Demon Valley Pack

Pretty Little Monster Trilogy, Book 1

De: Avery Stone

Narrado por: Tor Thom, Sarah Puckett

"Fated love means nothing when we can avoid extinction. One tiny sacrifice will appease the shadows. It's a shame, really. You've always been my pretty little monster."

Those were the last words I heard from my Alpha, my fated mate, before his Beta tossed me off the cliff into a land of no return: Demon Valley, the place where no human or wolf shifter survives. Legends claim there's an escape from the shadowy, demon-infested haven, but no one has ever returned to confirm the truth.

Except me.

There's a reason no one comes back from Demon Valley, and when I reach the end of its dark tunnel, I finally understand why. At that grand exit lies a place of rejected salvation. Our Goddess may have blessed me with the ultimate plot for revenge, starting with the Alpha of Nightmare Daemons himself.

Malifer Nightshade.

A beast of shadows. A seductive master. Creator of this forbidden valley.

And the rejected older brother of my Alpha.

To gain salvation, one must be tested. For me, that means destroying my bond with the Alpha I expected to spend my life with. After his shattering betrayal, it's the only option, and I won't deny the ultimate truth.

I'm angry - broken - and with the help of these very addictive shadows, I’ll show my old pack of deceitful wolves exactly what a pretty little monster I can be.

Demon Valley Pack is a full-length paranormal rejected-mates romance. Recommended for 18+ due to mature content.

©2022 Avery Stone (P)2022 Podium Audio

The ending…

I was really enjoying this book, in fact I already had the next two books lined up in my wish list. But the twist in the last 20 minutes of the book just left me completely confused and a little turned off… I decided I actually didn’t need to continue the series. But it was a way fun read and even with the twist it’s not a cliffhanger just a change to the expected storyline.

Chef’s Kiss

Ms Stone talent with a pen in unmatched! I loveeee this series. A hidden gem in a chest full of gems.

Beyond expectation

The twists are hidden so well, you couldnt predict them ever. Nice action blend of different areas than just regular magic or power of strength. Its a great story that draws you in thinking its just like every other revenge fantasy novels. Good vs Dark and good has to win. This story is a well fresh breeze compared to other fantasy novels.

Who strong, loyal and smart the MFC is.

Book one is excellent. The book starts out with a background easy to invision. The author shows how smart, strong, durrable, kind and harsh the main femal character can be depending on the situation her course of action can change. Ths is not a stand alone. Investing in book 2 is highly suggested and worth it.

Points for creativity

I can tell that a lot of effort went into this so giving it a 3 instead of a 1. As far as twists goes sometimes less is more and although initially captivating the overall storyline is lacking. There isn’t enough smut or romance to cushion the blow of an overpacked tale that feels like multiple book ideas thrown into one.

**spoilers**

The voodoo doll familiars that make robot noises was definitely the worse bit, not even getting into cultural appropriation but overall these demonic labubus have an unnecessary amount of dialogue.

I wouldn’t avoid the author completely but maybe start with another book first.

Voice actors were great

Ok

Too much inter dialog. Not enough action. Didn’t finish book. It lost me with all the talking to herself.

Good So Far....BUT

This has a great storyline. The main Characters are typical male female shifter. The plot is good and so are the events. The main downfall for me is the fact that it's way to wordy. It just fills too much space, until you've forgotten where you are in the story. After this happens so much throughout the story, it comes to a point of being boring. This causes skipping to get back to the actual storyline.

Meh

Great job to both narrators.
The book to me was prolonged..
the transitions to fighting and then talking was confusing a little..I had multiple times rewind the chapters because of it.

But I was entertained..

Just wow!

what a ending! this is a a first I've never been so surprised 🙀. Can't wait till the next book!

What the heck!

Now that was a cliffhanger and unexpected ending!
OK, now that shocking revelation is out of the way, let's get to the actual review. The story was magnificent but the little sprinkles of sexual moments kinda ruined it for me. They took away from the book. I'm all for that in romance/ dark romance, but this book could have been fantastic as a YA.