A Kiss of Iron

Shadows of the Tenebris Court, Book 1

By: Clare Sager

Narrated by: Sarah Sampino, Liam Price

Length: 19 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

In the cut-throat game of court life, masters manipulate pawns—and you never know which one you are. One thing is certain: there's no space on the board for love.

A penniless noblewoman, Kat is on the verge of losing everything when she's offered a well-paid job that could be her salvation… or her ruin. Drawn into court's deadly intrigues, she's given a single task: spy on the powerful fae lord known as the Night Queen's Shadow.

Bastian Marwood is handsome, ruthless, and cunning, but Kat can't decide if he's a threat to her kingdom or just her heart. To uncover the truth, she must play a dangerous game of desire and deceit, pushing him to reveal his secrets while protecting her own. But Bastian's shadows have a hold on her—one she isn't sure she wants to escape.

Kat soon learns that at court, nothing is as it seems, and even the best-laid plans can be destroyed in an instant. As a pawn on the board, she can't afford to fall victim to love—only fight for survival.

A Kiss of Iron is the first book in a new series featuring court intrigue, a morally grey hero, and an unforgettable enemies-to-lovers romance. Perfect for fans of Gild and From Blood and Ash.

©2023 Clare Sager (P)2023 Podium Audio

THIS book is it

i loved this so much. Clare is so good at writing hard topics. I've never connected to a main character so well. it was like reading about myself in this fantasy world. this book will go down as one of my favorite reads of all time. the narration was incredible. story incredible. and the spice was perfect. seriously I have no words for how amazing this book is

A great book!

I loved the story and all the details added. I am going to read the story leading uo to these books, I do wish they were available on Audible though. The performance was great, very clear and the voices were perfect. BUT the epilogues male narrator just reminded me of someone narrating a wildlife show on National Geographic. I had a hard time listening to it honestly.

Love the drama

This book was well written great story plot can’t wait for the next one. Slow burn.

Holy Sh*t

This is my top read of the year. I’m so glad the second one comes out tomorrow.
I was on the edge of my seat the whole 2nd half of the book. AMAZING. please read this

Omg

Loved loved loved everything about this book. The narration and performance
was well done too.

I still have questions

Honestly some of the “court” stuff was not my thing but the tension and spicy scenes were really well written and not cringy like many other books. The FMC is experiencing a lot of different trauma responses from the awful things she’s went through and the MMC is very supportive in building her up and it’s very sweet. I think this book one is laying out her past and how mentally unwell and paralyzed she is and the next book will be her working through that and gaining her self worth with MMC helping her. It was good and I liked the banter.

Loved the suspense

Lots of mystery and suspense, it kept me wanting to listen more. Anxious for the next book and the fae mysteries are the best.

Wow!

This book was long, but also really good. The love story was beautiful and unique. And the ending!?! Wow! Just wow!

Obsessed.

I am in love with this story and the narrator. The plot was really well weaved with tiny strands all coming together to build a beautiful story. Plus the character development was perfect. I loved the narrator’s tone, style, and pacing - frankly I wish she had done the epilogue also as that performance just didn’t live up to Sampino. 10/10 would recommend.

Loved this book.

I reallyyyy enjoyed this book. I’m not a ACOTAR fan (except nesta’s book) and really liked this book. It was spicy with subtle world building that didn’t bog down the storyline. Some things I didn’t love was the narrator did sound like she has candy in her mouth and sometimes the main character would be very smart and perceptive and then when it came to something obvious she wouldn’t see it which didn’t fit her character.

But overall loveddddddd this book. Excellent amount spice was perfect and the plot had a few bumps but overall I was always eager to find out how it would conclude.

Definitely a Bridgerton acotar vibe.