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A Ruin of Roses

Deliciously Dark Fairytales, Book 1

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A Ruin of Roses

By: K.F. Breene
Narrated by: Tillie Hooper
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I could save him, but he would ruin me.

The beast.

The creature that stalks the forbidden wood.

The dragon prince.

He has suffered a fate worse than death. We all have. A curse put upon us by the mad king.

We are a kingdom locked in time. Shifters unable to feel our animals. Stuck here by a deal between the late king and a demon who seeks our destruction.

The only one keeping this kingdom alive is Nyfain, the golden prince to a stolen throne. The last dragon shifter.

He's our hope.

He's my nightmare.

When he catches me trespassing in the forbidden wood, he doesn't punish me with death, as he's entitled.

He takes me, instead. Forces me back to the castle as his prisoner. Seeks to use me.

Apparently, I can save him. I can save the whole forgotten kingdom, locked away by the demon king's power.

But it would mean taming the monster beneath his skin. It would mean giving myself to him.

It would mean my ruin.

This is a dark and spicy Beauty and the Beast retelling featuring an anti-hero, a strong heroine, and a humorous supporting cast. This is an enemies-to-lovers and possible fated mates story suitable for 18+. It's the first of a trilogy, ending on a cliffhanger.

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I loved it!

This was my first KF Breene but it will not be my last. I loved it. The world building, character assembling, creature creating was sublime and the narration!! I think ths person is my new favourite. Her voice is very soothing, I loved it.

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Slow then very funny. Warning - lots of kinky sex

The story was slow to start and I almost didn't push through the first couple of chapters. I only did because I love K F Breene other books.
It then became hilarious. The heroine was kickass. I love her.
There was very little story at end but lots if steamy sex

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argh! It ends on a cliffhanger!

apart from that it was highly entertaining with several laugh out loud moments.
the narrator did a good job

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Full on, sexy, dark and a gripping story!

This book was definitely not what I was expecting, but I got more than I bargained for.
The characters were insane, it was fantastic.
Erotic, hilarious, dark, sexy, confusing, and intense.
Absolutely loved every second.

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Adults only and great story!

This was a great surprise! The story is excellent, the narration is fantastic and it was nice and spicy! Whoah what a ride!

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Love the story

I loved this series when I first read it so I decided to download the audiobook. The narration is good for the most part but I hate how she does the MMCs voice. It’s not enough to ruin the books so I’m probably going to get the rest of the series on audio too but it does annoy me. All the other voices are great, especially Hadriel when he’s drunk but Nyfain sounds like it’s the voice of an old villain who smokes too much.

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I enjoyed it all

left on a cliff hanger... Prince Nyphain gone to defend his kingdom only half healed and .. has to go and rescue him.
looking forward to part 2 of this story.
I have also enjoyed Tillie's narration.

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Not what I was expecting!

I loved Finlay, the sassy heroine, and the confusing broody Nyfain. But my favourites were the hilarious side kicks and their s$x-capades. Honestly, I didn't think this book was going to be funny, but I lol many times 😂

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Weak plot

I was hoping for more of a story in this fairytale. Seemed like a lot of filler in this book and a drastic cliffhanger. Unsatisfied overall.

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Gratuitous steam

This is just relentless sex talk/scenes and swearing. There are some very funny moments, but by half way through I was sick to death of being barraged with explicit writing and quit. I wanted a novel, not endless material for ‘alone’ time.

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