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If you like RJ, give this a listen

Revisado: 09-16-21 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I love almost all of James's books and have read every one, but this was not my favorite. You can tell she did a lot of research to fit all the information into the book which is great, but this book was just too long and at times confusing, Lots of flashbacks and there was a whole subplot that could have been left out. This book was 19 hrs 10 mins. That's over 3 hours longer than the next longest book in the series and it's her longest book she's released. I really enjoyed the way she brought characters from past books back. I would have enjoyed the story more if it were at around an 8-9 hour story.

Trigger/content warnings in the beginning would have been preferred for me. Also, the scenes that would have made the content warnings necessary didn't actually add to the story in my opinion (ie, fatphobia).

Emma Wilder did a good job.

This book is not a romcom. If you want to read a very (very, very) detailed book about 2 people where you know they get together in the end, I would recommend it.

The spice levels were fine.

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Dyma and Owen's story was alright

Revisado: 06-15-21 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Rosalind James is one of the top authors on my favorites list. That being said...

Would I read/listen to this book if you like Rosalind James? Yes, absolutely.
Would I read it more than once? Ehhh maybe if I wanted to go back through the series at some point.
Is this the first book from Rosalind James that you should read? No. I recommend reading these in order.

This story continues with Dyma and Owen's story. While the age difference is not THAT weird, it felt weird. The characters are 19 and 25 respectively, but the characters didn't act their age. The story is great, but my biggest problem was the choices they made weren't the way a 19 or 25 year old would act. It felt like someone who hasn't been to college in a while wrote about a college experience. Normally in James' books, the characters would make choices that make sense for the situation they were in. This book I couldn't really make sense in my head of the choices they would make and how it made sense. Sorry if that's weird or confusing-sounding. I'm trying not to include any spoilers, but this is biggest thing that's bothered me. The story itself is alright, the writing is top notch, the performance is out of this world, but some elements weren't clicking for me like they normally do with characters.

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Spicy 🥵

Revisado: 02-22-21 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I really enjoyed this book, especially since the characters are around my age and it felt somewhat relatable (I’m not a rich football star so I can’t relate to that).

The story was really rich with drama and emotion. I enjoyed going on the journey with Jennifer and Harland. I also enjoyed the bits about Owen and Dyma.

This book felt a little spicier than her past books and Emma Wilder did an excellent job of voice acting. I can’t wait for the next book from the author!

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RJ Strong

Revisado: 08-26-20

Wow. This was such a great reading experience. I don't know why I get surprised every time I read a book from Rosalind James, but it's great and this is why she's my favorite author. The voice acting is also amazing. When I heard that this book was going to have something about a cult in it, I was all for it. The main heroine is this amazingly strong woman that escaped from a cult (that doesn't exist in real life) and she runs into Gray. It becomes this whirlwind of trying to save her and her sisters and this magnetic attraction between them. I liked how there characters feel so real and any fan of Rosalind James or romance will love this book.

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Loved this love story

Revisado: 05-19-20 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I really like how this was a unique story. The characters were complex, but they went together well. There was so much imagery and it feels like i know what it's like to live in New Zealand. I still appreciate that this series comes from a book within a book.... very meta. But the story is great.
My only issue is with particular characters, as if they were actual people, lol. James wrote very realistic and believable people, and that's one of the reasons that i love her books.
The narrating was awesome! James always gets the best narrators for her books. I know Tom Janson is new to her stories and he did an A PLUS PLUS job.

Fans of James' work will be pleased and new fans are in for a treat!

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Christmas reunion!

Revisado: 03-09-20 El oyente recibió este título gratis

This was a Christmas reunion with characters from the last few books and some of the earlier books.

I have to say this. EMMA WILDER WAS FANTASTIC. I’m so grateful that I get to listen to her performance. Doing an accent is hard, but she did different voices for everyone and there were quite a few characters in this one.

The only criticism I have is that for a listening experience, it was a lot of people to keep track of. I hadn’t read the books in a while and it would have been nice to do a quick synopsis of what each couple’s story before going into this one. I eventually remembered but it was like my brain was trying to catch up. Reading it (with my eyes) was a better for me to keep track of the whole cast of characters.

Overall this was a great book that tackled some issues in a very respectful, loving way. I loved we got to see the stories progress in one book, but I would definitely make sure to listen to this book right after the others next read/listen-through.

Loved this book!

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Kiwi has sexy rules ;)

Revisado: 07-17-19

So this wasn’t my favorite book but I definitely enjoyed it. The story was great. I really liked the characters. Jax sounds super hot. Karen sounds like a fun, like-able gal.

The biggest problem I had was the 2 narrators. Individually, they were both perfect. But when Hartley was narrating Karen, she sounded like her personality was annoying. But when Wilder narrated, Karen sounded “normal.” It was just a weird nit picky inconsistency that I noticed that no one else may notice but that was honestly the only part of the book I had a minor issue with.

Otherwise, pretty good story. I really enjoyed Jax’s POV and he was super hot but still had insecurities but was still manly and confident.





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Oh I definitely want to come over

Revisado: 03-20-19

This is the latest book in Rosalind James’ Escape to NZ series. You can just jump right in. Each books is a great stand alone.

I have to say, I’ve been out of the reading loop for a while and with this, I got sucked right back in. This was such a fun, fantastic listen. The story was complex and the characters were so well developed, you understand them like you know them.
Some of the hottest love scenes. Phew.

I really enjoyed this book and if you love romance, you’re sure to love this book.

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Sexy as Sin indeed!

Revisado: 12-13-18

This book is so great. It’s a good stand alone book if you havent read the first 2. I really liked how Willow and Brett interacted and complemented each other. Even with their age difference.

The love scenes were probably some of the steamiest I’ve read from a Rosalind James book and I am NOT mad about.

I enjoyed it being set in Australia as well as in several US Cities. The mystery aspect was fun and conflict resolution was great. It should a lot of character growth, individually and the couple together.

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Mmm ever so tempting!

Revisado: 07-27-18

This book was so much fun! I really enjoyed the first book in the series and this second one didn’t disappoint. It really liked how it dealt with how people aren’t always what they seem. Like Rafe wasn’t an arrogant mean guy and Lily got a chance to find that out and heal from her own problems.

I always love Rosalind James books because they still have that happy ending, but it’s always an interesting and unique journey.

The narration was also fantastic! The voice actress really captures the essence of each character and does accents really well.


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