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A Touch of Poison

Shadows of the Tenebris Court, Book 2

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By: Clare Sager
Narrated by: Sarah Sampino, Liam Price
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In Elfhame, bargains are currency, lies are weapons, and your heart is your greatest weakness.

Reeling from Bastian's revelations, Kat wakes from her dire illness wanting nothing more than to sever all ties with the man who betrayed her. But fate has a different plan—she's trapped in Elfhame, the fae realm where nothing is as it seems. And worse, she's trapped with him, reliant on his touch to stave off a poison that threatens her very life.

Thrust into the center of Dusk and Dawn Courts, they must balance the two in order to maintain a delicate peace. But in a world where alliances are forged and shattered in a heartbeat, danger looms. A mysterious group infiltrates the city, and spies whisper of an ancient artifact powerful enough to destroy an entire court.

As enemies close in from all sides and attacks on the city escalate, Kat and Bastian must unearth deadly secrets and their own complicated feelings to survive—or risk a war to destroy faekind itself.

Full of betrayal, bargains, and broken hearts, A Touch of Poison is the spellbinding second book in Shadows of the Tenebris Court, a searing romantic fantasy trilogy perfect for fans of The Bridge Kingdom and A Court of Thorns and Roses. Intended for mature listeners.

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The male narrator Liam Price is very hard to listen to, mono toned and irritating. I prefer Sarah Sampino, when she reads as both male and female protagonists

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The male narrator is terrible. He seems to be gasping for breath in every sentence, always ending the sentence in a question sound. Like a high note. He makes Bastian sound like a whiny, annoying little man with no confidence. It's honestly grating to listen to. I downloaded the epub so I could skip the chapters of Bastian and read them myself.

It really is a pity because the female narrator is one of the best I've ever heard. Her intonation, and emotion in the text she reads is just amazing. Honestly she saved the story for me. But just.

I had read other reviewers discontent with the male narrator and didn't think it could be that bad. But I swear, it's that bad. It's like he's almost an ai voice? Very monotone, but ending the sentences in an upward sound. It's awful.

Story is awesome though. I really hope the author will let the female narrator do the Bastian chapters as well. I'd probably listen to it again then ♥️

Male narrator ruins it for me

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I loved the first book but so disappointed with the male narration of this second one. I’m only a few chapters in but not sure if I can continue. His voice goes up at the end of each sentence which is so odd and so hard to follow what’s going on. The female narrator is brilliant and does all characters so well. Such a shame! Really bizarre choice of narrator and based on other reviews most people feel the same.

Awful male narration

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the voice actor for Bastian is awful. he sounds mechanical and does weird vocal inflections at the end of every sentence. I like the story though and enjoy reading it, but wouldn't recommend the audiobook

book is good, male voice actor is not

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I absolutely love this series, court intrigue, magic, romance. However it’s ended up costing me extra money as I had to buy the book because I just couldn’t listen to Bastian’s chapters narrated by Liam. It’s honestly like he hates the book and is deliberately destroying it. This needs re-recording, all other reviews seem to say the same. He reads it like it’s a boring minor event on the evening news. Zero emotion and no attempt at character voices. Sarah does a better Bastian, she should just do the whole book.

Loved the story - could not listen to Liam

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