Taken

Coldest Fae Series, Book 1

By: Katerina Martinez

Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio

Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

In Arcadia, winter has no heart.

I make magic dresses for a living. I'm not rich or pretty enough to wear them, but I love what I do, working out of my family's shop on Carnaby Street in London - until the fae show up.

It's a straight-up kidnapping, and before I know it, I'm brought to this wintry place of cold hearts and beautiful nightmares, but that's not the worst part.

The worst part is, they think I'm fae, and I'm supposed to participate in some competition against a host of other women who have been training their whole lives for this. The prize? The winner is to marry the prince.

On the surface that sounds almost like a fairy tale, only this competition is brutal and bloody, and the prince is the jerk who kidnapped me. I can't get too close to him or he'll know I'm not fae, and then I'm dead. But I want to get close to him. His body burns with the fire of a cold star, and I'm drawn to him.

I need to fight the pull and survive long enough to find a way out of here, but these winter fae won't make that easy.

Contains mature themes.

©2021 Katerina Martinez and LJ Sampere (P)2021 Tantor

Quite the Surprise...Ends in Cliffhanger

No steam, no smut, just a traditional fae story about the royal selection. However, despite the lack of the steam, the action and storytelling is on point. Could be better with a little cheek clapping but meh. Dahlia is a human dressmaker who lives with mages. She has a pixie as a best friend that no one knows about, and she doesn't know who her parents are. She lives with 3 mages who all are mother figures in her life. As she goes to drop off a dress to a non-paying magical client, she runs into a fae prince. Who later kidnaps her to have her participate in a Queen trial. It is during this trial that she tries to cover up that she is human as they are considered dirty, stupid and despised in their realm. But from the looks of it...she's half fae..half human. As always, in any magical shifter story, the prince is hot and cold when he wants to be, cryptic when he wants to be, and the mean girls are just that, mean. However, just when the story finally picks up and gets good...wham cliffhanger and you gotta buy book two and three. *insert eyeroll* I recommend this read as the main character Dahlia is not a whiny annoying brat but a levelheaded, sometimes confused but smart enough to not do stupid things, lovable character. Dahlia for the win!

Amazing

This was one of the best books I have ever listen to on this app. The plot was good but the narration and the way the characters talks is just spectacular I cannot wait to listen to more!!!

Pretty dang good

Bought this on a whim but was surprised by how entertaining this was. Loved every character except the prince and there was good pacing throughout. Will purchase next one,

Pretty Good

This book was very good, the vivid detail of this fairy land was wonderful. The characters are developing very nicely. I like the MCs and the supporting characters. I cannot wait to listen to the other books.

Good fantasy

It's got the makings of a really great love story but it's definitely a slow build. Luckily the books are rather short. It will take at least a couple more before I can really decide.

a fantastic journey

Loved it!! a beautiful love story!! enjoy the up, downs, twists, turns, and curveballs......the journey is worth the wait!

So Good

I quickly moved on to the next book and I’m excited to learn more! A really great start.

Great Narration & Interesting Story So Far

If you enjoy a story with some mystery, a slow-burn romance, and a female lead that grows in strength - this is a great one.

keep your head in the game, or you will lose it.

This was absolutely fantastic, the creature's in it were completely terrifying. Also the storyline is very engaging, it flows really well and is filled with intensity that leaves you on the edge of your seat. I love how each of the characters are different, and extremely mysterious in some aspects. Gully is one of my favourite characters, when you listen to this you'll understand why. There is so much unanswered in book 1, I can't wait to start book 2. This is such an exciting series, and happens to be about the fae. One of my favourite types of fantasy creatures, the description of the fae in this is without a doubt incredibly interesting. I need to add the paperbacks of these to my forever growing collection.

Really enjoyable

Was having a bit of a reading/audio dry spell and couldn’t seem to find anything I wanted to listen/read, but then I came across this book. It’s actually really enjoyable! The world building was good maybe needed a bit more details on it but was good enough to be able to imagine the scenery. The main character was well thought through and a very likeable character, wasn’t annoying, stupid or overly confident like some of the characters from similar storylines. The narrator had a lovely clear and easy to listen to voice She really did make the character come alive.
All in all I really loved it and have actually went and brought the other two books. Looking forward to how this story is going to develop :)