The Paths We Lay
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- Create Date：2021-05-10 04:21:23
- Update Date：2025-09-07
- Status：finish
- Author：Auryn Hadley
- ISBN：B08S2FP6SG
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Reviews
Sam Cantwell
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Pure TemptationI love this series， it is brutal and soft at the same time。 I'm finding it hard to leave a review that does this story justice。 Just read it， you won't regret it。 Pure TemptationI love this series， it is brutal and soft at the same time。 I'm finding it hard to leave a review that does this story justice。 Just read it， you won't regret it。 。。。more
Stormy
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Please release these quicker 🤗I legit squeaked when this book was delivered to my library。 Everything about the story the characters and the setting is amazing。 Must book and series
Krystal
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A wonderful second installment to this series。 Guys this book was over 500 pages and it still felt too short。 I need to know what happens。 Auryn Hadley's books define book hangover。 You dont just move on。 They stick with you。 I love the relationships and how they are all different。 The characters all have flaws and it makes them more loveable。 The world building by Hadley is still the best I have encountered。 I ordered the paperback as soon as I finished reading the ebook。 A wonderful second installment to this series。 Guys this book was over 500 pages and it still felt too short。 I need to know what happens。 Auryn Hadley's books define book hangover。 You dont just move on。 They stick with you。 I love the relationships and how they are all different。 The characters all have flaws and it makes them more loveable。 The world building by Hadley is still the best I have encountered。 I ordered the paperback as soon as I finished reading the ebook。 。。。more
Nora London
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Twisting PathsLove how the story is building。 The characters have grown and the plots are thicker。 Brilliant writing by this author as always。
Kristin
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5 stars all dayI just cannot say enough good things about this book。 Nari finally finds her path amongst the paths。 The men in this book are amazing and I can’t even pick a favorite。 The amount of insight， world building and mythology is astounding。 Auryn has a true gift and her light shines through everything she does。 It’s a beautiful thing to witness。 I wanted to cry tears of happiness so many times， I was so moved。 This one isn’t one you can afford to miss。
Tara Zormier
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PerfectI love this series！ Auryn has another epic series on her hands。 I haven’t read anything of hers that I haven’t loved！
Chrissy
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Learning What The Path IsThis is the second book， of what is shaping up to be another amazing series by Auryn Hadley。 You need to read the first book to enjoy this book， if you haven’t read it yet， you really should because it’s amazing。This book is about the Priestess and Priests of Zeal becoming Initiates。 They are now on to their secondary education where they learn about the Paths they’ve been placed upon by Zeal。 As Nariana has been gifted the Path of Temptation， or all five Paths， she has Learning What The Path IsThis is the second book， of what is shaping up to be another amazing series by Auryn Hadley。 You need to read the first book to enjoy this book， if you haven’t read it yet， you really should because it’s amazing。This book is about the Priestess and Priests of Zeal becoming Initiates。 They are now on to their secondary education where they learn about the Paths they’ve been placed upon by Zeal。 As Nariana has been gifted the Path of Temptation， or all five Paths， she has to find her own Path to navigate and Zeal isn’t helping her choose how to walk it。 She asked for free will， so he gave it to her as his Chosen。One of the things I really like about this series is that it’s not just about Nariana， it’s about all of those Zeal has touched and can see him。 There are multiple points of view in this book and I enjoyed all of them。 Each of the characters has importance to this story。 They all see things slightly differently and support each other in different ways。 The story is a web with strands connecting each person to each other， though that metaphor is far too static for the journey they must all take together。In this book we watch as these young people learn about sexuality and other temptations。 They start to learn who they really are and what their desires are like。 They have formal lessons， but learn as much from each other as they do their teachers。 They also have the help of advice from their mentors and， of course， their god。 They make new friends and take new lovers。 They gain allies for themselves and for Zeal。 They use friendship and kindness as well as lust to tempt。I love the winding path this story is taking。 This author always allows space for her characters to breathe and think。 This is actually quite a contemplative book about sexuality and power。 There is plenty of explicitly sexy scenes that will leave you squirming， but there is also plenty of thought provoking discussions about accepting yourself and your desires。 It also makes you think about the nature of power and how easy or hard it is to grab onto and when you have it what you choose to do with it。This contrast between scenes hot enough to make you blush and cerebral scenes that make your mind whirl is how the author keeps you slightly off kilter， wondering what is coming next and driving you to keep turning the pages to find out。 Thrown into that interesting blender of physicality and intellect is the character development， as we watch these young people grow up。 We also watch their mentors， people in their late 30s and 40s mature and start to move towards new stages in their lives。 The mentors know a lot about their subjects， and are more than capable of guiding their students， but they have more to learn about life and have Zeal to guide them。I know this book will be like all other Auryn Hadley books and every time I read it I will find something new and interesting that I missed before。 It’s one of the reasons I don’t mind reading the books as they come out。 I re-read all the previous books each time there is a release and get something new each time。 It’s also why I don’t mind buying the books even though they are in Kindle Unlimited。 I know I will read them time and time again， which for me is the mark of a 5 ⭐️ book， and I want to make sure they are always in my library。July feels a long way off， to wait for the next book， but as Zeal might tell you， anticipation makes things sweeter。 。。。more
Marce IH
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* * * 3-I WON'T GIVE UP STARS * * *I loved the 1st book in the series， I thought the premise was really interesting and I was looking forward to seeing what Nari would have to face up next on her way to discovering her path。 The pace on this book was really slow， so much so that I did skim some parts。 I didn't feel like we got any tense or high stake scenes。 There was some progress to the story in the sense that Nari and Ela have a better idea of what their paths are and there are a few more peo * * * 3-I WON'T GIVE UP STARS * * *I loved the 1st book in the series， I thought the premise was really interesting and I was looking forward to seeing what Nari would have to face up next on her way to discovering her path。 The pace on this book was really slow， so much so that I did skim some parts。 I didn't feel like we got any tense or high stake scenes。 There was some progress to the story in the sense that Nari and Ela have a better idea of what their paths are and there are a few more people able to see Zeal。 I did feel it got repetitive at some points， they would often talk about their paths and what Zeal wanted from them， being the Voice， the Blade， the Shield and the Temptation。 Over all I was left with the feeling that not much was gained with this book。 I will continue on with the series。 However， I don't think I will abandon whatever book I am reading at the time for The Games We Play， like I did for this one。 。。。more
Roommatesrawesome
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Love love love！ Honestly can’t tell if I’m more excited or just can’t take that it’s a 5 book series， on one hand I never want to story to end and the other hand the wait between releases just may kill me。 Absolutely loved the second book and watching all the characters grow and develop more。 I adore how they all support each other in the faces of new challenges。
Nicole Hale
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Need more Wow I am so I love with these characters and storyline I cannot get enough！ I cannot wait for book 3。
Jessica Clark
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Pulled yet another all-nighterOMG from the moment my pre-ordered title hit my kindle I could not put the book down and read through the night to get my fix of Auryn’s writing！ Auryn has taken us from a ten year old heroine to a ~20 year old woman who is foraging her own path despite the majority of people in the temple being initially against her。 She is slowly but surely making a difference and changing people to her side with the help of her family and her god。 The character development is on Pulled yet another all-nighterOMG from the moment my pre-ordered title hit my kindle I could not put the book down and read through the night to get my fix of Auryn’s writing！ Auryn has taken us from a ten year old heroine to a ~20 year old woman who is foraging her own path despite the majority of people in the temple being initially against her。 She is slowly but surely making a difference and changing people to her side with the help of her family and her god。 The character development is on point and you can really feel the trials that the group go through and can only look back on the events Auryn has written with awe that she has put something so seamless together。 I’m waiting on the edge of my seat for the story to continue in book 3。。。 waiting to see what else Zeal， the temple， and Nari herself have in store！ As a note to anyone reading through the comments， for the time I pick up any of Auryns work til the time I put it down， I am not longer on earth as I know it but on whatever miraculous world Auryn has crafted with her words。 She is able to build such complex worlds and characters without making the reader work for the understanding。 She has been my go-to author for years to escape life and dive into a fantasy world。 This series， while unfinished， is quickly becoming one of my favorite series ever of hers （or just in general） and I highly recommend anyone giving it a try！ Just make sure you don’t have to work in the morning。。。 what is sleep even for anymore 😂 。。。more
Paige T
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Absolutely brilliant！I am just loving this world and these characters。This has to be my favorite harem - all the guys are so different but I cannot pick a favorite as they all bring something different and I just love them all。I absolutely recommend reading this book ASAP， as you will *want* to read again before each release as it’s that incredible。
Dyantha Bogerd
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