The best KJ Charles

The best KJ Charles book I listened to so far. Fantasy, the two protagonists disliking each other in the beginning, and quite a lot of magic.

It surprised me though, that the book is very short, ca 4houes, then there's another short story and at least 30 min "preview" from the next book in the series.

The reader is quite good, though I'd prefer a bit more difference in the voices of the two protagonists, sometimes it's hard to distinguish between who says what.

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It’s okay

Maybe I expected too much from the majorly positive reviews but the book and the universe didn’t quite manage to catch me. The book isn’t bad but it’s the kind I’ll probably forget in a couple weeks.

The characters: Lucien is quite likable but I couldn’t completely warm up to Stephen. Maybe because I didn’t really feel like I knew that much about the man, even by the end of the book. Instead I felt like I was missing a lot of backstory regarding his character and, honestly, this world as a whole. Lucien’s past seemed a little less elusive to me but there’s still a lot of information missing and even though yes, there’s more books, I felt like it just wasn’t enough for me to form some kind of attachment to the characters. *MINOR SPOILERS INCOMING*
When it comes to their relationship I also sadly gotta say that I wasn’t quite satisfied with the enemies to lovers arc, probably because the part with them behaving like actual enemies is almost non-existent. I’m not saying it doesn’t make sense for Stephen not to crucify Lucien for his father’s and brother’s crimes but it just didn’t really feel like enemies to lovers. *END OF SPOILER*

The world: As I already hinted before I felt like the introduction into this slightly different Victorian world was done a bit weirdly. I probably would’ve been able to understand everything a bit better from the start if there had just been a short but clear explanation of the magic of this universe somewhere near the beginning instead of trickling the information down over the course of the book. This way I had a somewhat hard time grasping the differences between this fantasy England and the real deal in regards to, well, the amount of fantasy that’s there. And fitting with that I still don’t really feel like I know what Stephen actually can and can’t do with his abilities either. *ANOTHER SPOILER*
What I absolutely can’t take seriously about his magic though is the idea that Lucien’s cum makes him stronger, no matter what explanation the author wants to give me for that. This part actually makes me cringe so hard it might very well end up the main reason I won’t continue the series. *END OF SPOILER*

Conclusion: As the title says, it’s okay. At least if you’re not expecting too much and can ignore a certain ridiculous “power boost” on Stephen’s end (explained in the spoiler right above). It didn’t give me the feeling that I immediately need to read the next book though or the feeling that I’d want to read it again. Maybe I’ll continue the series at another point in time out of pure curiosity or maybe I’ll just forget about it. But for now I kinda need a break.

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perfectly napraten, good story

I really liked the narratieve with this story. fitter perfectly. The story was different and cute and suspenseful. really liked it

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Spannende Sache!

Endlich mal eine LGBTQ+-Geschichte in dieser Länge, bei der der Plot nicht vollkommen vorhersehbar war! Ich mochte beide Hauptcharaktere sehr gerne - Lord Crane ist ein ziemlicher Sturkopf, und Stephen Day passt ausgezeichnet zu ihm.
Was mir ein bisschen aufgefallen ist, war, dass andauernd auf Stephens Größe herumgeritten wurde, ansonsten kann ich auch den Schreibstil nicht bemängeln. Auf die Handlung an sich möchte ich nicht näher eingehen, ein junger Adliger, der für die Taten seiner Familie gehasst wird, reicht eigentlich. Und natürlich böse Magier, die ihm aus Leder wollen.
Der Sprecher macht seine Sache an sich auch gut, mir ist nur bei den, ah, erwachsenen Szenen etwas merkwürdig aufgestoßen.
Kläre Lese- und Kaufempfehlung!

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Unique story, amazing narrator

A truly dreamy story wrapped up in a trilogy that you can hardly interrupt and put away...... also because the narrator's voice completely captivates you. Incredibly pleasant, velvety voice! In addition, the ability to speak so many different voices and dialects fluently that you can immediately tell who the person is talking about! Therefore preferably 6 stars to Cornell Collins ******

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This narration is extraordinaire!

This is a fantastic story perfectly narrated! When you love historic mm-stories with magic and suspence, this is your book!

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very enjoyable

It was a very enjoyable read, I've had a good time listening to it and I'll be continuing with the Series soon.

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Too short to be called a book. Klune is better.

Good story but way too short to be called a proper book. Klune is better.

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