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The King’s Betrayal

Dark Fantasy Romance (The Rift Series, Book 2)

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The King’s Betrayal

By: Stephanie Hudson, E.M. Ritchie
Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb, James Cassidy, Ryan Lee Dunlap
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Trust can be a dangerous thing. Trusting your instincts, trusting your friends, but more so, Trusting your heart. Because the General wasn’t what I thought he was. No, he was so much more. More than the cruelty and malice I believed consumed his soul. More than the darkness in his eyes and the monsters he commanded. And now he needed my help. Help with the Rift that ruptured and caused our worlds to collide. But as the truth started to unravel, I was left asking myself how far into his world was I willing to let myself fall? And more than anything… Would he be there to catch me? Even after I was caught up in the shadows of…

The King’s Betrayal.

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I received this ALC from Blue Nose Audio and I want to thank them for it. This audiobook was narrated in duet, really multicast with epic narrators voiced by Amanda Leigh Cobb, James Cassidy and Ryan Lee Dunlap. James as the General is just sheer perfection and Ryan as Riley, is gritty and spellbinding. Amanda is literally in a league of her own. She really just brings Alex to life.

This is Book 2 in The Rift series, and these books keep getting better and better. I finished this ALC in a day! The last we left off, Alex was finally in the hands of the General; however, things are not quite what they seem. Once she began to really look at her surrounding and the people, she concludes that they may have been wrong all along about the General and who they are in relation to the “war”.

She also starts to realize that there’s more to her connection with the General, or Atlas, as we later come to know him - who also happens to be a King. Their story really heats up, and we really get to see the softer side of Atlas. I really love getting his POV and their banter is still off the charts – and we start to see other things that ware off the charts 😉

We learn that Alex blames herself for the opening of the rift and the events that happen afterwards… but if she was the problem with the opening can she also be the solution? And where is Riley in all of this? He’s found Alex but he’s also finds something else… or should I say someone else?

This book ends on another cliffhanger when I tell you, I can’t wait to get to the next installment of this series. They have done it again and I can’t believe more people aren’t talking about this series, but if I have anything to do with it, they will 😊

If you haven’t started this series, then you should and if you like the following, this is the exact series for you:

🔥 Dystopian/Apocalypse world
🔥 Strong FMC
🔥 Mysterious MMC & Golden Retriever MMC w/secrets
🔥 Yearning
🔥 Human-like shifter
🔥 Enemies to lovers
🔥 Found family
🔥 Surprise cliffhanger

Rate: 4/5⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️
Spice: 2/5🌶️🌶️
Narration Rate: 4.75/5 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧.75

I finished this in 1 day - AMAZING!

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Absolutely Read and Listen

Are you freaking kidding me!!?? This is becoming very quickly a new favorite series of mine if it keeps it up. The first book was great, immediately plugged you into the story and while I don't mind world building this just got right into it.
left you on a cliff...

This one again just jumped right back into the story and that's something I can get used to.

Kings
Magic
Creatures from another world
Love
Adventure
Fated to be

ALC REVIEW: 5 ✨
DUET NARRATIONS: 5 ✨

absolutely listen

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Narration : These 3 narrators knocked it outta the park. The different characters voices that they used were AMAZING! I fell in love with Amanda's voice for Bronte. And Ryan with Riley in those last few chapters.... perfection!! And I officially want James to whisper "always" to me.....once a day!! They really do a fantastic job bringing this story to life!!

Story : I devoured this audio in a day and a half! It picks right back up from that cliffy in book 1 perfectly. I enjoyed learning more about The General / Atlas in this book, and more about Alexs' scars. The way the layers are being pulled back to reveal just enough has my adhd brain trapped by curiosity! It kind of reminds me of domino's. The authors set them up with perfect precision, then ting, smack just 1 plot point, and the chain reaction to follow grabs ahold of you and says "Hold On." And of course we have another Cliffy, again not necessarily a jaw dropping "oh shit!" But definitely intriguing, opening up a whole new little twist I can't wait to see unfold in book 3!!

Atlas 😍

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The King’s Betrayal (The Rift Series #2)

by Stephanie Hudson, E.M. Ritchie

🎧 Performed in duet multicast by Amanda Leigh Cobb, James Cassidy, & Ryan Lee Dunlap

Holy mother of all slow burns!!
I liked this one very much. It picks up right where The General’s Captive ends, and I really loved the dynamics here. The trust had to be earned, and you feel that all the way through.

🎧 The audio, ladies and gentlemen, was outstanding.
Amanda Leigh Cobb was absolutely perfect. The emotional impact of her narration was truly felt, the moods, the nuances, the pacing… bravo.

James Cassidy… I think my name is Alexandra now… does that say enough? lol. The freaking King on his knees and that one snippet of narration is branded in my brain.

And that final narration by Ryan Lee Dunlap? So good it was almost a little scary.

I do need book 3 ASAP please.

“You are the only thing I have ever touched that I felt was made for me.”

💞 If you like:
* One horse
* “Mine”
* Enemies to lovers
* A King on his knees
* Hard-earned trust

⭐️ Story: 5 stars

🎧 Narration & Production: 5 stars

🌶️ 2.5 spice

Thank you so much Blue Nose Audio for this audio review copy, all opinions are my own

Holy mother of all slow burns!!

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**3.5 stars**

The second installment in the Rift series was much more action-packed and held my attention a bit better than the first book. I appreciated that, as a whole, the romantic aspect was a slow burn, but there were times that it felt like not much was happening. The push and pull between the General and Riley created good tension at first, but the longer the love triangle went on, the more I wanted Alex to make a choice between the two.

I enjoyed the apocalyptic/paranormal feel in both books so far, and hearing about the different monsters. It reminded me a bit of Shadow and Bone, which is a series that I enjoyed. Alex finally gets a glimpse of what secrets the General has been keeping, we learn his true identity, and these ladies end on ANOTHER epic cliffhanger!

The audiobooks have been very enjoyable, and the casting choices make them very easy listens. Amanda Leigh Cobb, James Cassidy, and Ryan Lee Dunlap all give great performances that kept me engaged in the story. Amanda gives a great level of vulnerability to a character that demands it. James gives a dangerous edge, as well as a level of softness, to the General and balances it well. Ryan juggles a number of side characters with ease, and makes them unique and easy to distinguish.

Fast-paced, dystopian second installment

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