The Sins on Their Bones
Book One of The Cursed Crown series
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The Sins on Their Bones
Narrated by:
Aaron Willis, Daniel Chichagov, Robin Wilcock
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Narrated by:
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Aaron Willis
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Daniel Chichagov
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Robin Wilcock
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Written by:
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Laura R. Samotin
About this listen
Two men. One cursed crown. And a love that could burn an empire to the ground.
Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing in exile after losing a devastating civil war instigated by his estranged husband, Alexey Balakin. In hiding with what remains of his court, Dimitri and his spymaster, Vasily Sokolov, engineer a dangerous ruse. Vasily will sneak into Alexey’s court under a false identity to gather information, paving the way for the usurper’s downfall, while Dimitri finds a way to kill him for good.
But stopping Alexey is not so easy as plotting to kill an ordinary man. Through a perversion of the Ludayzim religion that he terms the Holy Science, Alexey has died and resurrected himself in an immortal, indestructible body—and now claims he is guided by the voice of God Himself. Able to summon forth creatures from the realm of demons, he seeks to build an army, turning Novo-Svitsevo into the greatest empire that history has ever seen.
Dimitri is determined not to let Alexey corrupt his country, but saving Novo-Svitsevo and its people will mean forfeiting the soul of the husband he can’t bring himself to forsake—or the spymaster he’s come to love.
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Dmitri is a troubled character coming out of a highly toxic relationship and therefore has a lot of emotional baggage with him. Sometimes it took a while for him to come out of his darker moods, but he was sympathetic enough that I was still rooting for him, especially when his past trauma was revealed. Visily is loyal and charming, willing to do whatever it takes for his czar. Alexey is a brutal ruler but still someone with enough depth that he was a complex antagonist rather than a pure villain.
There is a lot of representation and romance in this book. The plot is focused on the characters, but there is some great world building that I really enjoyed and would like to see more of. There isn't much by way of action, but everything the characters do costs them, so the stakes are always pretty high.
This was an unexpected delight and I recommend it for fans of dark romance, drama, folklore, and found family. I would love to check out more books in this series!
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