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The Ballad of Never After

By: Stephanie Garber
Narrated by: Rebecca Soler
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2022 Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, Long-listed
2022 Audible.com Best of the Year, Long-listed
2022 Chapters Indigo Best of the Year, Long-listed

Stephanie Garber's The Ballad of Never After is the fiercely anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Once Upon a Broken Heart, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts on a new journey of magic, mystery, and heartbreak.

Not every love is meant to be.

After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that she’s discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.

But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed. Jacks isn’t the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.

Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline’s life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she’s not sure she can. . . .

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

©2022 Stephanie Garber (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

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Stunning!

Magical & heartbreaking! A charming fairy tale adventure!❤️‍🔥💔🧛🧚💘 Couldn't stop listening from the moment I pressed play! Hope Book 3 comes out quick !

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Loved it, but hated the cliffhanger.

I’m not so sure I can wait another year for this book. Is it worth it? I mean I’ll have to reread the first two to remember everything before reading it. I read a lot of books in a year and it’s easy to forget details. I usually don’t read series from authors who take a freaking year to write ONE book! Indie authors pump out books every few months, and most of their books are just as good, if not better!

Not that I’m saying I didn’t love this, because I did. It’s a great series. But I should have waited until all the books were out before starting. Will I ever learn?

Jacks is the book boyfriend of ALL book boyfriends! I adore him. But that freaking ending….ugh.

I’ll see how I feel in a year, next September, if I want to continue. I would like more of Jacks, so at this point I’d say hell yeah. But in a year, I’m not so sure.

I love Rebecca Soler as a narrator, so I’m always excited to listen to her tell the story. She really brought it to life! Her range of tones for each character are freaking AMAZING!!!!

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Better than the first book!

The first book left me intrigued, the second has left me dying for the next book! So so good! Can’t give any spoilers but I cannot wait to see what happens in the story! High hopes!

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Garber never misses!!

I loved this one. Can’t wait for the third book. Well done to the author and narrator.

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Best series by Garber!

This series is the best and I can not wait till book three comes out!

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WHERE. IS. JACKS.

STEPHANIEEEEEEEEE. Just when I thought I had it all figured out and headed in the right direction, you flip the script and rip my soul out. OBVIOUSLY, the characters and world building were absolutely stunning as per usual. HOWEVER, I am left with so many questions and heartache 😭 I NEED a HEA for Jacks and a not so HEA for Apollo!

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So much love………

I shed a lot of tears. I might just be emotional. I loved this book and cannot wait for the next one. Apollo better be gone (🫠) in the next book or I’ll be so pissed.

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Highly recommend!

I love these books so much. I didn’t even stop to rate the books after finishing one, I had to move right on to the next one. I wish there were more books, I wish I could disappear into this world for a little while longer. But instead I zipped through these three books in a couple days. Highly recommend, especially if you love Caraval.

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The ending was amazing!

Amazing! I could’nt stop listening. This book is so entertaining and really lived up to the hype!

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Couldn’t stop reading- no spoilers

Satisfying second book in the series. Enjoyable, suspenseful, unpredictable. Holding my breathe for the next book.

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