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The Night Prince by Lauren Palphreyman

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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“‘Darling, I will always find you.’”

I AM UNWELL. AHHHH. This book was SO FREAKING GOOD. I have no clue how I’m supposed to just start another book after this one. 

Aurora truly shines and starts to come into herself in this book. Her personal growth and internal battle are powerful to witness and I can’t wait to see her fully bloom in the third book. The author caused me some serious emotional damage; I cried so much, really feeling each punch to my soul. Every character has so much nuance behind their actions, particularly one conniving alpha. Each twisted secret that is revealed had me gasping and on the edge of my seat. 

The Prince of Night picks up where The Wolf King left off, with Aurora, Callum, and Blake at Blake’s home. Aurora and Blake are now tied together after he saved her life by tying their life forces together. Aurora faces threats at all sides: Blake and his schemes, James and Callum’s fight for the throne, the new lord of the Borderlands, wolves who blame her for their lost loved ones, and even herself. Plagued by strange dreams of prisons, Aurora struggles to accept her inner wolf and unravel the many layers of mystery that her life seems to have become. She has difficult choices to make and fears to confront if she wishes to make it out alive and as her own woman. 

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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Need the third book immediately! Sexy, fiery, mysterious, never a dull moment.

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Thank you Lauren Palphreyman and Simon Maverick for the free gift! 

The bite is back—and so is the drama. 

In this sizzling sequel to The Wolf King, the stakes are higher, the power plays are bolder, and the emotional tension is through the roof. The Night Prince continues Aurora’s journey as she’s swept deeper into the politics of the Wolf Kingdom—and caught between two alpha males with their own agendas. 

While I enjoyed the continuation of the world and plot (seriously, the twists and darker turns were great), the love triangle left me torn. I like both Callum and Blake as characters, but the constant tug-of-war over Aurora wore thin. Callum’s fatalism in the face of her connection to Blake was frustrating—I wanted him to fight for her, not resign himself to losing her. And Blake… well, he’s magnetic and mysterious, but I’m still unsure if that makes him trustworthy or dangerous. 

Honestly, there were moments I just wanted Aurora to walk away from both of them and rise to power on her own terms. She’s capable, fierce, and compelling, and I’m still rooting for her, even when I’m iffy on the romance dynamics. 

The shifter lore continues to be one of the strongest elements of this series—unique, immersive, and grounded in a world full of layered tensions. And while the love triangle had its downsides, the plot definitely moves forward with big reveals and ominous hints of the darkness to come. 

The audiobook performance was phenomenal. Zara Hampton-Brown, Shane East, and Sean Masters brought so much depth and charisma to their roles. The trio narration added a cinematic quality that made the experience even more engaging. 

Still thoroughly enjoying this take on the werewolf romantasy trend, even if the romance hit some personal snags for me. I’m eager to see how the next book untangles this messy (but intriguing) web of loyalty, love, and legacy. 

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Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Dammit. Sometimes being right is annoying. I’ll tell you what, love triangles are NOT my thing, and this one is holding on for dear life. I’m hoping things will go more the way I want them to in the last book *crosses fingers*. Though I predicted both twists at the end, and was frequently annoyed on Aurora’s behalf for the MANY ways she was betrayed, I’m definitely eager to see how this story concludes.

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Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I wanted to love this book (like I did book 1) but it fell flat for me. Too many dream sequences & too much of Aurora asking questions and not getting answers (until the very end). Also the formatting was a bit funky, there was an extra indent at the start of all paragraphs. 

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