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The Honey and the Sting
- Narrated by: Melody Grove
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Three sisters. Three secrets. Three ways to fall.
Forcibly seduced by George Villiers, duke of Buckingham and the king's favourite, doctor's daughter Hester was cast aside to raise her illegitimate son, Rafe, alone and in secret. She hopes never to see his father again.
Melis' visions cause disquiet and talk. She sees what others can't - and what has yet to be. She'd be denounced as a witch if Hester wasn't so carefully protective.
Young Hope's beauty marks her out, drawing unwelcome attention to the family. Yet she cannot always resist others' advances. And her sisters cannot always be on their guard.
So when the powerful duke decides to claim his son against Hester's wishes, the sisters find themselves almost friendless and at his mercy. But are their secrets their undoing or their salvation? Because in the right hands, a secret is the deadliest weapon of all....
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- Megan E Hardy
- 11-08-20
brilliant and enthralling
I loved this book. A real page turner. Would highly recommend. I could not wait to find out what happens next and loved the characters
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- ClareR
- 16-10-20
An absorbing listen!
I thoroughly enjoyed this! Haunting and rich in historical detail, I wanted it to be true!!
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- Mrs Wendy Huggins
- 13-01-21
A proper story 🙂
A wonderful story with good well developed characters all pulled together beautifully by excellent narration from Melody Grove.
An Unmissable listen.
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- S. Fritchley
- 13-05-23
Monotonous and disappointing
I bought this book based on the synopsis and the sample. The plot sounded interesting and the narrator’s voice pleasant to listen to. Unfortunately, with reference to the latter, that is all it was - pleasant but, after just over four hours of listening, I found that it completely lacked variety or intonation.
As far as the story was concerned, that too lacked variety. There was a high level of tension throughout the time I listened, and this did not seem to change at all, I understand that the family were going through a very tense set of circumstances but the almost but not quite knife edge that they were on, constantly, left me feeling anxious. It was all pretty grim and there were no moments of light relief whatsoever. Not anywhere! Granted this book is not meant to be a comedy but the tension and bleakness was unrelenting. The narrator’s tone echoed this and, ultimately it was too much. After 4 hours and 26 minutes I give in! Sadly I am going to return this book. It was so disappointing.
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- amanda ferronato jones
- 15-04-23
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I liked the plot twists and the historical references but found the characters rather flat.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-11-21
Great story
loved this book,
shall be looking at more books by this author
narrated beautifully
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- mishmish
- 16-11-21
Enjoyable and different
LOved this but it seemed a little slow in places. The narration was good and the story kept me engaged.
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- Dahlia B.
- 10-09-21
Content, narration and pace=excellent.
I loved everything about this book and was sad when it ended, even though I was keen to know how the main characters fared.
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- Gabrielle Harvey-Jones
- 31-05-21
Excellent!
I greatly enjoyed this book, both the writing and the performance were assured and confident!
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- Anonymous User
- 12-05-21
Highly recommend.
This really drew me in and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent, clear narration, well drawn characters and a believable plot. The phrase 'Girl Power springs to mind .
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