Ashes to Ashes

The Rites of Passage, Book 1

De: A.G. Harris

Narrado por: Scarlett Bell

I believed it all once, the fairytale, that is. When I was a teenager, I was like you, you poor naive thing. Stick around, and I'll show you how to become a better version of yourself. The villain. It's the villain that has all the fun. Corruption, lies, and anarchy are a minefield of excitement!

Boom, boom, baby!

You see, I was the commoner who fell for the handsome king. He promised me a future by his side and handed me a red rose, but the thorns cut me deep when I took it. The fantasy shattered, and the king killed everything in my world, including me...or so he thought.

I became a ghost dragged deep into the underworld that my uncle controlled. No longer human but now a pawn, a possession. For years I suffered the games until one day, my soul slipped free from hell and came back to wander the earth.

The thing about ghosts is they are not truly dead. They are left to linger and, most notably, to haunt. I would flip the roles and seduce the king this time. I'd take his kingdom, his power, and control. I'd crush him into ashes beneath my Prada boots.

Ashes to ashes, they will all fall down because I'm the plague baby, and I'm going to leave nothing but dust in my trail.

©2022 amber razzouk (P)2024 Amber Razzouk

Great narrators!

I already loved this story and the narrators chosen were fantastic!
This is a great listen that keeps you sucked in!

Revenge is a dish best served cold!

This story has a great plot and bada** characters! But be warned it ends with a huge cliffhanger! Thankfully book number two is already out! The narrator did a good job distinguishing between all of the characters. I enjoyed listening.

Revenge with a capital R

This book had a lot going on - in the best way.

We have dual timelines and multiple points of view. Not only do we get our main characters, but we get glimpses of some of the side characters as well. I think the most interesting part was the internal battles Nova had with Ghost.

There was a whole lot of plot going on as well. I will not go into it because I do not want to give anything away, just know it is quite revenge focused.

LOVED THIS!

Looking at that cover, I had to listen right away. And boy, I owe nothing to this book, I loved every minute! I love a good strong female character, extremely cute friend, and masculine men. The story line was so unique to me. Romance suspense - I am HERE for it.

There are flashbacks put in just the right places. The suspense comes in and out, it’s like riding a roller coaster, and I friggin loved that.

Such a great book!

This book was so good when reading it listening to it gave it such a great dynamic that I missed when reading. The narrator was so good too. Usually I like 2 POVs when I listen but this narrator did a really good job voicing all the parts. Overall impressed and can’t wait for the next book to be done!

Loved this book!

I loved reading this book so listening made it even better! I can’t wait for book 2! This was everything I needed and more! And can I say this narrator is really good at guy voices??? So good!

A ghost is on a mission for revenge

Nova and Elsa: they are one and the same but one has died (and is now Ghost) and one is now on a mission to take down the powerful King family.

Titan is literally the prince of the King family. His father is ruthless and will stop at nothing to continue to keep his empire strong and that includes training his son to be as ruthless as he is. Titan only has 2 allies, his cousin Dash and Damien, who are just as ruthless and brutal as he is. Power and knowledge is used as currency in this book and the more you have the richer you are.

Elsa (Ghost) and Titan have a shared history, one where they fell for each other but he betrayed her and her family and now she is back as Nova with a vengeance and an amazing boot collection. She is hardened and callous and out for payback. Her inner dialogue and ramblings were fun and endearing. I liked her witty reasoning and her gives off zero f*ucks attitude. She doesn't cower down to Titan or his cousins.. P.S. When are we getting Dash’s book?!?

This was past faced with no fat to trim off the story. It kept the action coming and the story flowed effortlessly. The ending was a bit of a cliffhanger and now I have to read to conclusion: Dust to Dust

I listened to the audio book and the narrator did a great job of making the characters her own and finding a different voice for each. The emotion (of lack of emotion sometimes from Nova) came through really well and added depth to the story.

Are revenge stories some of my favorites now? I think they might be!