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The Liar’s Crown

Dominion (Owen), Book 1

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The Liar’s Crown

By: Abigail Owen
Narrated by: Luis Moreno, Samara Naeymi
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Paste Magazine Pick for Best New YA Books of August 2022

“An addictive, action-packed, scorcher of a read!” ―#1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël

Some shadows protect you…others will kill you in this dazzling new fantasy series from award-winning author Abigail Owen.

Everything about my life is a lie. As a hidden twin princess, born second, I have only one purpose―to sacrifice my life for my sister if death comes for her. I’ve been living under the guise of a poor, obscure girl of no standing, slipping into the palace and into the role of the true princess when danger is present.

Now the queen is dead and the ageless King Eidolon has sent my sister a gift―an eerily familiar gift―and a proposal to wed. I don’t trust him, so I do what I was born to do and secretly take her place on the eve of the coronation. Which is why, when a figure made of shadow kidnaps the new queen, he gets me by mistake.

As I try to escape, all the lies start to unravel. And not just my lies. The Shadowraith who took me has secrets of his own. He struggles to contain the shadows he wields―other faces, identities that threaten my very life.

Winter is at the walls. Darkness is looming. And the only way to save my sister and our dominion is to kill Eidolon…and the Shadowraith who has stolen my heart.

©2022 Abigail Owen (P)2022 Recorded Books Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Royalty Science Fiction & Fantasy Heartfelt
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loved the leading Princess, the fast paced action that kept me wanting more. I couldn't put it down. looking forward to the next book. also really loved the performance, very easy to listen to.

loved it

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The voice actor did a fantastic job of bringing these characters alive. Loved the romance, the characters, the world building. I’m now listening to it a second time.

Re-listening to it I enjoyed it that much

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I loved the character development of the MC andtwists and turns of the romance between the two main characters. love the male voice of the voice actor too. each book was better than the last and I really enjoyed the journey felt like the end of an era by the end and though I was sad to see it but end the conclusion was satisfying and well done.

great journey through the series

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An interesting story and I enjoyed the hidden princess concept. The main protagonists have some good dialogue. At times it was frustrating when the main character was yet again paralyzed despite all her gifts; I felt like giving her a shake and telling her to get herself together. The male leads voice, when narrated by the female, just didn’t lend credence to the constant descriptions of his voice being a deep, resonant cadence. It would have been better if we could have had the male voice that came on board at the very end. But overall, enjoyable and looking forward to seeing how the story will develop in the next book.

Enjoyable listening with fun main characters

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Enjoyable and easy listening. The lead characters are well written and have me hooked, needing to hear the next book.

Lead Characters Draw you In

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Easy to read and the characters draw you in. I love the hidden princess concept and it had a small element of love triangle which I always enjoy. The narration of reven wasn’t quite broody and deep enough, which I felt affected the tone of reven. But otherwise thought it was a great book

Great book!

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Story is very well written and the narrator does a good job at encompassing the characters, tension, tone and pace through the entire story.

Couldn’t press pause

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I almost DNF'd it as it seemed like it was going to be exactly the same as your typical romantasy book. But I decided not to and it did get better. It does have a lot of your tropes in it but I found the other did a good job of putting her own twist on things and I'll be interested to listen to the next book. It didn't blow me away but I was entertained so I recommend it!

Great listen

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Although the story itself is good, I really can't get past the voice of the MLC. All I can see is a 15 year old boy who has self-esteem issues where I should be picturing a talk dark and mysterious male. Everytime he speaks I just cringe, I haven't been able to finish this for that reason. The performance of the narrator for the FLC is great though.

Voice of MLC ruined this book

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It wasn’t to heavy and I enjoyed it. Young adult fantasy but I still understood the main characters

Enjoyable listen

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