The Order

By: TJ O'Shea

Narrated by: Jen Jayden

Length: 21 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

A smile, a dance, some flirtatious bante—and witty heiress Luciana Piccolo was swept off her feet. Literally.

When a mysterious, gorgeous woman whisks her onto the dance floor at her father's masquerade ball, Lucy is thrilled to break the shackles of her privileged but purposeless life. But when the same woman kidnaps her and whisks her to the hideout of the rebels fighting to topple the regime she's set to inherit, Lucy isn't thrilled to be actually shackled as a prisoner. She is forced to accompany her abductor—a laconic, rigid assassin named Taylor—across the war-torn regions of the former United States as Taylor carries out perilous assassinations and leads the growing rebel army.

Relying on each other to stay alive, the antagonistic spark between Lucy and Taylor smolders into an ardent flame. Secrets unravel and the stakes get fatally higher, as the battle between new love and old loyalty may prove more dangerous than the war they're trying to survive.

©2023 TJ O’Shea (P)2023 Tantor

Excellent

I will say the same thing that nearly all the other reviews say...This book is truly excellent. If you are a fan of Sapphic books that have princesses, tyrants, warriors, and a dystopian-like world, you will give this book five stars, as I did.

So so so good!

Absolutely incredible book. No notes. I loved every minute of it. Narrator did a great job. I cannot wait to see what this author releases next!!!

Captivating

It started off a tad bit slow but was worth the wait. My heart strings were in such a clutch for a good portion of the book. I love the unexpectedness about it. You really grow a fondness of the characters and the ending is a nice supise.

Sooo good

Worth every minute, don’t think about it just listen. It’s a slow burn but worth it.

Pleasant Surprise

Went into the book not really expecting much. Was pleasantly surprised to find a well written story with lovable characters. This book had me grinning quite often. Will definitely be listening to it again in the future.

That was a worth-it marathon

TJ’s vivid descriptions of this broken, civil war ridden, chaotic world is amazing. This is not like other audiobooks I have that I can just play in the background whilst doing chores or work. I often had to rewind and listen again or pause and pull out my kindle to follow along. It’s admittedly, long so it was a bit frustrating to have to stop what I’m doing to make sense of what is going on for several days. However, it was 100% worth it. The language, details, the individual stories, the romance are incredible.

The narrator was pretty good. Most of the characters had their individual voices and presence. She slips/ mixes up voices which isn’t abnormal for narrators, but I will say it happens a lot more than what I’m used to.

I would recommend waiting until vacation/holiday to listen to this story. Missing out on even a few seconds of detail equals to missing crucial information.

Harbinger of things to come

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. However, I also wonder if this is what the United States is looking forward to. The outcome would certainly be welcome. I just hope we don’t have to go through the beginning. Thank you for this story.

So worth the listen!

This is now one of my top 10 favorites books! It’s perfect for a long road trip. It is slow burn love story with a happy ending. The love between the MC build through out the story and you can personally feel it grow. It has action, adventure, great supporting characters and love. Not just romantic love but love one has with chosen family and friends.

should get 10 stars if possible!

Don't pass up, it's long and a slow burn but completely worth it. And even funny too. Very much enjoyed!

The sex scene, although a tiny part of the story, were very well described.

There wasn't anything I disliked. The whole story was very riveting and took me into the characters world.