The Rat King, Jennifer M. Waldrop
The Rat King, Jennifer M. Waldrop
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The Rat King
A Darkish Beauty and the Beast Retelling

Author: Jennifer M. Waldrop

Narrator: John Joseph Rogers, Ruthie Bowles

Unabridged: 13 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/07/2023


Synopsis

Marry the king. Fall in love. Break the curse. Sounds easy, right? Then I see him...
Let me rewind.
Once, I believed the planes between the witches' and warlock’s realms were separated by happenstance, like some sort of cosmic yin-yang. I was woefully naïve back then.
The summer of my twenty-fourth birthday the head of our coven made me a proposition. A seventeen-year peace deal is ending, and they must deliver a witch-bride to the warlock king in the parallel plane within six months’ time.
I am slated to be that witch.
My latent witch gene makes be the perfect candidate. Besides, I dropped out of theatre school mid-way through and bartending in a Miami nightclub is already getting old. This I could do.
Not only would I be keeping the peace between our planes, but I’d also be queen and it was just another role after all. What could go wrong?
When Nighval, the warlock in question, comes to collect me, his size and the pure power radiating off him is staggering. And his features are two clicks away from being too severe, but I can work with it. Who am I kidding? I want to work with it.
Then I learn the truth about the curse and discover this powerful man isn’t who is set to become my husband. It’s his pasty, well-meaning brother.
Bad things come in threes, right? I know this, still I am not prepared for what comes next.

The Rat King is a standalone darkish fantasy romance Beauty and the Beast retelling suitable for an adult audience. You can expect spice that builds throughout with a HEA payoff at the end. Readers should be aware of the following: language, violence, and attempted SA. Perfect for fans of Kerri Maniscalco, Elise Kova and Raven Kennedy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melinda on December 29, 2022

Ok, but not really This was so frustrating to read. Avery is an idiot. Xavier was a selfish prick. Nighval was a wimp. The story was drawn out so much that it became a flavorless watery soup. The editing was mostly solid until the third part, where there were several instances of missing words in sen......more

Goodreads review by Julia on September 20, 2024

This book started off weird but switched gears and caught my interest shortly after the beginning. It had a lot of potential but I feel it needed more editing and more planning. It read like a debut that should've been 2 books but ended up being 1 with things in it that should've been removed. Indiv......more