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Garden of Thorns and Light

By: Shylah Addante
Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens
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When Amethyst Faye was six years old, she was almost stolen by a monster in the woods on the same night her mother mysteriously disappeared. Ten years, a half-dozen psychiatrists, and a slew of diagnoses haven’t made things any better; she is still plagued by nightmares, ridiculed at school, and misunderstood by everyone from her teachers to her counselor to her father. And lately she’s been sprouting thick green thorns out of her skin.

Summer at Gran’s in Morgan Springs wins out, just barely, and only because a backwater town sounds marginally more interesting than a mental institution. Amethyst draws the attention of Ben, the boy of her dreams, and Absynth, the creature from her nightmares. Although neither of them is what she expected, Amethyst realizes both Ben and Absynth are exactly what she needs to heal her heart and harness the fairy magic she’s inherited.

Unfortunately for Amethyst, trying to walk both paths could get her killed, but having to choose between them is far worse.

©2020 Shylah Addante (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing Paranormal Romance Science Fiction & Fantasy Heartfelt
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Wow!!! After purchasing a whole library of book and not finishing one! I lapped this one up! It was enthralling and captivating from start to finish! Well written and superbly narrated! I long for a sequel to this amazing book! Thankyou so very muc

Wow!!! Just wow!! Simply enchanting

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I think it's likely because it is slow to get to the point, and although a little tension is good, it takes too long to emerge the reader into what is happening with the main character. Maybe it will appeal to readers who are more patient than myself, and maybe to a younger crowd (late teens?) too.

I could not get into the story.

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I’m hoping that ending was a cliffhanger for a book 2! I really liked parts of this book but it did take a little while to get going and then some bits seemed rushed but over all I really liked it, the characters of Amethyst and Ben were so sweet! I wanted a happy ending for them but the ending was a bit strange and unclear, I really hope there’s a book 2 coming to clear things up!

Is there a book 2?

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This was a free book and the quality reflects that. It was OK, very slow until the end but I did liked the ending. I hope it is a stand alone book as its left to the readers imagination as to what happens next. I think I'm a bit of an audio book snob as this narrator sounded like an AI Bot to me.

slow & steady

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it was.... okay. I expected a little more from the story, however it was very predictable. The ending is very confusing and an anticlimax.

Slow burner

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