Chained

A Choice of Light and Dark, Book 1

De: Lacey Lehotzky

Narrado por: Daphne Fields, Gideon Frost

Narrated duet-style by Gideon Frost and Daphne Fields.

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Years in chains have taught Princess Izidora one harsh truth: trust no one. When she is finally freed on her twenty-first birthday, Izidora finds herself in an unfamiliar world brimming with danger and intrigue. Surrounded by the warriors who rescued her, the lost princess remains guarded as they journey toward Vaenor, the heart of the vicious Night Realm. Yet, her resolve is tested by High Lord Kazimir Vaszoly, the formidable leader of the Nighthounds. He seems to orbit her like she’s his sun, ever-present and unyielding, especially when her traumatic past threatens to consume her. As their journey progresses, Izidora's distrust blooms into something far more potent and unsettling—an irresistible attraction that could unravel her carefully constructed defenses.

But in a realm ruled by a mad king and filled with scheming courtiers eager to exploit her naivety, Izidora and Kazimir must navigate a perilous path. Will their developing love survive their arrival or will they be torn apart at the whims of the mad king? Chained is the first book in the bestselling dark romantasy series A Choice of Light and Dark. With a cast of morally grey characters, MMCs with touch her and die energy, and a prophecy that will change the course of history, dive deep into this dark + spicy story of trauma healing and finding love. Perfect for fans of Gild (The Plated Prisoner Series), To Bleed a Crystal Bloom, and Game of Thrones. Chained contains scenes and themes that some readers might find disturbing.

©2023 The Lehotzky Group LLC (P)2026 The Lehotzky Group LLC

The way you raised my hackles

I love the way you lulled me in and wrapped me up. All while priming me for the CHANGES that follow.

This duet narrated book one feels unassuming as it ramps your inner psyche up. I cannot explain it.
When you, the reader, start this journey.. you’ll understand what I mean.

An author who plays with the hidden strands of human psyche is an author to give attention to.

I will not say more on this review of chained.

Okay

I liked a lot about this book doesn’t get me wrong I HATED the mate shit like it seriously took them the whole book to realize they were mates I mean seriously are they dumb. Overall tho I liked the characters they were fun and funny and I genuinely enjoyed the book. I did also hate at the end where she like has all this power n shit but just stood there watching her friends fight for her n shit like idk man.

Love this book

Spoiler: I fell in love with the book once their relationship blossomed. Him teaching her how to hone in on her magic, absolute perfection. The end of this book had me pacing my floors.

If you’ve read any other fantasy book, you’ve already read this one

A girl gets rescued from a tower, takes a bunch of baths and eats a whole lot. Despite the fact that she’s been in iron chains her whole 21 years, she’s super strong and definitely the chosen one. Also, they bang. This book could have been a novella.

Good story

*Minor spoilers*
The story has a lot of potential but fell short in some parts. I didn’t like the unrealistic “love story” for example *spoiler don’t read last this if you don’t want spoilers* if a woman has endured 20 years of brutal beings and SA, I doubt they’re going to be looking at a man that she just met, in any other way but weary, she wouldn’t be getting a “heat lower in her core” two weeks after being rescued from such a horrible situation. The way he was almost predatory towards her right from the jump instead of being respectful and sensitive towards her after enduring such horrible abuse just didn’t sit right with me. He was already getting impatient with the fact that she wasn’t looking at him with desire a few weeks after she was taken out of that situation is wild! As the story continues, it gets a little better but I felt like there were more x-rated scenes than world building or story progression. For example, when examining the map, there’s was plenty of opportunities to detail what this world looks like and where they are located in it, but instead we got “on one side of the map was us and in another spot was (city name) at the very top of the cliffs” like no directional points like east or west, no details about terrain or distances other than the fact that it was a 7 week ride from the cave where they started. I have about 4 hours left of the book and there’s been more unrealistic love scenes than details about her training since she’s supposedly learning to read, use magic, weapons training etc but there was maybe a 5 min training scene then right back in the bedroom. I’m so for some smut, but this book just felt like I was reading the weak story line of an adult movie 🤷‍♀️ I won’t be finishing this book