Ominous. Slow Burn. Intimate

Where the Devil Says Good night is a very unconventional story . It's also provocative, creepy, darkish, intimate, emotional, slow burn, mystical , hot AF and utterly entertaining.

Set , in a small town ,in a valley, by the edge of a forest , deep in the Carpathian Mountains in Romania. It has an extraordinary and fascinating world building around Slavic superstition, myth, folklore, paganism, old deities, demons , magic and cults.

Where the Devil Says Goodnight kept me on edge and guessing the entire time. Began listening late at night ; so of course, was imaging I heard a noise , then floorboards creaking, followed by something breathing down my neck; get the picture? I freaked myself out. 😁😀😂 So yep , it's a spooky , intriguing, spellbinding and thoroughly enjoyable book.

Adam and Emil, the heroes , are great characters. They fought hard to be together. And I absolutely love their unique brand of HEA .

Wyatt Baker narration was on point. His performance matched the eerie , puzzling, candid atmosphere of the story.

Re-read/listen: Yes
Recommend: Yes

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Disappointed

I'm a big fan of many other K.A.Merikan books but this one was a lot less developed and the writing almost amature. was very disappointed. cool concept but poor execution.

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Lacked worldbuilding to pull off its plot

Keep reading to see a recommendation on a series that did it better. This book was just disappointingly fine

I'm so back and fourth if I liked this book or not. I guess me thinking that really gives this a solid 2 stars. I was able to finish it but I didn't enjoy myself as much as I was hoping to.

I am a huge fan of this Author so I was a little let down that this didn't captivate me as much as I was hoping.

The romance was steamy, slow burn at first but when it finally picks up it definitely went all out and I loved it.

I am sorta sick of the trend though with a lot of romances by this author and other authors of a disturbance in the romance occurring on get a big fight over a misunderstanding happening right near the end. It's oh most getting to a point that i can nearly always rely on a misunderstanding fight happening at the last 3 hours of the book. It's like a guessing game of what it's going to be over, will it be overhearing something out of context and misunderstanding the meaning? Will it be misunderstanding the relationship? Will it be a misunderstood belief that someone is cheating/jealousy? Will it be 3rd uninvolved party leaking information without providing details that matter that cause a misunderstanding? Etc. Etc. Etc. I know its a fun plot device but like... =/ it feels same same.

Also the book took a really long time to throw the paranormal stuff at you in a fun and meaningful way. The paranormal stuff just feels like such a side plot where focus just never really can be adjusted enough on it to make it interesting. This book lacked any type of world building to be able to pull that off. When it does finally become something that really matters, it felt tacked on. More time establishing a world was definetly needed.

All that missed out time on world building was spent character building.
The characters felt alive and real, there was definitely a lot of attention to detail about the 2 main characters to get you to care about them and their relationship. The relationship was amazing see develop and absolutely sexy when the Erotic moments occurred.

With such great characters, it's a shame though that they had to be wasted on such a mediocre story and poor world building that didn't really immerse you in enough to love this book. This isn't a book I'd recommend, there's better stuff out there that do it better.

I recommend Kings of Hell MC as a good example of a series that spent the time on the world building to help support the paranormal story line.

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A great look into the paranormal

I loved this story a lot. It was slow pace but so interesting. I love reading about new deities and myths and this was a great mix of the two. The narrator fit the mood of the story line so definitely did an amazing job!

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Just amazing ~

With the combo KA Merikan + Wyatt Baker you know you will get an amazing book, narrated by one of my favorite voices. And this audiobook was no exception. Every voice was like I imagined it in my head while reading the book, and the devil's voice comes to life in an exquisite way, allowing yourself to get lost in the story.

The protagonists of this story, when we know them, are both trying to escape from something.


Adam from the temptations that become more difficult to ignore every day, that feeling of inadequacy that leads him to take refuge in the only thing, which according to him, can keep him away from committing a serious act against God; and it’s for this reason that since he couldn’t form a family of his own, with a wife and children, he decided to follow the path of the priesthood.


And Emil, who desperately tries to get away from the small village where he has lived for a lifetime; a village that, little by little, everyone he loves leaves. Who for a tragic death, like his family, or who to escape from the nothing that a country like Dybukowo can offer, and its inhabitants, with a mind too narrow and old-fashioned to accept that things are now changing in the world.


From the outset, the two seem linked by a mysterious bond, which attracts them to each other, severely testing the sacred oath made by Adam.


But when even the dark forces decide to intervene, how can Adam think, even for a moment, to be able to resist that invisible thread that slowly pulls Adam more and more into Emil's arms; after all, Adam is just a man.


And this is where the real troubles for our protagonists will begin, between their illicit love, the villagers with their secrets and pagan rituals that have their roots in the woods surrounding Dybukowo.


I loved these guys madly, both characters are very strong when needed, but sensitive and full of wounds that led them to suffer a lot in life, especially Emil, who for most of his life had to live with pain and loneliness. 


But together there is nothing they cannot do, even a demon manages to be a little less scary, if they are together.


Obviously I don't want to do any kind of spoilers, I will only say that the grand finale was one of my favorites for various reasons, and when things start to get clearer you can no longer put the book down to find out how things will go.

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Such a good book. The audio forgot this is Poland

I kept forgetting that Adam is polish because he is read with a more Americanized accent. The story was amazing and I am so happy I wasn’t stumbling through the words haha but I was not able to keep that one detail in mind.

Good Story Odd Narration

The story was quite original and unusual. The ending was actually a bit of a surprise. My only criticism is that the characters seemed to fall completely in love a bit too easily.

The narration was odd. The character voices were very good, but the third-person narrative consistently sounded like a news anchor reading world-shaking headlines.

Overall, I would still recommend this to anyone not triggered by human/monster sexual interaction. Medium-to-high heat.

No estoy segura

no estoy segura si me gusto. La historia es muy extraña no es completamente de error ni paranormal, no entendi la idea principal o el porque de la historia.es la primera vez que escucho/leo algo de la autora asi que no me puedo formar todavia una opinion.

Good Idea Bad Execution

I like spooky stories, so I have no qualms with the subject matter. This book felt like it needed a rewrite or some editing. It really didn't feel like the character Adam needed to be a priest. Why he became a priest or why it mattered to him didn't feel flushed out. He could have just been a guy who came from a religious family, and the story would have been the same. At certain points you REALLY needed to have a suspension of disbelief to get through this. Without going into spoilers the ending felt tacked and rushed on in some parts. If you're really bored or curious give it shot, but I don't recommend this as a first pick.

When Horror Is Romantic

Where the Devil Says Goodnight elegantly mixes romance with horror to create this addictive, ominous story that captured my attention immediately. Adam and Emil are so vastly different from each other; one is a priest and the other the grandson of a witch. But despite their differences, they are destined for each other. Set against a small Polish town backdrop and infused with Slavic culture and myths, this was one of the most unique and fascinating romances I’ve read this year. The audiobook was extremely well done with some amazing vocal performances that took me by surprise (in a very good way).