City of Gods and Monsters

House of Devils, Book 1

By: Kayla Edwards

Narrated by: Wen Ross, Zura Johnson

Welcome to the city of Angelthene. We hope you survive.

Loren Calla has only ever been ordinary. As a human struggling to survive in a city that caters to the needs of vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural creatures, she always assumed her life would remain simple, predictable, and as safe as her world would allow.

Until she barely escapes abduction at the hands of Darkslayers—supernatural bounty hunters that possess the Sight, a magical tracking ability that allows them to see a person's aura—and one of her friends is taken in her place. The abductors are demanding a ransom: Loren's life in exchange for her friend's safe return. Loren will do whatever it takes to get her friend back—even if it means accepting help from Darien Cassel, the leader of the Seven Devils, the most feared Darkslaying circle in the city.

Darien specializes in tracking down demons and criminals that are better off dead than alive, so when he takes a job to track down Loren and finds out she is human—and couldn't hurt a fly if her life depended on it—he decides to protect her instead of turn her in for a reward. As much as Loren doesn't want to admit it, Darien is her best and only chance at finding her friend alive, if she can somehow manage to get along with him—and not fall head-over-heels in love with him in the process, which is far easier said than done.

When more women start disappearing, and some of them slowly turn up dead, Loren and Darien's search for answers takes them deep into Angelthene's corrupt underbelly, where they discover a dark secret that threatens to unravel their world. And when tragedy strikes, Loren learns that love can make an ordinary person do extraordinary things.

From the author of Dreams of Ice and Iron comes a new fantasy romance perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Ilona Andrews, and Cassandra Clare.

©2022 Kayla Edwards (P)2024 Podium Audio

Engaging

Took a little bit to get to the point but the story was great! It kept me engaged and even had some emotions while reading.

Narrator was painful to listen to

The male narrator really ruined this book for me and if it wasn’t for the female would not have been able to finish. His attempt at a female voice was borderline insulting and made her sound so weak and pitiful. It was a huge disconnect from the competent way the female narrator portrayed her. Even his male voice sounded like the Bat Dad guy and found myself laughing at some of the serious moments because of it.

Narration has to be sped up to tolerate it

I have been anticipating listening to this book but it took a few days to actually get it at a speed that I could tolerate. I like the story line but the narration is not good. This story may be better to read than to listen to.
Dissapointed.

V. Enjoyable to listen to

I very much enjoyed the story. The narrators were fantastic - loved the dual pov. I would definitely listen to other books narrated by them.

The book itself was interesting and overall well-written.

One of THE BEST!!!

Loved the story and the people reading did stupendous job!! I listen to A LOT of Audibles and this is in my top 5 faves so far!!