Cliff’s Descent: A Vampire’s Tale (Immortal Guardians #11) by Dianne Duvall @TantorAudio

Hello, fellow audiobook fans. Today, I want to share my thoughts about Cliff’s Descent: A Vampire’s Tale by Dianne Duvall read by Kirsten Potter. Book 11 in Dianne’s bestselling paranormal romance series, Immortal Guardians. My thanks to the publisher, Tantor Audio, for the free audiobook in exchange for my candid review.

What’s Cliff’s Descent: A Vampire’s Tale about?

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Listened To: 29th – 31st July 2021

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What did I think about it?

A Paranormal Romance That Melted My Heart.

You only have to browse through my review archive to know that I’m a big fan of Dianne Duvall’s books. 😉 I love her writing style, the language she uses and the way she paces her plots. There’s always a natural balance throughout the story between the mystery, fighting and violent scenes and the humorous, romantic and passionate ones. All of Dianne’s characters are well thought out, with a range of personalities without being stereotypical. Therefore, they feel real and believable, despite most of them being supernatural.

Cliff’s Descent: A Vampire’s Tale is different from the rest of the series.

This book focuses on the romance between Cliff and Emma with the action being subdued in the background. Cliff’s Descent takes us right back to the beginning of the Immortal Guardians series, yes, we see past threats and villains through the eyes of Cliff. However, it’s his life on Sub-Level 5 with the other vampires and his continual battle to fight the mental deterioration into madness that’s at the core of this book.

The Romance between Cliff and Emma takes centre stage.

Although Cliff has been a secondary character in this series from the start, it was wonderful (and a bit scary) to get inside his head. He really is an honourable man with a heart so big it was difficult to listen to some of the more emotional scenes. Emma was the perfect answer to Cliff’s maelstrom of darkness. She displayed all the traits that I need a leading lady to have: resilience, intelligence and gumption. Emma’s not a badass warrior but her compassion and inner strength are undeniable and I loved her wit. She always put others first and had a kind-hearted nature.

Cliff’s Descent is narrated by Kirsten Potter.

Kirsten has narrated Dianne’s other books and as usual, her performance was excellent. She conveyed just what the story needed when it was needed. Kirsten has a knack for voices and has created many for this series. The different accents she uses for Dianne’s characters bring them to life in my ear! The majority of them in this story were the humans that work at network headquarters; some new as well as some old favourites. However, I was never lost during the many conversations that took place and enjoyed the quirks Kirsten’s performance highlighted.

The Immortal Guardians team will always hold a special place in my heart.

I loved seeing the cameos from them in Cliff’s Descent. However, I really liked spending time at network headquarters with the soldiers and staff that work there. I’m looking forward to reading a story or two about the headquarters again. *hint*hint* Dianne. 😉

Has my review of CLIFF’S DESCENT: A VAMPIRE’S TALE (IMMORTAL GUARDIANS #11) encouraged you to find out more? Of course, it has! 😉 Click on any of my links to check it out yourself.

Keep reading to find out more about Dianne Duvall. But first, here’s the Immortal Guardians series book list.

Now as promised, here’s Dianne’s bio.

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And as this is a review of an audiobook, here’s Kirsten’s bio too.

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Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read my thoughts about Cliff’s Descent: A Vampire’s Tale. Do you have any of Dianne’s titles? What about any audiobooks narrated by Kirsten? Drop me a comment and we can indulge in bookish chatter!

As you can tell by this gushing review, I really LOVE this series. Dianne Duvall is one of those authors that I can just auto-buy and know I’m getting a great story. Before you go, check out my favourite auto-buy authors’ page? See which amazing authors I love and don’t forget to recommend anyone I’m missing.

Bye for now,

Flora x