get to the bottom of a conspiracy that will change everything she thought she knew about herself—and the two vampires who are deeply entwined with her destiny…

Wrong voice actress

The voice actress killed this story for me. She’s too fake when it comes to exciting scenes. It’s ridiculous.

Additionally, this story was good but a little overhyped. There was nothing within the story that really drew me into the world or made me need more. I’ll read the next one because it’s interesting but not because I loved it.

Really loved this!

I enjoyed this so much! I was sad when it was over. Can't wait till the next one!

Think I had too high of expectations

A tad overhyped. Did not experience the same feeling I had as with fourth wing, the wolf king, direbound etc. I do not feel it is top tier but it was overall enjoyable. I feel like the 2nd book will be better & hopefully have a little more romance and better pacing. The “love triangle” in this is well done for that trope and should be fun in the 2nd book. So I will be reading the next. I was just bored in the middle of this and found myself wanting to skim which I don’t normally do for romantasy books.

Excellent!!

Please release the next book! I cannot wait. Vampires meet hunger games is one way to sum this up.

Excellent

One of the best books I’ve read in a while, I loved the plot and appreciate the duet narration. I’m not a fan of Troy Duran’s narration though - his voice is so scratchy and doesn’t always seem to match the characters or change very much,