Cecelia

Cute story

Revisado: 05-08-20

This is an entertaining story. I have to say though... who pronounces mana “monna”?!
That by itself was so annoying I nearly stopped listening.

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Misleading Reviews & an AWFUL BOOK

Revisado: 11-11-19

I’m not sure what kind of Lorno the reviewers that have given this drivel anything above one star have been reading, but they need to get better books. This one is AWFUL. I don’t know where to begin, there’s so much to hate. I can’t believe I finished this worthless story; by chapter 7 I was ready to quit. I remembered some reviewers saying there were good action scenes, so I continued on. (There weren’t good action scenes, by the way, only mediocre ones.)

I guess I’ll begin with the female lead. Honestly, I cannot believe (or understand how) a woman wrote this book. Christy is one of the weakest, most annoying leading ladies I’ve ever read. I thought she was badass from the opening scene, but it was more than just downhill from there... it was off a cliff. She is a crybaby expecting a Navy Seal to say “I love you” after a one night stand and a goodbye f—- . Granted, he keeps coming around, but expecting any man to say I love you after a couple days and one date is too unbelievable for words. And she whines about it (internally) constantly! The author also writes in things like ‘she said in her best Marilyn Monroe voice.’ Who does that?!

The author needs to have friends and editors read the book before publication, people who will be honest with her so she can work out plot points like:
If Kyle told Christy to comply with the police, why didn’t she tell them about the guy that passed by the sauna. If Marla’s broken fingers were a “specialty” of the local gangs, why wouldn’t the police look in that direction? Why didn’t she tell Kyle about Marla being found dead? She thinks of Kyle as “the most handsome, wonderful guy she’d ever met” even after he drops her, AGAIN. What the hell? Madame offers her the business is San Francisco and Christy says there’s no future there? This storyline just blunders on and on.

Christy is fierce in the opening scene yet is wide-eyed and fearful when tied up by Caesar? Where is her fight? I would expect dirty looks, at least. Then the author writes she has been strong, not showing emotion...emotion she just wrote about. “All he had to do was love her and she would be healed,” such bullshit. Please excuse my language, but I am vomiting a little in my mouth at the pure drivel and excrement written by this author. Okay, and must she have the hooker heals on whilst being kidnapped?

And she says she has loved him since the first moment they met? What?! Oh my lord, this is just ridiculous.

The male lead, Kyle, handles everything wrong from the first chapter. Some of the storyline is too unbelievable here as well. There’s no way Kyle would tell a two-day lay anything about an on or off-the-books mission. It’s so obvious that the author doesn’t know anything about the military. Also, the police and Sheriff wouldn’t say anything specific to Christy. It’s all ridiculous. And why wouldn’t Kyle ask which officers had visited Christy?! He knows one is dirty, so why not ask and warn her?

Kyle knows nothing about Christy, yet the author writes profound statements about how she is his equal in every respect and perhaps greater than he in many. How could he possibly know this about her after three days and two nights together? It’s not like they talked much! And then during the rescue he gets turned on, “his package was rubbing against the steel of the 9mm.” Seriously?!

And who calls a vagina a PEACH?

And worse... a flipping proposal? I hate this book. I should have stopped at chapter 7.

Finally, the narrator. Ugh. Mispronunciation is such an annoyance that it makes it very difficult to continue listening. Armando is ‘Ar-mOn-do’ NOT ‘Ar-mAn-do’ no matter how it is spelled. That was SO FREAKING ANNOYING!!! Alfredo the Mexican-American was super annoying as well. The voice for him was so stereotypical even I (just a white girl) found it offensive; he also sounded like he was always whining. I loved Gunny though, he was hilarious. The French accent of Madame is also quite awful. Tom Bergeron in SF sounds like a creep. And Catsup? No matter if it is spelled like that it is still pronounced “Ketchup”.

Okay, so a bad book. Oh, worse than that, a waste of my time in my life that I will never get back and I hope to God I eventually forget.

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Another Wonderful Story! Yay, Margot!!!

Revisado: 08-04-19

This may say “book 1” in the series, but if you’re a first time Roseanna M. White reader, or somehow missed the Shadows Over England series, this is more like book 4. Margot is a beloved character from the previous two books and it is absolutely lovely that we get to see her grow up a little. (If you did miss that SOE series, READ IT!!!)
This book stands alone well, has an interesting storyline, great new characters, and cameos from previous beloved characters as well.
The narrator is different and it is with those cameos that I had issue with her. Barclay Pierce is a very specific voice and she had no clue how to do it. And Margot herself, it seemed she had lost all of her French-Belgian accent. That’s why I had to give the performance 4 stars.
It’s a great story though, and a good performance. Definitely worth a credit. It is a re-listen (or re-re-re) for me!

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Bad narrator, good story

Revisado: 07-27-19

To begin, hearth is pronounced “heARth” not “herth”. There are other mispronunciations, but that one is the worst and most repetitive.

This narrator is awful. She sounds like a bot or a computer operated system. It detracts from the story in many ways.

The story itself is nice and sweet. A twist on Amish tales that will be expanded upon in future books I believe.

Not really worth a credit, in my opinion, but definitely worth a read on the romance package.

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Needs to be Abridged...please.

Revisado: 06-05-19

To begin, I definitely enjoyed this book. Aside from the fact that I would appreciate an abridged version (seriously, WAS there an editor?). The story is fun and the setting enigmatic; the characters are likable, with proper villains too.

The narrator is excellent; the characters are interesting and well performed.

The problem is that I could fall asleep for entire lengths of time and not worry about going back. There is just too much...

If you enjoy practical magic, this is a good book for you. If you want a fast-paced (even a regular-paced) book, look for the abridged version -if it ever arrives.

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Young even for YA

Revisado: 06-01-19

It seems like this book was written by a 5th grader dreaming of middle school.

The performance is annoying. Overall it is good, but the character is just annoying.

Just not my cup of tea.

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Intricately scary

Revisado: 10-23-18

Loved the fact that I didn’t know what was going to happen... I can usually guess the plot and all the twists and turns, but not with this! Truly engaging and well written.

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So, rape is okay? Even flaunted?!

Revisado: 10-14-18

This story is abhorrent. Multiple instances of rape. To make it worse, the author wrote the female as accepting this, asking for more, and falling in love with the rapist.
This all may have been acceptable in the 80s, but now I can’t understand how Audible continues to promote this.

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Enjoyable & fun

Revisado: 09-13-18

To begin, the performance is wonderful. Alex Wyndham is a fantastic narrator.
The story is fun and interesting. Admittedly it took a couple chapters for me to get into it, but once in, I was hooked. Absolutely love the Duke. Great characterization there. Easily lovable novel.

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Highly enjoyable book; narrator issues

Revisado: 08-16-18

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I think it is solid steampunk literature and the romance was lovely as well.
One major issue. It is a rather large issue for me... the Romany should have Roma accents. They would not sound like south London workmen. It is bothersome; moreover it takes away from the performance of the novel. The Roma accents should add more variety and without them it leaves a lot to be desired.
Oh, also a minor issue with the narrator: the pronunciation of ton. When referring to the upper class of the time it is NOT pronounced like “won”, but like “on”.
So I only had issues with the narrator. The story is great. I look forward to the next.

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