A Vow of Blood and Tears
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A Vow of Blood and Tears
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Narrated by:
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Tyler Donne
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Jesse Vilinsky
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By:
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Cate Corvin
About this listen
Bane: Never did I dream that a woman would cry on our wedding night.
Ten years have passed since humans and vampires allied to defeat the wolves. Now, to seal the covenant between our people and keep my throne, I must take a mortal bride. But I’ve gone further than any vampire has gone before—become a fiend, a monster even among my own kind.
When I first see her, I know I’ve doomed her. And though I crave the taste of her blood . . . I will fight the monster within to win her heart and soul.
Cirri: Never did I dream that a monstrous vampire would be the one to hear me.
Voiceless and ignored by the world, I was never considered good enough for anything beyond my indentured servitude. Chosen by chance as a pureblood bride for the Lord of the Rift, I’ve been sold in marriage to a vampire more hideous than I could’ve imagined.
But despite his savage appearance, he tries to hear my silent words. He alone learns to read the language of my hands. He might be a beast, but there is beauty in his soul. For the sake of my people, I will spend a lifetime shackled to this monster . . . But for the sake of his heart, I will make myself heard.
Contains mature themes.
©2025 Cate Corvin (P)2025 Tantor MediaStory: Book loving female given to vampire/beast. Falls in love. Just a take on Beauty and the Beast.
Characters:
I liked the side characters more than the main characters. Our main characters aren't actually that interesting, even after 2/3 of the book. 17.5 hours is a LOT of time to not care about the characters.
Our main female... For someone who doesn't speak, she spends a LOT of time using as advanced words as possible. Why not try to simplify the language or use more easily understood motions. If you're writing text to communicate, use a few short words instead of complicated sentences with long words. I get the idea that it is her complete language, but at some point, a language doesn't have a lot of purpose if no one understands you. She complains that people don't have patience to wait for her to write... yes... because she isn't making an attempt to compact it down or pull the main points forward. But oh, woe is her! Also, her self-confidence is pathetic. If the guy is having hawt steamy interactions with you, he probably thinks you're at least mildly attractive. Everyone says you're pretty. Stop spending so much time freaking out if he thinks you're pretty. We get it.
Main male... he is almost more like a side character. We understand that he thinks he's ugly because he's a beast form constantly. But he doesn't seem to have an actual personality beyond 'make girl happy, me ugly, fight' but yet he's super interested in her library projects and is a smart character, but not? Did he have any interests besides her and keeping everyone safe? Any hobbies besides feeling sorry for himself?
Narration:
This is one of the few books where I can say, it would have been better with just one narrator. The voices hop too much between chapter to chapter. Also... since our main female doesn't speak... it is hard to know what things she's thinking, doing with her hands, or writing. And when the male narrator does the female voices... it's cringy. Better if the female narrator had done everything and just used her 'male voice' that she already uses for her chapters when any male talks.
Conclusion:
This book, with so much non-verbal communication, should probably be read rather than listened to. Or just skipped completely.
Slow burn steam, but DNF at 68%
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