A Bargain So Bloody

Kingdom Of Dark Magic 1

De: Vasilisa Drake

Narrado por: Cecily Foster

She’s trapped in a magical prison. To break out, she’ll make a deal with the most dangerous prisoner of them all.

Sentenced for a crime she didn’t commit, Samara is bullied by guards and tormented by the screams of her fellow prisoners. She’s resigned herself to enduring her fifteen-year term… until she learns that the freedom she's been promised is the cruelest lie of all.

Now she's faced with a choice: resign herself to dying in the cold walls of Castle Greymere, or do the unthinkable and escape. But no one leaves Greymere alive. So to break out of the prison? She’ll have to use one of the undead.

Raphael is the worst kind of monster: a vampire with a thirst for blood, the mortal enemy of witches, the same breed that killed her mother. And most importantly, he’s unspeakably powerful, his supernatural strength tamed only by the enchanted cuffs forced on him.

He’s her only chance at a life outside the prison walls.

The deal is simple: Samara unlocks his shackles, and he'll help her escape. But although Raphael agreed to help her leave Greymere, he never promised to let her go…

A Bargain So Bloody is the first book in an exciting new romantasy series, perfect for listeners who love slow burn romance with morally grey heroes who fall first and hard and heroines who find their own strength.

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Disappointing

I was really hyped up by booktok to read this and parts of it were good. My main issue was the FMC. I understood her horror of vampires and often related but as a drawn out conflict point it got tired and overused.

Entertaining

Mostly entertaining, not a new story line. Narrator did a nice job. Good cliffhanger ending.

Predictable and Bandwagon

The writing is subpar. The FMC is annoyingly weak. The ending predictable. The push and pull between the FMC and MMC didn’t really make sense. Seems like another writer trying to jump on the bandwagon for fantasy novels. Not at all impressed.

Me like it

Me like very much :3 it was very very good :3 it have very very very very good story :3

More Than A Bargain

I had read several reviews about this series before diving in. Warning me it was enticing. Entreating it was a slow burn, but worth the marks. However, I did not heed the fine print that it was Book 1 in a series that is not finished, and Book 2 is in the ether. Caution: you might just trip over your own bones, blood, and mortality to get to Book 2 when it comes out.... I know I will.

The Narrator: Cecily Foster
I enjoyed the nuances and choices that were made for these characters. The tombre of the male voices-- seamless. The distinction between between the characters--awesome. Not once was I taken out of the story because of confusion as to whom was speaking , nor a choice that did not fit the mood. 10/10 would recommend

He’s respected her

Love the story and very interested for part 2.

How many times does he have to say you’re protected but she seems to continue to make herself unsafe and like she with a king of vampire and to me - she have disrespected him so many times. She a woman thinks to much lol.

Not sure if I really like the narrator doing his voice that might be why she got on my nerves she did a good job for the woman sort of but she gave him no justice.

Sorry my Lord Raphael you were not done justice in the voice Narration.

Characters fell flat

I feel this story had a lot of potential but author didn't give the characters any development and storyline was very predictable. No originality, this was bits and pieces of other successful fantasy romances thrown together haphazardly. There was zero chemistry between the couple and though I liked the switch up of the FMC not being a baddie this one was just hateful and weak in body and mind. Honestly the MMC deserves so much better.

Hard to listen to

I found the heroine frustrating to follow. Her constant self-loathing and repeated declarations of being weak were hard to listen to. The character’s emotional arc felt rushed she swung from calling herself weak to suddenly being angry and hateful, without much believable progression in between. It made it difficult to connect with or root for her.