Of Songs and Silence

Twisted Pages, Book 5

De: Elle Madison, Robin D. Mahle

Narrado por: Shiromi Arserio, Grant Cartwright

Enslaved by circumstance. Doomed by fate.

Three girls were raised by the same monster. One of them will take her down. Zaina was stolen. Aika was chosen. But Melodi was born to this fate.

With both of her sisters gone, the only thing to break Mel's endless silence is the song of the sea that is slowly driving her insane. The song, and the gorgeous Mayiman man who haunts her dreams.

Ariihau has a mission, and no part of it involves a connection with the alluring girl he was sent to capture. Now, he's bound to protect her at any cost . . . even if it means betraying the people he has worked his entire life to free.

Life in the undersea Kingdom of Mayim is even more brutal than the one Mel has lived on land. Worse, her sisters are still at the mercy of Madame while she is trapped a world away. Helpless. Ari may be her only hope, if she can get past the lies he tells and the secrets he keeps.

Meanwhile, Aika and Zaina are headed to take down the monster who raised them, but there are no good choices where Madame is concerned. They might be able to plan the perfect attack, but not without a price. After all, can you really slay a beast without becoming one yourself?

Contains mature themes.

©2023 Whiskey and Willow Publishing, LLC (P)2024 Tantor

Excellent story!

I really enjoyed this series. I loved that the female characters were so strong. Intriguing elements of fantasy combined with familiar every day ideas. It’s a good listen. Narration is soothing.

Wonderfully Emotional Fairytale Retelling

This series takes a little walk on the darker side of fairytale retellings, but it’s a beautiful retelling filled with all the emotions.

Great narration

Dark and dreamy

Like all of the books by these authors, this series did not disappoint. They were dark and not your typical retelling of a fairy tale. Sisterhood is a bond that is as old as time, blood or not.

Love it

My favorite book of the series and a great conclusion to the story. Love the narration and the story.

Great Series

I am so glad I kept going. There were times I could take it or leave it but this was a great series overall. Lovable characters, interesting plot, and magical retelling.

A brilliant conclusion to a wonderful book series.

This book brought together all of the previous books and answers all of the questions that had been lingering at the end of each one. Excellent.

Thank You Authors!

Thank you for writing this book and bringing to light in this story the pain of growing up in abusive situations. Especially the pain in doing what you need to do to protect yourself and your new family: be that cutting them off completely, sending them to jail, emotionally distancing yourself, etc. Then there is the guilt in seeing them in pain, and the guilt for feeling that guilt. . . it's a mess. This seires was so validating and beautiful. I liked that it even touched on the competition between the sisters and the healing that had to happen between them to reach understanding. It was also interesting to see the role I took in my family played out as a character.
There is so much more I could say about the relationships of the partners to the trauma healing, but thank you for writing this! I hope many more people enjoy this book too!

loved the unique stories

I loved the unique stories of this series. and I loved all the unique characters.

Most Interesting!

This story kept me on the edge of my seat time and time again. I’m hoping there will be more to come.

I loved Melody & the Little Mermaid retelling best.

Overall, I loved the characters & the allegory to Beauty & The Beast and the dark retelling of The Little Mermaid. The world building was excellent.

There were times when I felt the Einar /Zaina relationship dragged out. I felt like they could have connected sooner and the back and forth between them got old to the point of annoyance.
I also felt the story arc between these characters were similar to those in the Lochlann Deception. The way Zaina left with Damian reminded me of when Galina left with ALexi, and Davin went after her.

I liked Aika and Remy, However, in book 5, their relationship fell kind of flat to me. I almost felt like he was wasn’t as invested in Aika as Ainar & Arihau were in their love interests. Being told their feelings at the end didn’t work for me.

My favorite duo was Melodi & Arihau, and I really enjoyed the underwater world that was developed.

Madam, and her father were excellent villains, and I liked how much they fueled my anger.

While the ending wasn’t bad, it felt rushed to me. I had invested my time in five books. More information about each of the kingdoms and the lives of the characters would have been more rewarding, IMHO.
For example, how did Remy get through his grief, and how did he & Aika rebuild the kingdom? How did everyone respond when Zaina showed up, resurrected from the dead, and crowned queen? How did Melodi & Arihau navigate their underwater kingdom after all was said & done? After all, she was the granddaughter of a hated king. What changes were made, how did the people receive them as a couple?

Despite the lack of reward at the end, I enjoyed these books overall and was sad when the series came to an end. Would recommend for sure.