To Snap a Silver Stem

Crystal Bloom, Book 2

By: Sarah A. Parker

Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens, Troy Duran

I want him to hurt. To bleed. I want him to snap, just like he snapped me.

Once upon a time, my world was small and sheltered. Everything changed the moment I stepped over my Safety Line, barrelling towards a coupling with a man I hardly know.

He wants me. All of me.

Dunked in a charged political pit, I must secure the ships needed to quell the spill of murderous beasts still flooding the continent. But one wrong move could spur the war I’ve worked so hard to avoid.

I’ll wear the dress and the cupla and the shoes. I’ll do it all with a smile on my face. Because everyone's watching.

He’s watching—hunting a fissure in my frosty shield, trying to scrape back the layers and see my ugly insides. He’s unyielding. Unguarded. Changed. Why is he looking now when I’ve got everything to hide?

Secrets sprout, truths bloom, and more than one of us will snap.

Crowned in the crippling weight of my mistakes, I must atone. Even if it costs me my life.

Fear was my overlord. Now, it’s my prisoner.

To Snap a Silver Stem is the explosive sequel of To Bleed a Crystal Bloom, a dark Rapunzel reimagining full of immersive imagery and breathtaking angst.

©2022 Sarah A. Parker (P)2022 Podium Audio

Slow to start

The first book is a little obnoxious and slow to start but I love this whole series. It comes together nicely

LIFE IS SHORT! BUY THE BOOK!

So good! I loved getting to know the characters on a deeper level! I can't wait for the next in the series to come out!

Fantastic narration for a hauntingly beautiful story

I enjoyed the audio version of this book! Both narrator’s did a fantastic job bringing the characters to life and it was great to get POVs from new characters in this book. This is my second read through of this series and I’m enjoying it even more with the audio!

the gray areas between the goodness and the wickedness between people.

I loved this book. Some say they hated it and it was impossible...but as a person who experienced life altering events, it's not impossible to think of the dramatic changes it creates in people. This book was sad, hard, but still very well written. I want the next installment, because I can't guess the outcome and it intrigues me.

Horrible Ending

Brilliant writer, great imagination, colorful characters, but unfortunate, horrible ending. It had such promise but was so disappointing.