At times hilarious

This is the story of Grace the perfumer and Paladin Steven. Both are special in their own ways (Steven‘s god has died and therefore he actually is out of his originsl job as a berserker; Grace has fled her toxic husband and is influenced by smells a lot), both are also two quite normal middle-aged people who look for love and trust. Together they half-solve the mystery of the severed heads and rescue each other on a regular basis.
The characters are all so lovely drawn that I really cannot decide whom I like most: Bishop Beartongue (who is quite a sarcastic woman), Paladine Istvan (who is just hilarious), Grace, Steven or Marguerite the spy.

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A fantastical, earnest, funny romance with quite a bit of mystery

This isn't one of the great fantasy novels everyone has to know and every other story has to compare to. That being said, I enjoyed it very much. The love story is a bit cliché, with both characters imagining reasons they could not just let themselves love each other, but imo that's made up by the neat way they come to grips with their respective difficulties. The reader has a very smooth and soothing voice. Very good for a bedtime story but maybe less adequate to keep you awake while driving long distances.

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Interesting characters-Wholesome romance

The story is not so much about an intricate plot and action as it is about Grace and Stevens romance and them coming to terms with their own difficult pasts and problems. It can feels a bit slow at times but is definitely an enjoyable and heartwarming listen.

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Wonderful book, amazing characters, love it

I adore the world. I fell in love with the characters, they both have so much depth and kindness, and it´s so wonderful to see such respectful characters. I fell in love with this book. Both Grace and Steven are amazing characters, and finding out more about the city, the society, the structures and faiths in the world was so interesting.

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Different from usual romance books

I absolutely loved this book. It was funny and had a good story. I like dry sarcastic humour so I really enjoyed it. The performance was great as well with narrator making even cat noises. Can’t wait to read the other books in this series.

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Oi gewalt....

The story is good. The premise interesting. The narator is good as well, BUT he reads so SLOW. The characters are good. But, oh boy is there a lot of swooning. And all to often, after the narator sloooowly told you the pov of a main character, you get the SAME scene from the other POV, usually involving lots of swooning, as well. I am a romantic, but enough is enough. This was tiring me out. Cannot give more than 3.5.

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cute, funny and intriguing

I like this a lot. The characters, the world the down to earth and life is hard so let's laugh at it humor. The Voice Talent has a great range from gravitas to flimsy, even changes within character voices were easy to track and to imerse onself.
I am a bit tense about the series and hope for steve and grace to find a good place within the world.

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Fun and tender

This is such a wonderful story. Two adults that treat each other with respect and kindness, funny and interesting side characters, kinda more „horror-y“ elements than I expected and well, just so much tenderness. Made me grin like an idiot. And those tender moments were not necessarily between the love interests! I need to listen to more stories about those palidans :)
Listen to this book if you want a feel good famtasy story that makes you laugh and smile. It is a slow story of which i enjoyed every minute!

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Fantasy with a two-view story line

The narrator is perfect for the book, characters have their own motivations and stories. There is love, action, humor, a little bit of spice throughout the book. There is no terrible drama of misunderstandings, betrayal or that kind of things which was perfect for me. Even though there were some scenes where I couldn’t stop listening, the book is calm and left me in a good emotional state, not full of desperation or heart break.

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Liked it!

Enjoyed this more than I thought. Interesting perspective changes and subtle romance build up. Definitely will continue with the series.

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