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  • The Serpent and the Wings of Night

  • Crowns of Nyaxia, Book 1
  • By: Carissa Broadbent
  • Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb
  • Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (33 ratings)

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The Serpent and the Wings of Night

By: Carissa Broadbent
Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb
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For humans and vampires, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always–always–guard your heart.

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.

But winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.

Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown…and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.

But there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home.

In a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love, Raihn may understand her more than anyone, but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall.

The Serpent and the Wings of Night is the first book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, a heart-wrenching romance full of dark magic and bloodthirsty intrigue.

©2022 Carissa Broadbent (P)2023 Podium Audio

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  • Tam
  • 07-09-2023

Loved it

Loved this book from start to end! It was the perfect mix of excitement, sexual suspense, romance and blood. Would def recommend.

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Couldn’t put down

I preordered this without having a sample to listen to which made me nervous. In the past I’ve refused to audio some based on the lifeless narrations. I was beyond happy with the performance, actual depth not monotone but clear to understand.
The story: well I’m left wanting the second audio NOW, but will have to wait for it’s release.
Loved everything about this story. Will now look at other books by this author as I enjoyed it that much.

Get this now, you won’t regret it

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Great story

An enjoyable ride. I’ll be starting book 2 immediately. Looking forward to find out what’s next

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Interesting story with captivating characters

I enjoyed this book quite a lot. Engaging characters and well paced story line. Looking forward to listening to the second book.

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OBSESSED

obsessed from the very start till the end. Can’t wait to listen to the next

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It got good at the end

Slow burn but cleaver world
Great characters it heated up 3/4 through drama etc can't wait next book

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so good

I had trouble putting put it down I just needed to know what's next omg I'm in love with the book so good. can't fault it

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Straight to book two

Glad book two and the two stand-alone books are already available. I'm excited to see what happens next.

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Amazing. Can’t wait for the next book!

This is my first Carissa Broadbent book and it won’t be my last! I loved the secrets that slowly get revealed and keep you hooked for thy great whole book. Amanda Leigh Cobb was the perfect narrator for this book. At the end they had a short prequal to the next book, a teaser for the next book to be released; I really hope the make narrator is not a main narrator in upcoming books. His serious deep baritone voice does not match the cheeky character of raine.

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Gosh Dang!

I devoured this book. It had fantasy, hot gorgeous vampire, a kick ass human protagonist, and secrets. So many delectable secrets. So many undesirable ones, too. The plot twists, my gosh & the last one! no one in their wildest dreams could imagine. Yeaaah....so while you decipher my comment, I'mma be right over there buying & reading book 2.😁

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  • Dani
  • 16-08-2023

Fantastic

I’m so glad that this was re-released with a new narrator! The previous wasn’t horrible, but her voice and nuances didn’t lend itself to the story that was trying to be told.
Amanda Leigh Cobb is an absolute LEGEND and is PERFECT with this performance.
I went from initially being disinterested from the previous version to actually being immersed into the story and really getting a feel for WHAT was being said.

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  • Yvonne
  • 18-09-2023

first book I have EVER cried with

i sobbed during THAT part. I'm not even joking. I had to pause the book because I was crying so hard. My husband was so concerned for like 5 minutes till I could finally get a word out between sobs.
I went in totally blind on this. I am so glad I did! fantastic read! great world building and I love how every characters personalities have a moment to shine.
This book is an emotional rollercoaster towards the end. if you feel like it is slow at the beginning just trust me that the middle to end definitely makes up for it! I did not find it slow at all though. It was very well paced. The characters relationship development was not rushed which I appreciate a lot! I like when there is more than just attraction between the main characters!
This really brought a lot of emotions out of me. Hit all the spots.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 22-08-2023

Awesome 👏👏

Loved this.. great narration.. very well balanced story. Kept me fully engaged the whole time.. didn’t even skip chapters. Can’t wait for book 2❤️

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 17-09-2023

This book made me go change my rating of A Court of Thorns and Roses to a 4

Meaning it literally gave me a new standard for the quality of books and performances, highly recommend!

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  • Andtew
  • 11-09-2023

Got me over my Fourth Wing hang over

I really enjoyed this book. The story was unique and full if action. I loved the characters and their development. Books that are 5 stars for me are books that don’t make me bored or zone out at all during and this was definitely one of them. The performance of the narrator was great which is awesome because that can kill an audio book for me. My only regret was that I didn’t look to see if there was a second novel until half way through the book and I knew it was going to just result in another book hang over. I’ve already got one of my friends starting it next

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  • Pandora
  • 06-09-2023

Applause!

Yes! I really needed this. This book is great, gripping from beginning to the end!

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  • Amelie
  • 06-09-2023

One of the best books of 2023

Great character development, world building, and slow burn romance. Usually (and embarrassingly…) I use my credits for pretty smutty books and most don’t have a lot of plot… with this book, I was very invested in the plot and goings on with minimal “romance”. I can’t wait for the next book (and I won’t be
disappointed if it’s a little less YA…)

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  • Melissa Moser
  • 14-09-2023

Amazing!

Such an amazing story and read so beautifully!
I would recommend for anyone into fantasy and romance.

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  • Katie
  • 07-09-2023

Fabulous narration and story!

Very much enjoyed this audiobook and the narrator’s performance, well done! Captivating story, couldn’t put the book down.

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  • N. Egbuonye
  • 07-09-2023

I’m eager for book 2 now

This was soooo good. Well written with a nice dose of humor, action, drama and lovedddd the worldbuilding. Romantasy is my jam and this one checked all the boxes. I loved all the main characters.

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  • Jeremy K
  • 04-11-2023

The ending, emotionally destroyed me

I devoured this book in three days, it was great. I particularly adored Vincent and shall never recover because of this. Justice for Vincent.

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  • claude
  • 24-11-2023

Fabulous

Loved this first book in this series. Gripping from start to finish. Look forward to the next book

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  • BEA
  • 22-11-2023

what a surprise

ooooo this was such a good story to say I was surprised at how good well.... I was in a major slump with audio it's always hit an miss. I love fantasy romance but was sick of the books that had weak story's weaker characters and to much overtly described humping that just made me feel ill. This book had none of those repetitive weaknesses it has it's odd lagging bits here and there but you get so into the story you don't mind. good world building interesting story great characters loved the heroine. I'm glad I fell listening to this book looking forward to the second book worth the money.

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  • Kindle Customer
  • 14-10-2023

yup

Like I thought, vampires and romance go so well together. I wasn't expecting the story to be this well written. Waiting for the sequel..

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  • amanda treloar
  • 30-09-2023

totally addictive

I devoured this book in a day, loved it and can't wait for the next one in the series.

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  • Taija Hietanen
  • 26-09-2023

Not for me

I was really expecting a lot from this based on bookstagram, but I just didn't really think it was anything special. I actually forgot about a week after what the whole book was even about.

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  • K. Rist
  • 19-09-2023

Gorgeous fantasy

It took me a little while to get into this but I came to root for the strong female main character and found the romance incredibly believable. The end was a twist I didn’t see coming. Really well constructed once you get a couple of hours in, with three dimensional characters and empathetic narration that makes you feel every emotion.

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  • kimberlee daly
  • 17-09-2023

A surprise delight!

I started this book after finishing a book that I absolutely loved, and as a result wasn’t expecting much from this one as the next book is never as good. Alas I was wrong as i devoured this book in 2 days, between this audible version & my kindle version. It was an absolute joy to read & I’m already starting the sequel!

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 03-09-2023

Just kill more people please

It was OK but I found the main character kind of annoying though, if someone screwed me over as much as her father and the love interest did at the end I think I would be a bit more pissed. Just thought her reaction to all the shitty things that happened to her weren't very realistic to the way her character was described in the beginning of the book with if that makes sense.

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  • Maria
  • 30-08-2023

Well...

This book is so hyped on all social media platforms and I was so so excited to listen to it. But the narrator doesn't do it for me and the storyline is actually not as great as the hype led me to believe. Maybe my expectations were just to high, but i am actually a bit disappointed.

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