Stardust in Their Veins
Castles in Their Bones, Book 2
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Roisin Rankin
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Laura Sebastian
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Immerse yourself in the second book in a fantasy trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Ash Pricess series. The sequel to Castles in Their Bones is the story of three princesses and the destiny they were born for: seduction, conquest, and the crown.
Princesses Daphne, Beatriz, and Sophronia have trained their entire lives for one purpose: to bring down nations. Their mother, Empress Margaraux of Bessemia, is determined to rule the continent of Vesteria, and her daughters are her weapons. Promised for marriage since birth, they are her ticket across enemy lines. And also her decoys.
Still, not even Empress Margaraux can control the stars. Sent to their new kingdoms, orders in hand, the princesses have found their own paths, changing the course of their mother’s plans entirely—and tragically. Sophronia chose love, and for that, she lost her life.
Daphne and Beatriz can hardly believe their sister is dead, but both are determined to avenge her. And now, separated by a continent—and their mother’s lies—they see more clearly with every passing day that they might not be working toward the same end.
The stars whisper of death, but Daphne and Beatriz are just beginning to understand the true power coursing through their veins. And their mother will do anything to keep them under her thumb—even if it means killing them all.
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Everyone knows who the magical estate will choose for its next ruler. Or do they? Will it be the lord’s eldest son, who he despised? His favourite nephew, with the strongest magical land-sense? His scandalous daughter, who ran away from home years ago to study illusion? Hetta knows it won’t be her, and she’s glad of it. Returning home for her father’s funeral, all Hetta has to do is survive the family drama and avoid entanglements with irritatingly attractive local men until the Choosing.
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Unexpected and delightful
- By emily on 03-25-21
By: AJ Lancaster
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Grave Mercy
- His Fair Assassin, Book 1
- By: Robin LaFevers
- Narrated by: Erin Moon
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Escaping an arranged marriage, 17-year-old Ismae finds sanctuary in the St. Mortain convent, where the sisters worship the gods of old. There, Ismae learns that the God of Death has special plans for her—a destiny that will one day compel her to betray the man she loves.
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Slow Start but Finished Strong
- By The Mankers on 10-12-12
By: Robin LaFevers
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The Frozen Crown
- A Novel
- By: Greta Kelly
- Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Askia became heir to the Frozen Crown of Seravesh because of her devotion to her people. But her realm is facing a threat she cannot defeat by sheer will alone. The mad emperor of the Roven Empire has unleashed a horde of invading soldiers to enslave her lands. For months, her warriors have waged a valiant, stealth battle, yet they cannot stop the enemy’s advancement. Running out of time, she sets sail for sun-drenched Vishir, the neighboring land to the south, to seek help from its ruler, Emperor Armaan.
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Encapturing
- By Amazon Customer on 07-27-21
By: Greta Kelly
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The Path of Thorns
- By: A.G. Slatter
- Narrated by: Louise Williams
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Asher Todd comes to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. Asher knows little about being a governess but she is skilled in botany and herbcraft, and perhaps more than that. And she has secrets of her own, dark and terrible—and Morwood is a house that eats secrets. With a monstrous revenge in mind, Asher plans to make it choke. However, she becomes fond of her charges, of the people of the Tarn, and she begins to wonder if she will be able to execute her plan—and who will suffer most if she does.
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Amazing
- By Chariedel Davatos on 12-20-24
By: A.G. Slatter
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The Beholder
- By: Anna Bright
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Selah has waited her whole life for a happily ever after. As the only daughter of the leader of Potomac, she knows her duty is to find the perfect match. But after an excruciatingly public rejection, Selah’s stepmother suggests an unthinkable solution: Selah must set sail across the Atlantic to visit a series of potential suitors - and if she doesn’t come home engaged, she shouldn’t come home at all. From the gardens of England to the fjords of Norge, Selah’s quest will be the journey of a lifetime. But her stepmother’s schemes aren’t the only secrets hiding belowdecks.
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A hot mess
- By Whimsical Dragonette on 07-07-19
By: Anna Bright
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The Mist-Torn Witches
- By: Barb Hendee
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In a small village in the nation of Droevinka, orphaned sisters Cline and Amelie Fawe scrape out a living selling herbal medicines in their apothecary shop. Cline earns additional money by posing as a seer and pretending to read people's futures. But they exist in a land of great noble houses, all vying for power, and when the sisters refuse the orders of a warlord prince, they must flee and are forced to depend on the warlord prince's brother, Anton, for a temporary haven.
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A really good read...
- By Sheila Medlam on 03-25-16
By: Barb Hendee
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The Obsidian Tower
- The Rooks and Ruin Series, Book 1
- By: Melissa Caruso
- Narrated by: Senn Annis
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Deep within Gloamingard Castle lies a black tower. Sealed by magic, it guards a dangerous secret that has been contained for thousands of years. As Warden, Ryxander knows the warning passed down through generations: nothing must unseal the door. But one impetuous decision will leave her with blood on her hands - and unleash a threat that could doom the world to fall to darkness.
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Fantastic!
- By McKynzee Pivonka on 10-26-20
By: Melissa Caruso
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Kingdom of Liars
- By: Nick Martell
- Narrated by: John Skelley
- Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins
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Michael is branded a traitor as a child because of the murder of the king’s nine-year-old son by his father David Kingman. Ten years later on Michael lives a hardscrabble life, with his sister Gwen, performing crimes with his friends against minor royals in a weak attempt at striking back at the world that rejects him and his family. In a world where memory is the coin that pays for magic, Michael knows something is there in the hot white emptiness of his mind. So when the opportunity arrives to get folded back into court, Michael takes it.
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Author shows promise but needs to work on a lot.
- By Kyle on 06-02-20
By: Nick Martell
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Falling Kingdoms
- Falling Kingdoms, Book 1
- By: Morgan Rhodes
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
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In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power - brutally transforming their subjects' lives in the process. Amidst betrayals, bargains, and battles, four young people find their fates forever intertwined.
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Surprisingly good!
- By Sarah Turner on 12-13-12
By: Morgan Rhodes
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The Virgin's Daughter
- Tudor Legacy, Book 1
- By: Laura Andersen
- Narrated by: Rosalind Ashford
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, The Virgin's Daughter is the first book in a captivating new saga about the next generation of Tudor royals, which poses the thrilling question: What if Elizabeth I, the celebrated Virgin Queen, gave birth to a legitimate heir?
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Intriguing premise, good story, great storytelling
- By RC on 06-10-15
By: Laura Andersen
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Heart of the Moors
- An Original Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Novel (The Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Series, Book 1)
- By: Holly Black
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Ruling a kingdom is challenging under any circumstances. But Aurora - queen of Perceforest and queen of the Moors - is reigning under the weight of two crowns. Caught between the prejudices that divide her kingdom and eager to establish lasting peace, Aurora is determined to sign a treaty to unify the humans and the Fair Folk. But as spiky dark flowers grow fiercely around Perceforest’s borders and a stable boy mysteriously disappears, tensions between humans and faeries are at a dangerous high.
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Fantastic exploration of the characters&universe
- By Kcow on 11-05-21
By: Holly Black
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Inkmistress
- By: Audrey Coulthurst
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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Asra is a demigod with a dangerous gift: the ability to dictate the future by writing with her blood. To keep her power secret, she leads a quiet life as a healer on a remote mountain, content to help the people in her care and spend time with Ina, the mortal girl she loves. But Asra's peaceful life is upended when bandits threaten Ina's village and the king does nothing to help.
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a fun harrowing fantasy with a bisexual lead
- By joel on 08-21-18
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The Wolf Prince
- By: Karen Whiddon
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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As heir to the throne, Ruben must choose an appropriate mate to preserve his royal bloodline - despite his fear that his true nature will destroy them both. Yet the female he craves above all others is a dangerous combination of fairy and shifter, a mesmerizing creature who inspires both passion and suspicion. Then violence strikes the castle, and the two are forced to track a killer into perilous magical territory. But with treachery everywhere, will Willow and Ruben's growing bond be enough to shift the fate of their two kingdoms?
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IF YOU JUST WANT A FAIRYTALE THEN LOOK NO FURTHER
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 04-10-13
By: Karen Whiddon
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The Masked Baron
- By: Anneka Walker
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Andalin is accustomed to her father’s frequent travels - and to being left behind. So when he returns home and instructs her to pack her belongings, she is bewildered - but there is no time for questions as she is whisked away on a mysterious journey under the cover of night. When their tense flight leads them into the forbidding Black Forest, the pair quickly finds themselves in great peril. With little hope of escape, father and daughter are spared when rescue appears in the form of the mysterious Dark Rider, a notorious deadly highwayman feared by all he meets.
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Great narrator!
- By Thischickreads on 06-08-20
By: Anneka Walker
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- Darci
- 06-21-23
Plot twists galore
Totally enjoyable adventures and escapades in this second book. Looking forward to hearing how it all turns out in the end.
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- Melissa B.
- 02-14-23
Hurry Up Book 3!
i wanted this book to be better than the first and it was. The pace made it easy to get locked in for a good hour or two, if you had the time. The build up for the next book is epic!
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- Kaele
- 04-10-23
Great sequel
Loved the character development. Can't wait to see how it all comes together in the next book
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- blossom Ackerman
- 10-04-24
Wow so annoying
DNF
For supposedly being trained and capable they sure do mess up a lot, when they actually do something that is. I feel like most of this book is their inner voice or dialogue and not a lot of depth. I don’t know exactly what it’s missing, but it’s missing a lot of it. I don’t know if I can get through another book when the author makes it so clear that she’s not going to make decisions to please the reader. Why is everything in this plot such a disappointment??
Maybe I’m just too old for this book.. 13, 14 or 15 year olds probably.. but even then, I don’t think it’s just me that can’t connect to any of the characters
Edit: I finished this book in paper format and WOW what a difference! I think it was the narrator that made the characters so distant and whiney, and her reading pace made it hard to speed read the slow bits where nothing is happening but inner voices. Reading it myself Makes such a big difference in the enjoyability of this story and characters, which is a shame because I thought I loved the voice of the narrator until I realized that she highlights all the problems with the writing pace and character flaws, including not being attached to any of the male characters or their relationships. Sad but true.
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