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Cinder
Cinder-Szule Reinholz has no intention of marrying his kingdom's rake of a prince. His place in the world is to keep his incompetent, destitute household afloat. It's the only respectable thing he's managed since his mother wasted her dying breath tasking him to do good, and the sins he's stacked against that duty grow by the day—along with the bastards he's stabbed and left for dead. But while slinking through the royal matchmaker ball, Cin stumbles onto the prince mid-conquest. He's whisked into a thrilling affair, as secretive as the magic that conceals his status and the feathers he leaves in his victim's wounds. As Cin learns more of the prince's familial burdens and perceived failures, his yearning delves beyond the prince's striking physique to his tender and attentive heart.
Cin's nightly escapades are not going unnoticed by his family, though—not his time with the prince, nor his vigilante missions. Just as the King and Queen are presenting their own son's hand in marriage like a trophy for the taking, they've offered a prize for whoever identifies the killer roaming their streets. Caught between duty, desire, and something far darker, Cin fights for a future that doesn't leave him trapped in someone else's world—or their dungeons.
Contains mature themes.
Cin's nightly escapades are not going unnoticed by his family, though—not his time with the prince, nor his vigilante missions. Just as the King and Queen are presenting their own son's hand in marriage like a trophy for the taking, they've offered a prize for whoever identifies the killer roaming their streets. Caught between duty, desire, and something far darker, Cin fights for a future that doesn't leave him trapped in someone else's world—or their dungeons.
Contains mature themes.
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Published March 31, 2026
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April 21, 2026
Reread as audiobook. Excellent narration throughout, making a very enjoyable story even better.
Story - 4.5 stars. A very complicated and twisted version of this fairytale. Somehow, it felt a bit too long, in the middle in particular, but then again, it didn't because there was nothing that could or should have been left out at all. Cin, as a trans character, was wonderfully done. The dysphoria was so accurate, and the euphoria was even better. There was a great lead-in for the next Frog Prince book. This is a truly wonderful series.
Thanks for the advance listening copy via NetGalley, I am happy to leave a voluntary review.
Story - 4.5 stars. A very complicated and twisted version of this fairytale. Somehow, it felt a bit too long, in the middle in particular, but then again, it didn't because there was nothing that could or should have been left out at all. Cin, as a trans character, was wonderfully done. The dysphoria was so accurate, and the euphoria was even better. There was a great lead-in for the next Frog Prince book. This is a truly wonderful series.
Thanks for the advance listening copy via NetGalley, I am happy to leave a voluntary review.
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