Chained

A Choice of Light and Dark, Book 1

De: Lacey Lehotzky

Narrado por: Daphne Fields, Gideon Frost

Duración: 15 h y 24 m

Resumen del Editor

Narrated duet-style by Gideon Frost and Daphne Fields.

Princess Izidora of the Night Realm was kidnapped at birth, chained in darkness, abused by her captors, and wholly unaware an entire world was looking for her. That is until the eve of her 21st birthday, when the Nighthounds, led by the striking High Lord Kazimir, rescue her from a cave in the highest peak in the land. Now, the Lost Princess must reclaim her power before they reach the vicious capital of the Night Realm, where the story everyone was told about her disappearance might have been just that—a story. Will Izidora overcome her trauma or succumb to the whims of the madman who sits on the Night Throne?

Chained is the first book the Amazon bestselling dark romantasy series A Choice of Light and Dark. Perfect for fans of Gild (The Plated Prisoner Series), To Bleed a Crystal Bloom, and Throne of Glass. While Chained is suitable for 18+, it is not a beginner-friendly dark fantasy romance. It contains scenes and themes that some listeners might find disturbing. A full list of TWs can be found on the author's website.

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Darkly fantastical story with beautiful duet narration

This is the first book in the A Choice of Light and Dark series, a dark romantic fantasy about a rescued princess who has to try to learn how to function in a world she’s never been a part of, and her rescuer that spent years looking for her. Tropes include touch her and die vibes, feminine rage, found family, mental health and trauma representation, and he falls first. Please check the content warnings before reading as there are some dark topics/themes in this book. In addition, there are a number of open door spicy scenes in this book.

The Lovely: The characters, main and secondary, were well rounded, flawed and lovable. The FMC might be haunted by her dark past but her tenacity propels her forward. The MMC’s obsession seemed over the top (repetitive) at first but a revelation towards the end of the story helps to explain why he was like that. This book might be the best found family story I’ve read since Lady of Darkness. I loved each of them, and everyone’s relationships with each other.

Also Lovely: The plot and tension made it nearly impossible to put this book down. The concept/history is something I haven’t seen done before. At first I thought she was getting over her trauma “too quickly” until you remember how long their journey was and that she was highly motivated to learn. And it’s no one’s business to dictate how someone deals with trauma (or on what timetable). There’s a nice ebb and flow to the pacing that worked well without overwhelming or stressing the reader.

Audiobook: This audiobook is done in duet style narration, where the dialogue flips back and forth between two narrators. This makes the dialogue feel much more “movie like” and as if you’re present. I loved the two narrators for this book. The male narrator is all sorts of growly and just sounds morally gray. The female narrator is perfect for Izidora and I loved how you could hear Izidora going from a scared, terrified victim to someone stronger and more self assured.

Rating: 5/5 Stars 4/5 Flames

Recommendation: I loved, loved this book in a way I haven’t loved a book all around in a while. It had everything I want in a dark romantasy (ok, except maybe a shadow daddy, but the MMC does have wings). How is it possible for a book to make such an emotional impact? If you like romantasy books with a darker undertone but heavy on the character relationships, you would like this.

If you’ve read any other fantasy book, you’ve already read this one

A girl gets rescued from a tower, takes a bunch of baths and eats a whole lot. Despite the fact that she’s been in iron chains her whole 21 years, she’s super strong and definitely the chosen one. Also, they bang. This book could have been a novella.