
A Game of Malice and Greed
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Once upon a tangled tale of broken hearts and blackened souls comes this dark fairy-tale retelling from the Wall Street Journal and Amazon number one best-selling fantasy romance authors of Zodiac Academy.
A twisted heart, a hollow soul.
A broken warrior, lost gods of old.
A thief of shadows, blessed with light;
A single lie which stole their might.
A princess to win, in a brutal game.
A great empire falling to a monster’s claim.
A forbidden love, a curse untold.
The last immortal trapped in a coin of gold.
Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti have sold millions of books worldwide and have become known as the Twisted Sisters due to their dark and decadent romances full of heart-stopping angst. Step into this world of Fae, gods, and curses unlike any retelling you’ve experienced before.
- Listening Length25 hours and 50 minutes
- Audible release dateMarch 3 2023
- LanguageEnglish
- ASINB0BWKLGBQC
- VersionUnabridged
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Listening Length | 25 hours and 50 minutes |
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Author | Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti |
Narrator | Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux |
Audible.ca Release Date | March 03 2023 |
Publisher | Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B0BWKLGBQC |
Best Sellers Rank | #17,295 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #271 in Fantasy Romance (Audible Books & Originals) #350 in Paranormal Romance (Audible Books & Originals) #3,028 in Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost Romance |
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And of course, as they do, the Sisters really know how to throw you off a cliff and leave you wondering if you’ll survive the fall.
Overall, a fun, twisted take of a popular fairy tale.
5⭐️
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really disappointed as they are usually my favourite authors.
fame definitely is changing their writing.
It hurts me to say this because I’ve loved all of Caroline and Susanne’s books, but I found this book to be very slow, with no spice, and longer than it needed to be.
I did love that it was a different set/type of fae and that they had gods, not stars (damn twinkly bastards). And I enjoy the diversity of the characters, though Austyn lacks something.
I'm definitely going to read it again, and hopefully my views will change because the cliffhanger... was good! I have high hopes for the next book.
The first half of this book felt like a really long journey through mud and quicksand, and left me wanting to turn back. If I needed to read again how Drake is a thief with no morals, or Cassius is loyal, I might have stopped reading. Much of the first half felt repetitive and unnecessary, and maybe could have been half as long.
Kyra on the other hand is the best! Broken, deranged, loyal, good-hearted, and all around the light in this book, I lived for her chapters, and for her spirit.
Thankfully the second half of the book picked up in storyline, action, deception, and intrigue. At this point, so many lies are being told, I kinda forgot what the truths were anymore!
This book does end on a pretty amazing cliffhanger, so be ready for it, but it won’t break your soul like some of the cliffies they leave us with.
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The story is loosely based as an Aladdin, Rapunzel retelling, with a sexy heartbreaking gorgeous thief with severe vanity issues, a wicked tongue in both senses, and a master manipulator that leave you wanting to both strangle the life out of him, laugh till your sides hurt and swooning into a puddle until there is nothing left of you at all. Add in the tragic, past and backstory and he has captivated the hearts and minds of every reader who picks up this book! I fell for this heart throb fast and instantaneously, with his swagger, charm, confidence he is the whole package if he would just let the squishy little heart I know is buried deep deep down inside him out to play.
Austyn is the Princess of Osaria, beautiful, kind, loyal, bave, courageous with the true heart of the fiercest warriors and a deep love for her kingdom and all the people in it. But she's not free, enslaved in the palace by her evil stepmother, she longs to be free, to have the power to do something to combat the evil dark power that has infiltrated the Kingdom and her beloved and once adoring father. Never fear though, the inner strength is uncorruptable and will never be crushed as she strives to expose her stepmother to the entire kingdom.
Hidden in the shadows of these amazing characters are Cassius Lazar, an unimpeachable loyal guard that longs for the same as the Princess, including a secret desire that burns inside him for the Princess he has devoted his life to protect and the strangely, alluring Kyra, the Blessing contained within a magical coin that can grant the wishes of anything a thief with nothing desires.
It's a slow journey through the incredible new world they have created but it is sprinkled with the sisters usual quirky sense of humour, scenes that will leave you hot under the collar and action and suspense that will leave you feeling like you've just had a minor heart attack. And of course no Twisted Sisters book is complete without a prophecy that will keep the reader up for nights on end trying to decipher it and just when they think they're close.... BAM! they're no where near. Add in an infuriating cliffhanger that leaves the reader screaming for more that the sisters are well known for and this is THE BOOK to read!
Will this unusual foursome manage to save the kingdom of Osaria? Who knows?

Never watched Aladdin, don't think I've ever watched it fully. But when the sisters offer up a retelling I'm always going to say yes.
When I started this book I thought maybe it would be a fight for Princess Austyn's love but so far there isn't a hint of that. But never say never with the sisters.
Drake is like a Robin Hood, and although his background should push that he shouldn't care about others, fortunately morals and feelings always push their way to the top.
Cassius is guard and wants what he shouldn't and maybe can't have. Hopefully things work in his favour. Fortune favours the brave... But then again will the sisters let him 🤔
I'm sort of hoping that Lionel (ykiyk) remains the best evil character the sisters ever wrote but there is still time 😅


Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 3, 2023
Never watched Aladdin, don't think I've ever watched it fully. But when the sisters offer up a retelling I'm always going to say yes.
When I started this book I thought maybe it would be a fight for Princess Austyn's love but so far there isn't a hint of that. But never say never with the sisters.
Drake is like a Robin Hood, and although his background should push that he shouldn't care about others, fortunately morals and feelings always push their way to the top.
Cassius is guard and wants what he shouldn't and maybe can't have. Hopefully things work in his favour. Fortune favours the brave... But then again will the sisters let him 🤔
I'm sort of hoping that Lionel (ykiyk) remains the best evil character the sisters ever wrote but there is still time 😅


The story was so long which could of been condensed into 400 pages instead of 600! Their was a lot of receptiveness in the banter between Drake & Krya and about their feelings and emotions.
MC are Cassius who is a royal guard - man made of steel I really liked his character and how loyal and honourable he is.
Drake - who is a thief man of sin, he reminded me of Ryder off Rapunzel who loves himself a little too much which was annoying at times.
Kyra - the blessing (aka genie) she was really sweet I liked her. I liked that she had limitations to her power and I highly recommend reading the prequel first to understand a bit more about Kyra background.
Austyn - the princess who reminds me of princess Jasmine / rapunzel which her long silver hair and trapped within the castle. I felt she was a likeable character strong fierce and independent who only wants the best for her kingdom.
Overall it was an enjoyable read with good world building and very well written my only main gripe is information overload which wasn’t needed. Zodiac Academy is still my firm favourite series by the sisters but I’m still excited to read the next installment to this series to see what becomes of all the MC’s as it does end of on a cliff hanger!!
Favourite quote “ I was a boy born in to nothing and I grew into a man dressed in sin, little goddess. There’s only one thing you can ever rely on from me when words pass my lips. And that’s lies”

As always with a book from Caroline and Susanne, the world building and description is terrific and grips you from the start. They also do an amazing job of introducing and developing their new characters.
This is loosely based on an Aladdin retelling, but with Fae, new beasts, and a blessing that is not quite there after being kept in a coin for a veryyyyyyy long time. Her name is Kyra and I already love her, want to cry for her and also laugh out loud at some of the things she does and says
This is a brilliant start to a new series and I would definitely recommend! You'll be desperate for the next once you finish, I know I am!

All of our main protagonist’s are playing their own game and loving the way things are playing out so far.
Kyra is my favourite character, she’s just so hilarious and out of touch.
This book is a;l about the world building, I don’t mind a slow burn book if the story’s good and its well written as here. Definitely invested in our characters and need to find out what happens next.