Queen of Rot and Pain
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Summary
Worse than a god in rage。。。 is a god in love。
I punish lies and deceit，
An eternal damnation of agony and pain。
Yet， when it is my wife whose deception plagues me，
I know what I must do。
Shackle her soul to the lying， cold corpse that she is，
Ensuring that she never escapes me。
My wrath，
My torture，
My pain，
And my pleasure。
I am the King of Flesh and Bone，
Every part of her I possess and own。
She is mine，
Death shall never do us part。
Welcome home， my queen。
Queen of Rot and Pain is a full-length dark fantasy novel， and book two in The Pale Court duet。 The two-part story features a ruthless man， the woman who can't escape his love， and a HEA。 This world contains dark themes， violence， loss， and elements of horror some may find disturbing。 What this book doesn't contain is a hero - because villains do it better。
I punish lies and deceit，
An eternal damnation of agony and pain。
Yet， when it is my wife whose deception plagues me，
I know what I must do。
Shackle her soul to the lying， cold corpse that she is，
Ensuring that she never escapes me。
My wrath，
My torture，
My pain，
And my pleasure。
I am the King of Flesh and Bone，
Every part of her I possess and own。
She is mine，
Death shall never do us part。
Welcome home， my queen。
Queen of Rot and Pain is a full-length dark fantasy novel， and book two in The Pale Court duet。 The two-part story features a ruthless man， the woman who can't escape his love， and a HEA。 This world contains dark themes， violence， loss， and elements of horror some may find disturbing。 What this book doesn't contain is a hero - because villains do it better。
Reviews
Kate V
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This was bloody…and BRILLIANT。 I loved Enosh and Ada’s journey and HEA so hard。 I don’t give 5 stars often but this conclusion deserves it。 Hands down one of the best books I've read this year。 Dark and depraved， gritty and violent。。。it was everything I've come to love in my romance。 Ada and Enosh were twisted and morally grey but they were real。 I think anyone that reads this story can relate to their pain and hardships， as well as their victories and desires。 “The fourth one， one of the prie This was bloody…and BRILLIANT。 I loved Enosh and Ada’s journey and HEA so hard。 I don’t give 5 stars often but this conclusion deserves it。 Hands down one of the best books I've read this year。 Dark and depraved， gritty and violent。。。it was everything I've come to love in my romance。 Ada and Enosh were twisted and morally grey but they were real。 I think anyone that reads this story can relate to their pain and hardships， as well as their victories and desires。 “The fourth one， one of the priests， stared up at me from tear-drowned eyes。 “I cannot say， Adelaide， which one of you is worse。 You or your husband。” “The answer to that is simple， mortal。” I leaned over and stabbed into his belly， placing my lips by his ear。 “We’re equally terrible。” This book picks up right after book 1 with Ada dead and losing everything that is dear to her。 Enosh believes the worst in Ada and treats her as if she’s the rot on his enemies bones （hate sex anyone？！）。 But things are not what they seem and Ada is determined to prove her loyalty and innocence to Enosh， as well as take back what she is rightfully owed in life。 Enosh is determined to hate but soon realizes that he has made a grave mistake。 “I would rather have you hate me for eternity than not have you at all。” His lips brushed the corner of my mouth， kissing me as he brought one of my legs over his， positioning me astride him。 “But at least allow me to love you。” Enosh and Ada have to go through the ringer to finally find that the two of them are halves to a whole but the angst， the tension and the steam between them was next level hot。 They were a tornado of passion and desire and I loved every second of their push and pull。 Enosh's grovel。。。had me swooning。 “The scent of ash might be burnt into my skin， but you are forever branded into my heart。 Precious and forever treasured， this I vow。 I love you。 I want nothing more than for you to love me back。 That， and…” his hand slipped over my collarbone， down between my breasts， and settled against my belly， “this child。” The action and the suspense in this story and the raw power from both Enosh and Ada were so well written。 I loved Ada and her tenacity and strength。 She rose from the ashes like a phoenix and her fate was such a surprise *pumps fist in the air。* “I am the Queen of Rot and Pain， beautiful and kind， terrible and cruel，” I murmured to myself and Rose， then stared down at Eilam， who still held his hand pressed to a wound already closed。 “Now give me my baby。” Enosh was deliciously alpha， possessive and obsessive。 He was the perfect mixture of hard and soft and his character development was exquisite。 I fell for him so hard！ Enosh and Ada were the ultimate power couple！ “The world was full of monsters。 But this one was mine。” If you haven’t started this duet， DO IT。 You won’t regret it。 It was such a unique world and was a well written dark fantasy romance。 I hope she writes the brothers *wink wink。* IYKYK。 Enosh and Ada's path to revenge and happiness ripped so many emotions from me that had me glued to the pages and immersed in their world。 Now if you'll excuse me。。。I'm going to go cry because I already miss Enosh and Ada。 。。。more
Alice
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What a deeply deeply satisfying series and ending！ I loved how Ada came into her own and how Enosh earned his forgiveness。 Sooo good！ Excited to see what this author writes next！
Breck
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Queen of Rot and Pain picks up right where King of Flesh and Bone left off， and takes us through the satisfying conclusion to this couple’s story。 The character development was fantastic， and I loved the surprising twists and turns dotted throughout the book。 If you enjoyed the first book， you will love this one！
Bookbird
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I have no words。 This book is picking up right where KOFAB left us: on an emotional rollercoaster。 All packed into fantastic worldbuilding， intriguing characters and beautiful， poetic writing， decorated with grime and gore and lots of love。 Liv Zander knows how to combine the ingredients to show us the beauty in the bizarre。 This is dark and romantic at its best。
Amber White
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Liv did not hold back ANY punches when she wrote the conclusion to Enosh and Ada’s story！！ With they way things were left at the end of KOFAB， it was safe to say that we were going to be in a great deal of suffering and heart ache。 Sadly， that didn’t even come close to describing the pain that we were dealing with。 Enosh put Ada through hell and back and then had the damn nerve to repeat the process！ Even though Ada knew that she was up against centuries worth of trust issues and let alone a god Liv did not hold back ANY punches when she wrote the conclusion to Enosh and Ada’s story！！ With they way things were left at the end of KOFAB， it was safe to say that we were going to be in a great deal of suffering and heart ache。 Sadly， that didn’t even come close to describing the pain that we were dealing with。 Enosh put Ada through hell and back and then had the damn nerve to repeat the process！ Even though Ada knew that she was up against centuries worth of trust issues and let alone a god feeling like he had been betrayed， Ada never once wavered or backed down！ I loved Ada before， but she became the woman of my dreams and my absolute hero in this book！ No matter what Enosh said or did to her， even if there was a little doubt that creeped up in her， she bulldozed past it all！ Fighting and believing in herself when there was no one else who would。 I thought that nothing could be worse then a god in love， well you haven’t seen anything until you’ve seen a woman who has lost the only thing she’s ever wanted。 This book is going to have your jaw sweeping the floor from start to finish with all of the plot twists and secrets that will be revealed。 From the very first chapter of KOFAB to the very last of QORAP， Liv captivates you and takes you for a ride with this story that is dark and riddled with pain。 The type that doesn’t seem like it could be altered to reflect love， but by the end we get to see the deepest darkest love imaginable between Enosh and Ada。 If this is what Liv gave us on her first attempt， I’d say we better buckle down because we will most definitely be in for it in the future。 。。。more
Yuanyuan Xie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ok， so firstly， I had the absolute honor to be an ARC reader for Ms。 Zander。 She is the nicest goddess of writing。 OMG。 Anyways， to the review now:It was A。M。A。Z。I。N。G。 Gosh， Thesaurus needs to invent more synonyms for that word。 They can all be used to describe TQORAP because I loved the progression of the plot。 Like always， Ms。 Zander creates a richly layered story of fantasy and faith–a world where old gods and man-made gods clash。 I loved the evolution of Ada as she transformed from a timid， Ok， so firstly， I had the absolute honor to be an ARC reader for Ms。 Zander。 She is the nicest goddess of writing。 OMG。 Anyways， to the review now:It was A。M。A。Z。I。N。G。 Gosh， Thesaurus needs to invent more synonyms for that word。 They can all be used to describe TQORAP because I loved the progression of the plot。 Like always， Ms。 Zander creates a richly layered story of fantasy and faith–a world where old gods and man-made gods clash。 I loved the evolution of Ada as she transformed from a timid， morally upright girl to a no-flummery-giving fiery queen。 Enoch didn't disappoint， either。 His obsessively psychotic temperament and attitude towards love remind me of the reason I started chasing after villains and ditching princes on white horses。 This story wrapped up a lot of loose ends and questions I had from the previous book， so kudos to the author， since many writers don't often do that。 The ending was especially satisfying， and my heart had a feast reading it。**SPOILERS BELOW**I need Yarin's book。 When I read about "Uncle Yarin"， I started simultaneously crying and combusting in laughter。 It's not normal， but Ms。 Zander's books expose my insanity （in a good way， of course :）。 。。。more
Shruti
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This was a very satisfying conclusion to this duet and I absolutely love Enosh and Ada's relationship development。 The story begins with the misunderstanding/miscommunication trope which was a little annoying to deal with but also very entertaining。 I appreciate that it was necessary to see their full character growth。 Once I got the gratification I needed， the rest of the book was wonderful。 There's the grovelling trope in here which was done really well。 I love Enosh so much， his obsessiveness This was a very satisfying conclusion to this duet and I absolutely love Enosh and Ada's relationship development。 The story begins with the misunderstanding/miscommunication trope which was a little annoying to deal with but also very entertaining。 I appreciate that it was necessary to see their full character growth。 Once I got the gratification I needed， the rest of the book was wonderful。 There's the grovelling trope in here which was done really well。 I love Enosh so much， his obsessiveness over Ada is amazing。 I also like his fashion sense lol。 “Little one， I will set the world ablaze and stand smiling at the center of its flames。” His other finger drew lazy circles around the side of my neck， numbing my mind with its warm caress。I massively enjoyed Ada's character arc into the Queen of Rot and Pain。 It was great to see after all the injustices she had suffered throughout her life。 （I listened to Nightmare by Halsey which fit perfectly）。Side note- I LOVE Yarin。 He is such a fun and interesting character and every time he was on the page I （literally not figuratively） jumped in excitement。 Overall， this was a very exciting conclusion and I can't wait to see what Liv writes next！ Playlist:We Belong- Dove CameronFlesh and Bone- Black Mathla di die- Nessa BarrettNightmare- HalseyMonster- RIELLSavage- Bahari， BIABad Girls- M。I。ADevil I Know- Allie XPlay With Fire- Sam TinneszHate Me- Ellie GouldingOwn Me- bülowSiren- Kailee MorgueHypnotic- Zella DayLove You Like Me- JEN ZLove Story- Sarah CothranInto It- Chase AtlanticLIKE A ROCKSTAR- Chase AtlanticANGELS & DEMONS- jxdnUnholy- Hey VioletNumb- KiiaraZombie- Damned AnthemCEMETERY- AViVAPanic Room- Au/RaGoddess- Jaira Burns 。。。more
Elaine
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Liv Zander out did herself with the second book of the Pain & Rot series。 Enosh was so devastatingly wicked to Ada。 He felt her betrayal down to his marrow。 His breaking point was an accumulation of all of his pain。 Ada finally got him to listen。 Ada truly turned into the Queen of Rot & Pain。 The ending is exactly what they both deserved。 Definitely a 5 star read！
Saucy Book
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Queen of Rot and Pain was such a dark and captivating read！ Liv Zander did it again with her world building and character development， it was such a beautiful dark well written book。 Book 2 （Queen of Rot and Pain） started off where King of Flesh and Bone left off。 You will get your answers from book one！ Ada’s transformation is a beautiful one， there’s so much angst in this book but by the end you see her in a different light。 Especially Enosh， how badly he treated Ada but I can say he redeemed Queen of Rot and Pain was such a dark and captivating read！ Liv Zander did it again with her world building and character development， it was such a beautiful dark well written book。 Book 2 （Queen of Rot and Pain） started off where King of Flesh and Bone left off。 You will get your answers from book one！ Ada’s transformation is a beautiful one， there’s so much angst in this book but by the end you see her in a different light。 Especially Enosh， how badly he treated Ada but I can say he redeemed himself。 Both King of Flesh and Bone & Queen of Rot and Pain are definitely a must read！ They are both dark and have plenty of trigger warnings， if you can stomach book one then book two is waiting for all you with all its answers！ 。。。more
Deysi O'Donal
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At the end of King of Flesh and Bone， Ada is left to quite a precarious future。 It's unsure exactly what has happened to her and to her unborn baby。 Well， without giving too much away， let me assure you that everything will be answered within the pages of QORAP。 However， in true Liv fashion， she doesn't give us those answers easily。 Oh no， Ada must suffer greatly for them。 In the end， she will truly come into and embrace her title of the Queen of Rot and Pain。 With her king at her side。 Leave yo At the end of King of Flesh and Bone， Ada is left to quite a precarious future。 It's unsure exactly what has happened to her and to her unborn baby。 Well， without giving too much away， let me assure you that everything will be answered within the pages of QORAP。 However， in true Liv fashion， she doesn't give us those answers easily。 Oh no， Ada must suffer greatly for them。 In the end， she will truly come into and embrace her title of the Queen of Rot and Pain。 With her king at her side。 Leave your triggers at the door for this second installment。 This series is not for the feint of heart， or stomach。 Five delightfully gruesome stars！ 。。。more
Kate Hood
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Wow。 I’m absolutely impressed and respectfully terrified of the creative genius that produced this dark story。 The second book to follow The King of Flesh and Bone gave me a satisfactory conclusion to their story， while leaving it open for future stories （hopefully） from this world。 There is such beauty in this darkness。 I will forever one-click Liv Zander’s book because as she well stated， “we are all monsters。”
Christine
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 After such a cliffhanger from the previous book I couldn't wait to devour this one。 Already broken hearted for Ada and her child it was hard to imagine how she would recover but boy did she bounce back。 With her new focus she sets out to redeem herself in Enosh's eyes。 Even though she didn't have anything to hide， in Enosh's world events are repeating themselves。 Through thick and thin Ada never gives up on her love for Enosh and what she knows deep in her soul。 Trying to convince Enosh that she After such a cliffhanger from the previous book I couldn't wait to devour this one。 Already broken hearted for Ada and her child it was hard to imagine how she would recover but boy did she bounce back。 With her new focus she sets out to redeem herself in Enosh's eyes。 Even though she didn't have anything to hide， in Enosh's world events are repeating themselves。 Through thick and thin Ada never gives up on her love for Enosh and what she knows deep in her soul。 Trying to convince Enosh that she never deceived him。 The hell she suffered at his hands kept me on the edge of my seat wanting to throttle him。 But the powers that be cannot stop Ada from seeking justice for herself， Enosh and their child。 Putting on her big girl panties she steps into her role beautifully as the QORAP。 She finally seeks revenge on those who took her life and that of their child。With Enosh finally realizing how strong his love for Ada really is he will stop at nothing to assist her in taking back what they both lost。 With the help from his brothers an unexpected turn of events gives this story a truly epic finale。Absolutely a brilliant conclusion but of course we always want more！ 。。。more
•Kate•/
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I had a hard time with the first half of the book。 But the transformation Adelaide goes through in this book is what kept me going。 It made for a stunning conclusion to this dark， high fantasy epic about the obsessive love between a god and a mortal。 I can’t wait to see what else this author produces。
amanda Cummings
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I simply can not put down this series and can not get enough ！ King of flesh and bone ended with with a gut wrenching cliff hanger with Enosh escaping only to find his wife （Ada） bleeding out after being stabbed in the stomach while being pregnant。 Something Ada had always wanted。 These books are full of angst and spice 。 I enjoy a good book that can keep me engaged in the story while also breaking my heart over their pain。 Liv does this while also delivering great spice 。 This is a dark fantas I simply can not put down this series and can not get enough ！ King of flesh and bone ended with with a gut wrenching cliff hanger with Enosh escaping only to find his wife （Ada） bleeding out after being stabbed in the stomach while being pregnant。 Something Ada had always wanted。 These books are full of angst and spice 。 I enjoy a good book that can keep me engaged in the story while also breaking my heart over their pain。 Liv does this while also delivering great spice 。 This is a dark fantasy romance book ！ Like I said in my review for king of flesh and bone ， Enosh is worse then a morally grey character， some of the things he says and does might come off as being to much or might make you hate his character altogether。 For me I love that it’s something new and truly sexy as hell 。 But again if your looking for a cute lovey couple … this is not the book for you 。 Both characters had endured a lot between the two books and to read the raw emotion in the beginning of this book is exactly what I was looking for 。 You just want to reach in the book and correct both characters （which I。 Love ） but seeing the development between the two main characters was awesome。 I hope to see more from Liz in this world （hopefully give some side characters their moment to shine ！ 。。。more
M
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Ada Rocks！ 5 stars - Wow！ This book！ It was hard to stop reading。 I needed coffee the following morning really badly to function at work， LOL。 Part I was a cliffhanger but the ending on QORAP is worth it。 This book is about what happened to Ada after the villagers betrayed her to the priest。 I kind of wanted to smack Enosh on the head in the beginning of this book but what he did at the end redeemed him。 You should read this book。 The world-building is fascinating。 Enosh’s siblings should have t Ada Rocks！ 5 stars - Wow！ This book！ It was hard to stop reading。 I needed coffee the following morning really badly to function at work， LOL。 Part I was a cliffhanger but the ending on QORAP is worth it。 This book is about what happened to Ada after the villagers betrayed her to the priest。 I kind of wanted to smack Enosh on the head in the beginning of this book but what he did at the end redeemed him。 You should read this book。 The world-building is fascinating。 Enosh’s siblings should have their own stories too！！ I bought this book but read an ARC。 。。。more
Jean Stillman
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"Queen of Rot and Pain，"by Liv Zander， follows "King of Flesh and Bone。" These books are so incredibly good， moving to the top of my all time favorites list！ I absolutely love this author's work！ She is an amazing story teller， building a world that will leave you in complete awe。 I love a book with lots of raw， gritty angst， and boy do you get that here！ Plus， Ms。 Zander gives us lots of steamy romance and action to keep you turning the pages of this couple's dynamic love story！ I absolutely lo "Queen of Rot and Pain，"by Liv Zander， follows "King of Flesh and Bone。" These books are so incredibly good， moving to the top of my all time favorites list！ I absolutely love this author's work！ She is an amazing story teller， building a world that will leave you in complete awe。 I love a book with lots of raw， gritty angst， and boy do you get that here！ Plus， Ms。 Zander gives us lots of steamy romance and action to keep you turning the pages of this couple's dynamic love story！ I absolutely loved the characters in these books。 I laughed。 I cried。 I had all the emotional feels from this book， leaving me with book hangover！ I deliberately did not go into detail about events of this book because I did not want to give anything away。 This is one book I never wanted to end！ 。。。more
Ashley
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I loved TKOFAB so when this ARC came up in my inbox， I was hypoxic and the ARC my oxygen。 So am I primed to like this book more than someone who isn’t obsessed with the first book？ Yes。 But let me tell you why this book’s rating stands on its own validity （warning: cursing and run-on sentences to follow because I’m passionate about this。） TKOFAB ends on a painful cliffy， but I wasn’t mad because I’m a sucker for a villain origin story and a morally grey FMC。 I knew this set up a second book nice I loved TKOFAB so when this ARC came up in my inbox， I was hypoxic and the ARC my oxygen。 So am I primed to like this book more than someone who isn’t obsessed with the first book？ Yes。 But let me tell you why this book’s rating stands on its own validity （warning: cursing and run-on sentences to follow because I’m passionate about this。） TKOFAB ends on a painful cliffy， but I wasn’t mad because I’m a sucker for a villain origin story and a morally grey FMC。 I knew this set up a second book nicely。Ada。 Damn。 Her character arc was exemplary - it was wrought with tension， indecision， and a winding trajectory。 Ada was already a stand alone， multi-dimensional character but the way Liv Zander wrote her in this book gave her a level of humanity that is top quality fucking storytelling。Enosh。 The internal dialogue of this guy。 Holy shit。 His fuckery was absolutely on track with his backstory and need to be loved。 He’s the slightly narcissistic， malevolent God who will go genocidal for his wife even if he’s edged her to near insanity as retribution for her transgressions。 But oh this dude。 His character became a lighter shade of grey because of Ada， but that did not stop him from reveling in her descent into a darker side of herself （after many chapters of punishment that pushed her along）。These brothers。 The other Gods。 Shit， even the side characters have growth， dimensionality， and voice - and I need spin-offs for those two assholes。 Writing。 I was so immersed in the first book， I couldn’t comment on the writing the first time I read it。 That’s a whole level of complement in itself， though。 The writing was good enough to be invisible， as the story sucked me in。 This time， though， I took care to notice。 Here’s my deal about writing - there’s a basic threshold I expect from a professional but style can trump the rules of grammar。 I am a little more flexible there。 However， I highly value originality and how well an author can manipulate words。 Places I expected some banal cliche like “my blood went cold”， I found replaced with impeccable word smithing。 I highlighted many passages simply because I loved the way she put something into words。Spice， setting， and triggers。 I love that indie authors can push limits and explore stories that may not be open to a traditionally published author。 I can’t imagine a traditional publisher letting an author go in some of the directions of these books， but damn if it isn’t right-on for the target audience， and these different details really set the duet apart from the books in this genre and make it unique。 。。。more
Ashley
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Let me start of by saying: I got the ARC for this book earlier today and I'm already done with it。 🤣 This alone should tell you how good it is！ I won't be sharing the notes I took while reading until after release day， for obvious reasons。 The ending of the last book （and I am almost positive there was a teaser chapter for this one） leave us with Enosh escaping & finding Ada bleeding out。 I'm not going to give to much away so I will talk mostly about our character growth， the continued world bui Let me start of by saying: I got the ARC for this book earlier today and I'm already done with it。 🤣 This alone should tell you how good it is！ I won't be sharing the notes I took while reading until after release day， for obvious reasons。 The ending of the last book （and I am almost positive there was a teaser chapter for this one） leave us with Enosh escaping & finding Ada bleeding out。 I'm not going to give to much away so I will talk mostly about our character growth， the continued world building and how damn good the spice was。 These two go through complete hell， but still manage to find themselves so helplessly needy to the other。 The way we see them deal with things has us question their sanity， but we wouldn't love them so much if they weren't as dark and demented as they are。 Enosh has me homicidal in some parts of this and swooning in other 🤣 Ada has really glowed up with her role in everything and really starts to stand on her own two feet without fear。 She isn't just defiant anymore。。。 She is a force of nature who will demand your respect。 We continue with elaborate and well planned designs of the castle， towns， etc。 The spice is dirty here and has me questioning if I might be a sadist。 Praise kinks have me 🤤 I really felt like I was an intruder during such intimate and dirty as hell scenes。 I loved it 😍I can't wait for all of you to read this！ 。。。more
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