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A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows

By: Holly Renee
Narrated by: Stella Hunter, J.F. Harding
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Destiny or desire: where does your allegiance lie?

I am told my union to the crowned prince will determine the fate of the kingdom, but it isn’t my betrothed who haunts my dreams. It’s the half-breed prince who stands at his side.

He is darkness and sin, and when he whispers promises of wickedness in my ear, I crave a man who I can’t have. Every thought I have is treasonous. The way my hands ache to touch him deceitful. Even my dreams make me a traitor to the kingdom I am sworn to protect.

But when the kingdom is attacked, I am forced to make choices I’m not prepared for. Our lies and deception are entangled in the shadows and stars, and as they unravel so shall my fate. Betray a kingdom or betray my heart.

A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows is book one in the Stars and Shadows series, and it ends in a cliffhanger.

©2022 Holly Renee (P)2023 Podium Audio

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LOVED IT!

I had already read the book, but I was excited to see it on audio. Especially with my top favorite narrators J.F, Harding, and Stella Hunter; they were phenomenal.

I really enjoyed the book even though it was similar to some that I’ve read, even so I think she did a great job with the story and I look forward to hearing the rest of the series.

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LOVE LOVE LOVE

I love love love this book. got me hooked up into testing again. can't wait until the other book gets audio. ♡♡

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Great story

I really enjoyed this book. I can’t wait until the next audible book. I enjoyed both narrators. Overall good book!

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Lacking plot

I think this has the potential to be an amazing story if it focused more on the actual plot and less on the sex.
I love some spice but gosh if you could actually tell the story instead of having 3 lines of dialogue and then spice, 5 lines and then spice, etc.

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So good!

Narration good. Dialogue good, Story good. Finished in 1 day. Starting book 2 now! Spice, close proximity, forbidden lovers!
🌶️🌶️🌶️🙌

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Forbidden love at its finest

Obsessed!!! The star blessed human promised to the fae prince only to feel instant attraction to his half brother .
*vampire
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*one horse/bed
*forbidden love
*instant attraction
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*forced marriage
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*betrayal



Just finished the audio book for my reread and omg perfect !!! Love this story and the duet of the audiobook just made me fall inlove all over again 🖤🖤

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I’m sorry… but REALLY?!

I was SO excited for this book! I don’t know if it was overhyped, but i was so let down.

I’ve read Dramione Fan Fiction with more plot and character development than this book. I just can’t vibe with a book where the main character meets someone - decides they’re her soul mate after literally 2 hours of life go by and then we never get to know either of the characters beyond how turned on they make each other. I couldn’t tell you a single defining factor about ANY character in this book.
And they only plot point I can gather is that there are evil vampires and the FMC has special blood. Why is it special? No clue. Why are the vampires evil? Still no clue. The spicy scenes weren’t even that great because I literally know or feel nothing for these characters.

Overall it was a big, anti-climactic let down for me. Boooooooo.

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Wow. I’m 3/3 on bad books

This is my 3rd terrible book I bought in the most recent sale. Instant love. Mates. Bad writing. Sigh. I think I’m going to have to go to a better genre because all the newer books are rip offs of each other. This was the exact plot of “What Lies Beyond the Veil” so I wasn’t even surprised when the big reveal happened. I had already guessed all of it though the MC was ignorant enough not to 🙄

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Good but…

The characters were not described very well. Good story but I could tell you the whole book in a paragraph.

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Enjoyed.

Really enjoyed this world Holly Renee has created. Also the characters have depth to them and in the audio you feel drawn in. I love the mixture or humans with Fae, and vampires. Also that only a star blessed human can make or break such prowerful creatures. Can’t wait to continue.

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