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City of Gods and Monsters

House of Devils, Book 1

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City of Gods and Monsters

By: Kayla Edwards
Narrated by: Wen Ross, Zura Johnson
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Welcome to the city of Angelthene. We hope you survive.

Loren Calla has only ever been ordinary. As a human struggling to survive in a city that caters to the needs of vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural creatures, she always assumed her life would remain simple, predictable, and as safe as her world would allow.

Until she barely escapes abduction at the hands of Darkslayers—supernatural bounty hunters that possess the Sight, a magical tracking ability that allows them to see a person's aura—and one of her friends is taken in her place. The abductors are demanding a ransom: Loren's life in exchange for her friend's safe return. Loren will do whatever it takes to get her friend back—even if it means accepting help from Darien Cassel, the leader of the Seven Devils, the most feared Darkslaying circle in the city.

Darien specializes in tracking down demons and criminals that are better off dead than alive, so when he takes a job to track down Loren and finds out she is human—and couldn't hurt a fly if her life depended on it—he decides to protect her instead of turn her in for a reward. As much as Loren doesn't want to admit it, Darien is her best and only chance at finding her friend alive, if she can somehow manage to get along with him—and not fall head-over-heels in love with him in the process, which is far easier said than done.

When more women start disappearing, and some of them slowly turn up dead, Loren and Darien's search for answers takes them deep into Angelthene's corrupt underbelly, where they discover a dark secret that threatens to unravel their world. And when tragedy strikes, Loren learns that love can make an ordinary person do extraordinary things.

From the author of Dreams of Ice and Iron comes a new fantasy romance perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Ilona Andrews, and Cassandra Clare.

©2022 Kayla Edwards (P)2024 Podium Audio
Fantasy Paranormal Magic Fiction
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6 Stars! City of Gods and Monsters has my whole heart.

The slow burn romance and the yearning between our FMC Loren Calla and the MMC is so intoxicating I could not put this book down! Easiest book to slip into my god tier series shelf.

The audiobook is excellent my only complaint is I wish there was a full cast for each character’s voice as I didn’t love when Wen was pretending to be female and vice versa.

Darien Cassel is officially my #1 book boyfriend — he is EVERYTHING and his love for Loren, don’t even get me started. This darkslayer bad boy will do ANYTHING for her and it is so hot I could not put this book down on my first or second time reading it!

Our FMC Loren is so pure and good it’s impossible to not love her, even her aura proves how pure she is. She might be human but should not be underestimated as her quiet strength and determination to protect the ones she loves and innocents is selfless and shows how goodness can conquer evil (and not in a cheesy way!)

The emotional intelligence of Kayla Edwards writing is in a league of its own. I Literally felt connected and to every single character on the page well not the baddies but you know what I mean — Randal Slade got what was coming for him!

The found family between the 7 Devils and the new editions that join them is perfection. The world building is excellent and detailed and thoughtfully laid out beautifully and equally unique. Truly there is nothing that I didn’t like about this book, it’s a must read!

"Fuck, this girl was giving him a run for his money"

"Sweetheart, I am not a devil. I am the devil. Don’t start getting the wrong idea."

"I do love you. I’m so in love with you, it’s crazy"

"I believe everything happens for a reason. And I believe that all the years that I spent killing and fighting — if all of it was to lead me to you, then I am grateful for it. I’m grateful for this. And I’m grateful for you, Loren Calla. I’m so grateful for you"

"You have no idea how long I’ve wanted you. You light up my life, Loren Calla"

6 Stars!

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3.8/5 overall. Good concept and characters and story line. Felt like a few chapters could have been cut to make it feel less dragged out but it added to the slooowww burn. Warning - FMC is not strong/independent type which some readers like and expect but I still loved her and had a soft spot for her & her journey.

Good urban romantasy slow burn

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I wasn’t expecting very much from this book as the synopsis didn’t seem very convincing that this would not be some form of regurgitated mortal instrument esq tale. However I was pleasantly surprised with the whole composition of the characters and story arc and am going to get the next book immediately to continue the journey of these characters.

Captivating

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I can get enough of this story, thank you for sharing all this amazing content with us!

The story herself

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I feel like I read a different book when listening to it, rare to find books that are better on audio.

Better on audio

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