The Captive's Curse
Twilight Mages, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Kirt Graves
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By:
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Eliot Grayson
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Unwanted. Unloved. Unransomed. And unable to control his dawn magic by any other means…
At odds with his family and on the run, Lord Cyril is taken prisoner and held in a gloomy mountain fortress—which he brightens up quite a bit, thank you. His captor wants him to be quiet and not cause any trouble, but who cares? Cyril may need the mysterious highwayman to quell his dawn magic and keep him sane, but he's overbearing, sardonic, and unpleasant.
Mostly. Except when Cyril can't live without his touch, or his voice, or his rare smile…
Ser Enzo, a robber and (not quite) a gentleman, desperately wants his obnoxious, adorable, irritating, irresistible captive off his hands…and other parts. Lord Cyril's wanton, irrepressible, and worst of all—his family won't take him back. Enzo can't release him without being paid. It's against his principles.
But so is keeping his bewitching captive forever. Cyril may be his prisoner, but Enzo's dangerously close to losing his own freedom by falling under the mage's spell…
©2024 Eliot Grayson (P)2025 Podium AudioThe first story was steamy and this one was freaking hilarious. This needs a warning sign “do not listen when in public”. I didn’t know so i had to hold in my hyena laughter when stupidity stroke.
This is definitely a story i will be listening to again in the future.
Lol
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I liked some parts of this more than The Royal Curse. It's another must-shag-or-die story, although the mage in this story hasn't avoided having sex in order to satisfy the curse. (And in fact, sex is his only option as he seems to be allergic to the potions Nico takes in book one.) Cyril is a hoot - pint-sized, snarky, flirty and bratty (although... Cyril - really? Could the author have picked a less sexy name?) - and I liked Enzo's deadpan responses to his smart-mouthed quips, although he's a bit too inscruitable for too long. As the whole story is told from Cyril's perspective, we don't really get much sense of Enzo being genuinely attracted to him until near the end.
That said, I liked them together; Enzo tries hard to be all 'I'm your grumpy captor so you must obey me' but fails dismally (it's clear to the listener that he's kind of entertained by Cyril's antics no matter that Cyril doesn't see it) and Cyril tries to be an ice princess with the same result. The author does a good job of showing that Cyril is hurt over the way he's been treated by his family but that he hides it beneath layers of being an aggravating, sarcastic little shit (in the best way).
Kirt Graves' narration is great - he nails Cyril's waspish humour and Enzo's long-suffering attitude in their many interactions and finds a good range of voices for the secondary characters.
Ultimately, this is a switch-off-your-brain, silly, sexy fantasy romp; the ending is a bit of a mess, but it was a fun listen overall and I'll probably pick up the next in the series.
A fun, silly romp with excellent narration
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A fun ride
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