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The Thirteenth Child

By: Erin A. Craig
Narrated by: Christine Lakin
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The Number 1 New York Times Bestseller

From the author of House of Salt and Sorrows comes the deliciously dark, enemies to lovers fairy tale retelling listeners have been waiting for!

‘A candle-lit journey of love, sacrifice and becoming.’

Kiyash Monsef, bestselling author of Once There Was When death calls, she must answer. Hazel has always known she was different from her siblings. A thirteenth child, she was promised at birth to Merrick, the god of death. Under his care, Hazel learns the art – and magic – of healing. Word of her extraordinary gift spreads throughout the kingdom. But all gifts come with a price.

When Death claims a soul for himself, it is Hazel who must end their suffering… permanently. Soon, destiny brings her to the royal court where she meets Leopold, an infuriatingly alluring prince with a disdain for everything and everyone. Here, Hazel faces her biggest dilemma yet: to carry out her duties or follow the urges of her own heart. Can she go against the will of Death himself to save someone who is marked to die?

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Lovely read which felt like old fashioned storytelling.

Apparently it's a gothic retelling of the Grimm brothers Godfather Death and i have to say that the Dreaded End became one of my favourite characters.

It's full of lovely imagery and feels really rich with make believe. There were parts where I wish we were shown more, and parts where i felt we were told things that would have been more impactuful if we were shown... but overall i feel this particular writing style really captures older storytelling which pairs well with the genre. I just felt like I was reading one if the old fairytales as a child again... and I loved that about it.

It's beautifully done.

The narrators voice was lovely and she portrayed the story and characters well. It was a great pairing.

The story isn't fast paced, or a wild ride or anything like that and there's no smut or spice. But it's emotional, sad, happy, lovely, lonely, sweet, heartfelt, romantic, dark and mystical. Its plot is easy but keeps you captivated and hooked.

I 100% recommend The Thirteenth Child if you love a good splash of Once Upon a Time, with a helping of God's, mortals and gifts.

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I found the ending rushed, not up to her normal standard., I enjoyed it though a little spicy which was unnecessary felt it was slipped in to meet current expectations

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