The Rebel and the Captive

The Memory Puller, Book 3

De: Kris K. Haines

Narrado por: Nikki Grey, Neill Thorne

Sparks of rebellion can catch fire, even in the darkest hour.

Cassandra Fortin has been taken by her enemies, locked away at the edge of the world, and separated from everyone she loves. But when a chance encounter offers her the opportunity to fight for her life, she seizes it despite insurmountable odds. She'll need every ounce of her new strength, not to mention her new friends and evolving power, to win the day—and her freedom.

Tristan Saros has been taken by his allies, spirited away to an ancient jungle village where a group of rebels have been preparing for their Prince's arrival for centuries. Their goal? Restore Tristan to the Crystal Throne of Ethyrios and end the reign of his terrible brother. There's only one problem: he may have to forsake Cassandra to do it. As Tristan grapples with his new fate, dodging threats from all sides, he'll have to make an impossible choice—save his people or save the woman he loves.

But if the Rebel and the Captive can find their way back to one another? Sparks ignite and worlds will burn.

The Rebel and the Captive is the gut-wrenching third installment in The Memory Puller series, a romantic fantasy full of epic adventure, thrilling twists, swoony couples, and a witty found family. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Nisha J. Tuli, and Carissa Broadbent.

For mature listeners. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.

©2025 Kris K. Haines (P)2025 Podium Audio

SUCH an underhyped series that is 6 stars!!

This book was everything!! Book 2 ended on SUCH a cliffhanger, and if you follow Kris' reading order, you have to read The Butler and the Ballerina (which was also AMAZING) before moving on to this one. So the anticipation was built y'all.

But it TOTALLY paid off!!! This book brought us to a whole new city- Tartarus, the prison city, which has no guards, no hierarchy, except what the prisoners decide. The mists that surround the city is what keeps prisoners in. It was so interesting to read about this city, and all the ins and outs of how it was set up. Cassandra and Ronan enter the prison together, where Mireille (the ballerina) has been for 200 years.

Xenia also finds herself in an interesting situation. Multiple situations, actually. I don't want to give away too many details, because it really is the best to experience this fresh. It was just SUCH a good book.

Sometimes in a 4 or 5 book series, the books in between the 1st/2nd and last books can feel boring, lengthy, and like they're just a place filler to make the series more impressive. That is NOT the case with Rebel. This book takes on a life of it's own, and ends on another cliffhanger, leaving you with continued anticipation for book 4, the final book.

I love this series so so so much and can't give it enough hype. It is terribly underhyped, and it shouldn't be!!! It's got something for everyone- winged fae men, wolves, mystery, and other mystical creatures!

And the audio narration?! So so so good!! Nikki Grey and Neill Thorne do SUCH an amazing job bringing the characters to life...I can't wait to hear them more in other books!!

such a great installment!!!!

loved this book so much!!!! i cant wait to see how the series continues! I hope one day podium makes an audio book for the novella that comes before this book!

Love this series

Love the characters and twists and of course the romance! I can’t wait for the next one!