The Witch of Painted Sorrows

The Daughters of La Lune, Book 1

By: M.J. Rose

Narrated by: Natalie Ross, Phil Gigante

Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

Sandrine Salome flees New York for her grandmother's Paris mansion to escape her dangerous husband. The house, famous for its lavish art collection and elegant salons, is mysteriously closed up. Although her grandmother insists it's dangerous for Sandrine to visit, she defies her and meets Julien Duplessi, a mesmerizing young architect. Together they explore the hidden night world of Paris, the forbidden occult underground, and Sandrine's deepest desires.

Sandrine discovers her erotic nature as a lover and painter. Then darker influences threaten - her cold and cruel husband is tracking her down and something sinister is taking hold, changing Sandrine, altering her. She's become possessed by La Lune: A witch and a 16th-century courtesan, who opens up her life to a darkness that may become a gift or a curse.

©2015 Melisse Shapiro (P)2015 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Critic reviews

"Rose's unforgettable full-bodied characters and richly detailed narrative result in an entrancing read that will be long savored." ( Library Journal)

Have to read the second book

I like this story in general. I need to find out if I like the whole story by reading the second book. Her characters were interesting and I liked the Paranormal aspect of the book. Yes I would recommend this book especially to people who liked the Paranormal genre. I need to read second book to the series. To be continued...

pleasent surprises

The occult details, the perfect expressions of whimsical suspense, and salacious details add up perfectly to create a glamorous and light listen <3

wonderful story

absolutely loved every second of this book.
naration was great as well.
must read book

Depressing ending

If you don’t like an ending that ends bad or not as you expected don’t make this for all her fight to end of an ending like that was I don’t know I should’ve finished reading it first thing in the morning kind of left the rest of the day depressing LOL

What?

I didn't actually hear very much of this book. The story looked really good, however, I was unable to focus in on the story. The narrator spoke way too soft and fast to really be able to understand her. It could also be that because she is English and so with the softness of her voice and how quickly she speaks, because I am an American, I was unable to hear what she was saying. Too bad. But again it looks like a really good story and I will probably look this one up as a kindle read. Try it out for yourself and see.

Engrossing

I listened to this book and it was hard to even pause it. The sex scenes were delicious. It made me want to move to Paris, become a painter, and practice magic!! A must read for those who love history, art, witches and a good thriller.

Not as exciting as I had hoped

Breathy, soft spoken narrator.
The story was not very interesting to me. A lot focused around Paris and painting. The concept was good, but the story was not as intriguing, suspenseful or exciting as I hoped based on the synopsis.

Darkly captivating

I love the wile of the story. Kept my attention all the way through. Wow...I didn't see the ending coming and I was listening very well. Stay tuned listener... ;-)

A decent story

Over all a well written and nicely performed book. I struggled to connect with the main character, and found her too helpless and self-destructive for my tastes.

Slow

I really struggled to get through the last 4 hours. It isn’t bad at all, just slow.