Ice Lord's Bride

Bride of the Fae, Book 1

By: Ava Ross

Narrated by: Ryan West, Jillian Macie

Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

I must marry one of the fae, but the forbidden ice lord wants me.

To secure a human-fae truce, I'm one of five women traveling to their magical kingdom, where we'll be courted by fae aristocracy. We have one month to choose a husband from among them.

Only Elion, the arrogant, beastly ice lord, is forbidden. His torturous scars make the other women gasp. His icy words rip them to shreds. His touch is colder than frost. He lurks in the shadows, never coming out into the light.

One stolen moment with Elion, and I'm intrigued. A kiss, and I'll do anything to call this brutishly handsome lord mine.

Then one of the women is found dead. When you're next appears on my bedroom wall, written in blood, it's clear there's more going on here than solidifying the human-fae truce.

If I'm not careful, I won't become a bride of the fae. I'll wind up dead.

Ice Lord's Bride is book one in a fantasy romance duology. It heats to a high sizzle and comes with a guaranteed happily ever after.

©2022 Ava Ross (P)2023 Podium Audio

Ends in Cliffhanger

I hate books that end in a cliffhanger when the next audiobook is not available. The book wasn’t hard to listen to because of the narrators who brought the characters to life. There is lots of suspense since the witch will not reveal why she cast a spell on the main male character. What or who the main female character is was also not revealed. I do plan to continue the series. FYI: not all people who leave a star rating write a narrative to explain that rating.

Awesome

I loved this book. It was read beautifully and didn’t move too fast or slow through the plot. I do hate that it ended and a slight cliff hanger. But not enough to give it less stars.

Tried to Listen Twice to this Story

When I purchased the audiobook it had 1 review of 5 stars. I have tried to listen to this story three times and fell a sleep through it three times. It just doesn't keep my interest after introducing the characters and how they met. I think the whole story could play out in about 3 hours but was draw out to 7 hours of nothing going on. By the time I closed up the audio window to leave my review there was a 2nd review given that dropped the over all rating to 3 stars. Neither of the reviews could be read at the time I left this review so I still have no idea what the first two reviewers said about this book but I can say each chapter did not leave me wanting to know what was going to happen next. I only tried three times to listen to it all the way through because I paid for it and it had a 5 star review.

I couldn’t get through it

It started off well, with a lot of promise, but it’s very childish and silly. And there’s a lot of repetition. The narrators are quite good, and they kept me in it longer than I should’ve stayed. But ultimately I had to bow out at chapter 28.