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Court of Blood and Bindings

Fae Isles, Book 1

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By: Lisette Marshall
Narrated by: Summer Roberts
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They call him the Silent Death, because he kills without sound and leaves none capable of speaking in his wake…

When the empire’s deadliest fae murderer catches her wielding forbidden magic, twenty-year-old Emelin believes her hour has come. Instead, her inhumanly beautiful captor spares her life, but carries her off on his velvet wings into the one place from which no human ever returns:

The heart of the Fae Isles. The treacherous Crimson Court, where the Mother of faekind has ruled unchallenged over fae and humans for decades.

The Silent Death is supposed to be the Mother’s loyal servant, her invincible warrior, her ruthless, soulless killer. But in the shadows he is playing a game of his own, and he needs Emelin’s magic to win it.

If she agrees to work with him, she could free all of humanity. But can she trust a fae male with so much blood on his hands? Worse, when his smouldering dark eyes and dangerous secrets reveal glimpses of the heart behind his murderer’s mask…can she trust herself?

Court of Blood and Bindings is the first book of the Fae Isles series, an enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance featuring a strong-willed heroine and a broody, morally grey hero. It contains a generous dose of smouldering glances, angry yearning, and midnight meetings of the illicit type, as well as other mature themes.

©2023 Lisette Marshall (P)2023 Podium Audio
Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Romance Heartfelt Magic
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This book kept me listening late into the night as I wanted to know what was going to happen next with the characters. Great writing with all the twists and turns.

Great characters

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I'm not sure what accent the narrator was going for but it seemed to be English adjacent. The pronunciation of flash as flarsh brought me out of the story too much particularly in the action moments. Also words such as howled, growled etc were pronounced with far too many syllables. Outside of that an enjoyable story and start to a series and definitely worth continuing on with.

Interesting story and weird accent

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I loved the characters, story and world building. Colour magic is very cool. What spoiled it was the very unexpected posh girl Em was portrayed as. The voice actor was so focussed on ‘doing’ an English accent, that nuance, cadence, emphasis, and often pronunciation too often suffered hugely, pulling you completely out of the story as it grated .
Em is from a small island, with ordinary people. She is not a posh girl and accents aren’t hereditary.

The characters and their voices

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Downloaded on a whim, so glad I did! Loved it! If you’re into Fae fantasy romance with spice give it a read ☺️

Loved it

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Would not use a credit on it but it was an easy listen. Yet another book in the genre that tries to be feminist but also has a heroine that hates most women in her life. Please can someone write a book where mothers aren’t the root of everyone’s problems?

Good story

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