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Court of Shadows: A Demons of Fire and Night Novel

Institute of the Shadow Fae, Book 1

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Court of Shadows: A Demons of Fire and Night Novel

By: C.N. Crawford
Narrated by: Amanda Dolan
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Summary

A girls' night out means three things to me: drinking whiskey with my best friend, trying not to kill anyone, and keeping my magic hidden. A fae gladiator like me isn’t supposed to exist anymore.

But my Friday night takes a bad turn when a lethally gorgeous fae - Ruadan - tries to assassinate me. He's known as the Wraith, and he's taken a vow of silence until he’s slaughtered the outlaws on his kill list. Outlaws like me.

Ruadan lets me live on one condition: I have to earn my place at the Institute of the Shadow Fae. As a powerful fighter, I can take the competition.

But things fall apart when I’m given an impossible choice: Betray my mentor Ruadan or my best friend dies. Now, I face a quandary my gladiatorial past did not prepare me for.

This book is from the Demons of Fire and Night world.

©2018 Christine Mancuso (P)2018 Christine Mancuso Fantasy Paranormal Paranormal Romance Romance Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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Good read enjoyed listening to the story and looking forward to the next one in the series

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I loved this book...my first ever audible book...the story was great, the characters so very real...I couldn't believe it when it finished...I could have carried on listening for a lot longer!!!

loved it

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This story was ok, but felt a bit disjointed. I think there will be more back story in the next 3 books perhaps?
But the not giving any real back story made it feel a bit weird.
I liked the Incubus storyline and I am sure Arianna will have something equally exciting, so will give the series a chance and read the next one!

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I have read some of C.N. Crawford books and enjoyed how easily she could surprise me. She knows how to build a cruel world and unique characters. The blurb of this book chough my interest immediately.
When Arianna is forced to earn her place at the court of the shadow fae she is torn between loyalty, survival instincts, her wish to protect and much more.
The heroine is a special character. Years of slavery formed her and she is focused on the rules she had to learn. While it was not easy to identify with her, I appreciate the well written character. She is strong and she got some weak spots. I am looking forward to see how she fights her conditioning in the following books.
When Ruadan becomes her mentor the tension between them builds up fast. But her emotions are poisoned with her past. The author serves a bitter sweet cocktail of feelings.
Not only the emotions roped me into the book, the suspense and action did it as well.
The audio book is narrated by Amanda Dolan. I loved her interpretation of the different characters.
Fortunately the whole series is already available and also published as audio book. The next book "court of darkness" is on top of my wish list.
Note: I won a free copy of the audiobook, with no conditions. I wrote my honest review voluntarily.

Emotions and suspense

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Arianna is enjoying her night until Ruadan a Fae assassin tries to kill her then her life is changed forever .

Excellent start to the series only let down by the narrator not being able to pronounce certain words the way they should have been said with the British accent.

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