The Kiss  The Killer, Melissa Marr
The Kiss  The Killer, Melissa Marr
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The Kiss & The Killer
Faery Bargains, Book 2

Author: Melissa Marr

Narrator: Mandy Kaplan

Unabridged: 6 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/20/2021


Synopsis

The second installment in a faery and fanged world written by the author of the internationally bestselling Wicked Lovely series...for fans of Patricia Briggs, Chloe Neill, and Jeaniene Frost.Half witch, half killer, wholly unsuccessful at every Faery Bargain so far...Geneviève Crowe makes her living beheading or resurrecting the dead in near-future New Orleans. After entering an accidental engagement, overcoming attempted murder, and discovering a family secret, Geneviève is ready for things to settle down, but carnival season in New Orleans is not the best time of year for "normal."When Eli Stonecroft, the faery who has claimed her heart despite her best attempts, offers her a new faery bargain--she's smart enough to say no . . . right up to the point when she has to decide between dealing with the consequence of this faery bargain or facing the killer alone.As the draugr mix with the locals and tourists, and bodies start to pile up, Geneviève is enlisted by the NOPD and hunting a killer amidst the swirl of parades of Carnival season.

About Melissa Marr

Melissa Marr is a former university literature instructor who writes fiction for adults, teens, and children. Her books have been translated into twenty-eight languages and been bestsellers internationally as well as domestically (New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal).

Her accolades include YALSA Popular Paperbacks, IRA Notable Book Pick, Book Sense Pick, Good Morning America Summer Pick for Teens, Scottish Book Trust, Red Maple finalist (in both Ontario and Manitoba), Goodreads Good Choice Award (Horror), and RWA RITA award (YA). She is best known for the Wicked Lovely series for teens, the Graveminder for adults, and her debut picturebook Bunny Roo, I Love You. She currently lives with her family in Arizona.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cheyenne on April 13, 2021

I’m pleased with this book in ways I didn’t expect. With book one, I enjoyed seeing Genevieve and Eli interact, but The Kiss and the Killer solidified their relationship dynamics for me: Eli’s longtime love of Genevieve, Genevieve’s own realizations with him, and the fact that faery bargains can and......more

Goodreads review by Annette on October 21, 2024

I have a complicated relationship with the books by Melissa Marr. Her books are not entirely grabbing me and yet they refuse to let me go. It's been a while since I read the first book in this series and last week I all of a sudden wanted to read this book. And although it once more felt like the bo......more

Goodreads review by Lenore on April 09, 2021

Overall I liked this book. It made me smile in places reading and I feel like the style is consistent with her other works that I also enjoy. Now that being said, I do see areas that nit picky people will complain about. It is definitely adult in that this book is 100% romance with graphic sex scene......more

Goodreads review by Debby on February 19, 2025

I liked it, but it was a bit repetitive compared to the first book and the prequel novella. I could see all of the series being made into an omnibus and reedited for better continuity/less redundancy. The story is high on character relationships and developments and low on coherent plot. Half the ti......more

Goodreads review by Alix on October 30, 2023

Needs editing/proofreading but god enough to continue the series......more