Cage Me

Immortal Vices and Virtues: Shadow Shifter Bonds, Book 1

De: Heather Renee

Narrado por: Ash Kingsley, Michael Gallagher

**Cage Me is duet narrated, spicy standalone set within Immortal Vices and Virtues Universe. Every book is a guaranteed happily ever after with a satisfying ending and no cliffhangers. Perfect for fans of Immortals After Dark, Black Dagger Brotherhood, and the Demonica series.**

I had a plan, then fate laughed in my face.

Three years ago, I was banished from my home for protecting my family. I’ve had to learn to survive on my own, while also heeding my mother’s warnings.

“Never let anyone know who you truly are.”

Which proves almost too easy for me to do until my fated mate stumbles out of a newly opened portal.

Drake Cage is a wolf shifter from the shadow world. Not only is he cursed, but he comes with problems I don’t need in my life.

I try to reject him, but he’s determined to show me he’s worthy. With each word he speaks and every action he takes, I’m finding him harder to resist.

Until one call threatens everything I’ve been fighting for.

My mate’s vengeance soon becomes my own and, if I’m not careful, neither me nor my heart will ever be the same again.

©2024 Heather Renee (P)2024 Heather Renee

Enjoyed Spencer's creature and powers!

I have been on a roll listening to this series of interconnected standalones and this one wasn't my favorite but it wasn't my least favorite either, still a solid 4 stars from me.

I was intrigued to know where Spencer was going to end up in this paranormal world of mates and this one was a cool twist with the what her creature and abilities were. Also her mate was stuck over in the other world and jumped at the chance to leave to go to her world and then it was fate or kismet how they met. I liked how he knew but he realized it wouldn't end well for him if he went in 100% from the get-go and let her come to him/let her see he wasn't a monster and would treat her right, even if he messed up a lot haha.

Drake was one of my favorite MCs I think in this spinoff series, I liked his innocence but his take charge and loyal mate tendencies with Spencer. I liked when they got to shift and run and let their wolves be wolves. I liked how he embrace her family right away, tried to do right by her little brother who had to deal with trauma no little kid should ever have to go through. He went tet-e-tet with Spencer, and she needed that pushback from her mate with her stubborn streak still going strong.

The steam in this one was slow burn but it made sense with Spender's mistrust. I liked how it progressed, thought the chemistry was great and the two did a good job (narrator-wise) making me believe their feelings and all the inner struggles they were going through. The plot was interesting too, I felt bad for their family but was glad to see the 1st baddie taken care of. I think the 2nd baddie and how that resolved wasn't as strong for me and lacked the punch it could have but overall it was good. I liked the line about knowing who to trust/letting people in who have been there and you didnt realize. I liked Spencer's friends and eventually once she let them in entirely, her found family. I liked their quirks, how they gave each other attitude right back when given from Spencer haha. I liked the humor in this one, was cute but one were really on point.

Narration was good, I wasn't as big of a fan of the female narrator. I also didnt like Spencer as much as I did the other FMC's in this series of interconnected standalone romances. I would give the story a 4.5 but the audio about a 4 so that is why I rounded down in the case. I thought the angst and back and forth banter was great, kept you rooting for these 2 and counting down the pages before they hooked up finally hahaha. I thought the anger from Drake was great and the fear and then confidence he had with his baddie from the past. I think the narrators who did Spender's mom and brother should get a round of applause. I felt the boys conflicting feelings but his worry about his sister was so apparent. And Spencer's mom nearly broke me with her super conflicting feelings and how she handled her loss but also the abuse she and others withstood.

Overall enjoyed this story from the 3rd series of the IVV world. I know season 4 is coming out later this year so that will be fun once they get on audio!

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It was ok. Just OK. Narration was ok. It just seemed like something was missing to me...I don't know. It wasn't enough to keep me entertained. However, one of the characters had my name and that has never happened before so that's a plus. Other than that, it was just OK.