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The Umbra King

Vincula Realm, Book 1

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The Umbra King

By: Jamie Applegate Hunter
Narrated by: Nikki Grey, Gideon Frost
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The morally grey don’t want redemption. They want retribution.

After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Aurora 'Rory' Raven spends years forging herself into a ruthless vigilante killer.

She never gave up her search for the man who killed her sister, but when she is convicted of thirteen murders and sentenced to five-hundred years in Vincula, the prison realm, she knows her sister’s death will never be avenged.

After arriving in Vincula, Aurora discovers her opportunity for retribution is closer than she thought.

Caius is the notorious Umbra King, ruler of Vincula, King of the Monsters, and the thing nightmares are made of. After being locked in his own realm for a crime he didn’t commit, his only focus has been revenge.

When Aurora drops into his throne room, representing everything he despises, they begin a game of cat and mouse, and before long, their hatred turns into something else.

Circumstances draw them together, but revenge might tear them apart.

The Umbra King is book one in the Vincula Realm Duology, which is set in the Realms of the Aether multiverse. It ends on a cliffhanger.

Contains mature content.

©2023 Jamie Applegate Hunter (P)2023 Podium Audio
Crime Dark Fantasy Fantasy Paranormal Paranormal Romance Romance Romantic Suspense Fiction Revenge Suspense Royalty Murder
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4.5 ⭐'s, this has all the things I love, magical world, enemies to lovers, likeable MMC and FMC, protective Shadow Daddy, "who did this to you" & "baby" and spicy - loved it! glad the next one is out to listen to straight away after that ending,

All the things I love,

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🌶🌶🌶/5
☠️☠️☠️/5 dark moments
🧗‍♀️🧗‍♀️🧗‍♀️/5 Depth of cliffhanger

Written in 3rd person.

Not overly keen on the way the female narrator read Caius's voice but other than that well performed by both narrators.

Badas$ start, slowish middle, exciting end!

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Hate when the story ends on a quick decision. it's not cool and I don't like it... otherwise it's not an epic story, but It was enjoyable and there was a bit of spice! 🌶

Why oh why?

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4.5 ⭐

I loved this book- listened to it on Audible (voices were a little weird sometimes but still loved it overall)

As usual looove me a shadow daddy - literal shadows in this one. Rory was such a likeable FMC - sometimes acted stupid against her best interests out of stubbornness but that is a lot of people down to a T when they’re fuelled by revenge. Loved the side characters - cannot wait for both the MMC/FMC to get their revenge 💔

I KNEW there had to be something at the end of this book because it was all going too well 🙄. However, the ending of this book made me feral. I am running to read book 2

4.5!

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My first audio book, I was left breathless, amazed, sad and happy.
Rory's character is such a bagasse, sometimes the author changes the character when the FMC meets MMC but Rorys character remained the same. It was just the right amount of hate from both. Although I didn't understand why it was never revealed the men Rory killed were all in the act of committing a heinous crime against an innocent. I suppose the story might not have been what it is if people were more humane in they're judgement.

The story is a great starting point for the next. I grew to like Caios he is so sweet with Rory and so very bad at the same time. I had to check my earphones couldn't be heard when i was listening in the gym. It perfectly steamy.

I'm looking forward to reading the trilogy by the same author

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