Audio Book Review: Kiss of the Damned By Elena Lawson

Kiss of the Damned
(Fallen Cities: Elisium #1)
By Elena Lawson

Narrator: Holly Fielding

Length: 7 hours and 31 minutes

Paige has no interest in being a demon’s plaything.

She shouldn’t even be in the Fallen City of Elisium, but all it takes is one Nephilim jerk proclaiming her to be tainted and that’s exactly where she winds up.

The demons she encounters there are vile, wicked beings, though none more so than Kincaid: the cruelest and most powerful of them all. To ensure her safe return home, Paige must strike a bargain with him.

Forty days in exchange for her freedom.

With no other option, she agrees. If Kincaid’s interest in her can help solve the riddle of her origin and aid in her escape from Elisium, she figures it’ll all be worth it.

Only, the more time she spends with Kincaid, the more the tenuous line between love and hate melts away. Soon, Paige will be forced to confront something far more disquieting than the truth of her heritage: a confusing connection with a demon that she cannot deny.

From bestselling author, Elena Lawson comes the first book in an inventive new series that will thrust the reader into a world of dark temptation, deception, and desire.

Perfect for fans of L.J. Smith, Kresley Cole, and enemies-to-lovers romances. Enter the supernatural world of Fallen Cities in Kiss of the Damned today.

*This book is part of a series and ends in a cliffhanger.*

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My Review:

I don't know what I was expecting when I picked this up but I liked what I got and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series! This is on me but I'm pretty sure this series is part of a spin-off series because there was minimal world building. Considering how I went into everything only knowing what the heroine presented (which was also very little information) I feel like I was just as lost as she was in certain aspects.

The heroine was in a very strange and extraordinary situation. It was interesting to read about and be just as lost as she was in that situation. It made for a great start to the book which only built throughout the story. Though personality-wise she was a tad bit bland. She was stubborn but that's as far as her personality streched.

The hero started out as a scary *ss. He eventually warmed up to the heroine but it never really felt like they had any chemistry other than the secondary character's claiming they were seeing it. I wanted them to have more of something that I can't quite put my finger on to convince me they actually liked each other.

The ending was strange. I swear that I saw the sequel's storyline when they went to a very specific place (that I can't name or I'll spoil the novel for you) but then the author magically "fixed" it and then the book ended. I'm slightly confused but intrigued enough to want to know what happens next and to finally get to answer to what the heroine is.

The Audio Book:

The narration was great! All the characters of distinguishable from each other and there were no strange noises in the background of the recording.

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