A review by pinkcowlandreads
The Temple of Persephone by Isabella Kamal

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I wasn’t sure what I was going to get with this historical romance, but I was pleasantly surprised with the results!

The use of Greek mythology, explicitly the story of Hades and Persephone is a fun starting point for these two laws find each other and quickly find themselves married!

Persephone Honeyfield doesn’t have a lot of hopes for finding a husband in her small town. She’s always played second fiddle to her bright and beautiful younger sister… so she is surprised to find herself in the arms of her mysterious and elusive neighbour Aidon Barrington.

Mr. Aidon Barrington Is known in the gossip rags as the Lord of the dead- with a reputation like that how is he ever going to find a wife? No wonder he grabs on to the first one that falls into his arms!

Quickly married, Aiden and Persephone Now need to find a way to become husband and wife, but Aiden’s secrets and infamy are threatening to tear them apart before they even come together!

I absolutely loved both these characters and how they developed after being able to flourish in the bounds of matrimony.

The narration provided by Susan Deurden turned out to be a perfect match for this story. Her sultry voice added an extra layer to the character’s pining through the narration. Her voice work for both leads was well done and fit. The characters and the side characters were nicely represented as well. Deurden’s voice is very recognizable, and I was worried it would take away from the story, but it ended up having the opposite resolved and made this book come to life!

The audiobook of The Temple of Persephone by Isabella Kamal and narrated by Susan Deurden is available now.