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To Snap a Silver Stem
Crystal Bloom, Book 2
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Chelsea Stephens
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Troy Duran
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Written by:
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Sarah A. Parker
About this listen
I want him to hurt. To bleed. I want him to snap, just like he snapped me.
Once upon a time, my world was small and sheltered. Everything changed the moment I stepped over my Safety Line, barrelling towards a coupling with a man I hardly know.
He wants me. All of me.
Dunked in a charged political pit, I must secure the ships needed to quell the spill of murderous beasts still flooding the continent. But one wrong move could spur the war I’ve worked so hard to avoid.
I’ll wear the dress and the cupla and the shoes. I’ll do it all with a smile on my face. Because everyone's watching.
He’s watching—hunting a fissure in my frosty shield, trying to scrape back the layers and see my ugly insides. He’s unyielding. Unguarded. Changed. Why is he looking now when I’ve got everything to hide?
Secrets sprout, truths bloom, and more than one of us will snap.
Crowned in the crippling weight of my mistakes, I must atone. Even if it costs me my life.
Fear was my overlord. Now, it’s my prisoner.
To Snap a Silver Stem is the explosive sequel of To Bleed a Crystal Bloom, a dark Rapunzel reimagining full of immersive imagery and breathtaking angst.
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- Lauren B.
- 2024-06-09
Was hoping for more
Read book 2 because I just wanted closure and less “ick” feeling that stuck with me after book 1. The main character is less annoying in book 2 and the plot is more interesting. I’m so tired of unanswered questions and not sure I care enough to read book 3.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-01-30
The spinning wheel of angst
The second instalment takes us deeper into the mythology, however I felt it didn’t answer enough questions or contain enough plot advancements.
If you like angst- this book is filled with it. Plenty of unresolved tension. It generally just felt too frustrating because we didn’t move forwards in a strong direction.
There were 2 interesting side stories that just seemed completely unrelated. Only 1 was interesting, and it did tie back to the original storyline at the very end. But only vaguely.
Great audio performance though!
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- Mychal
- 2023-03-31
5 Stars!
Beautifully written in lyrical prose. Narrators did an excellent job portraying the complex characters of this story. Anticipating book three!
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