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Promised to the Shadow King
- Captive of Shadows, Book 1
- Narrated by: Isabella Tugman
- Series: Captive of Shadows, Book 1
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Romance, Fantasy
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Summary
The first book in the brand new Captive of Shadows Series.
Love. Joy. Anticipation.
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I’ve never seen my future husband or even heard his voice. I only know that long ago, my father made a vow, and now, I have to fulfill it. They say Kane is a monster, with sharp clawed hands and hoofed feet. They say he’s cruel, violent, and likely to kill me before the end of my first night.
They say...a lot of things.
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Good start
Briar has known she’s been promised to Kane the prince of death all her life now the day has come for her to meet him. Really enjoyed listening to this and I’m looking forward to the rest of the series.Isabella Tugman is a new narrator to me and I enjoyed listening to her .
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- Toni walker
- 17-08-20
Amazing
I can’t recommend this book enough from start to finish was amazing written really good and I loved the narrated Storyline was amazing can’t wait to start book 2 this was my first from the writer and narrated will be looking for more
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- Rachael Simpson
- 10-05-20
Even better the 2nd time round
I absolutely loved reading this book and listening to it the second time around was even better. Izzy did an amazing job bringing the characters to life. Love the sorry and the tension. I can't wait for the second installment to come to audible.
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- My Book Journey
- 04-05-20
Dark secrets
Briar's idea about being married off are naïve and romantic as nurtured by her father and sisters, now living in a different world she has to find her way to what she hoped would be her happy ever after but her soon to be husband is anything but interested or nice to her. We find out that everyone has secrets but we will have to continue listening to the next instalment to find out as we are just given glimpses...
The narrator has a pleasant voice but the narration was far to quick for me, it didn't give me a chance to fully take in the story before we were onto the next chapter.
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- brenda l. moreno
- 13-05-21
Good read
I really enjoyed the story and the world the author created. It’s original and interesting. Yes there is a Cliffhanger and characters are very well built. The narrator does a great job bringing the story to life. I honestly recommend.
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- KV
- 04-01-21
Intriguing story
This story was new to me and I enjoyed the journey. I enjoyed the differences between the voices of the characters.
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- lindak77
- 04-01-21
Captivating storyline great audiobook!!
I I absolutely loved this audiobook It was a first audiobook that I've ever listened to ,not the usual type of genre I would have chosen for myself but I am so glad that I found it because I absolutely cannot wait to read/ listen to the rest of the books in the series! Definitely one of my favorites now!
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- ShaunaRae G.
- 18-06-20
Definitely worth the read
This book kept me engrossed right until the end. Now I want more!
Take the time to listen, or read. You'll thank the writer.
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- ecocat
- 09-06-20
Promises, Duties, Love, and Hate
Promised to the Shadow King begins with a promise of Briar to wed the Shadow King, Kane. However, a promise of a daughter was not define to the deal made by Kane and Briar's father. Kane felt he was tricked and promised Briar's father that he will break her.
Briar was tasked with a duty to kill Kane for wrong that was done to her father. The story shows the complexity of both Kane and Briar's characters. Both made promises yet in some ways, both are also looking for some hints or clues of they could trust each other despite their duties where one is to kill and the other to break the other spirit.
The narrator, Isabella Tugman, gave Briar, innocence. She is a pawn used by her father, who felt he was wronged by Kane. She is duty-bound to find and learn as much as she can about Kane. The narrator gave Kane, a responsibilities of a leader, a king and since Kane is Death, he is always brooding and distrustful of mortals. Each characters is recognizable and has their own individualism.
Although this book is short, there are just so much complexity of Briar and Kane's characters. There are times that I can't figure if Kane is willing to hurt Briar or that he cares for her while Briar has three months to find a window of opportunity to kill Kane and yet she feels something for him.
It is a love and hate relationship of which will win out. There seems that there are more to the story than is being told. I definitely want to find out what happens next.
I was given this audiobook by the author. I have decided voluntary to write an unbiased review. I was not compensated or influence in any way for writing this review.
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- LMWilson
- 08-06-20
Great read!
This was my first book by Bailey Dark, and it did not disappoint. The story is well written and just draws you into the drama of Kane and Briar. It's very interesting and different than anything I've read before. I can wait to see what happens next.
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- Paranormal Lover
- 04-05-20
Promised
Fantastic read and loved it. I highly recommend this audiobook and the author. Narrator did a fantastic job also on this.
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- Erica19
- 22-04-20
AMAZING!!
Loved this book when I first read it.Love it even more that I listened to it on Audible. The narrator Isabella Tugman did an amazing job. loving this series so far can not wait to read the next book.
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- Miki Pooley
- 20-04-20
Loved it
loved the book when I read it but having it narrated it bright the story to a whole new level
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- Biggs_bookshelf
- 08-03-21
Needs some polishing and some kind of resolution .
The book starts out with huge promise. Youngest daughter is promised to the king of Death for keeping her mom alive years ago. Kane discovers the deceit because it’s Briar instead of Rose he expects. And it goes down hill from there. There’s no communications and everyone keeps telling her she worthless and beats up on her. For a girl on a mission (what is it. Who knows because we are never told), who’s been trained she sure doesn’t show it except once. It’s a basic damsel in distress with lots of lip licking and short sentences with repetitive words. I think face was used in 5 short sentences in a row. Things like this just get to me. Several sentences could have been combined into two cohesive sentences. It happens several times during the books. Briar acts like she has back bone but always falls apart at the first sign of trouble. And then it just ends. Not even a cliffhanger. Just the end with no resolution whatsoever.
The narrator makes this book better. I honestly think it would have been a dnf if I had to read it.