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Psychotic
- Kings of Grove Academy, Book 2
- De: Katie May
- Narrado por: Kasi Hollowell, Anthony Palmini
- Duración: 9 h y 55 m
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They lied to me. Kept secrets. And now, I'm forced to pay the ultimate price. The Divine One sees me as a necessary sacrifice in this war I know very little about. Do I allow myself to become a pawn... or do I fight back with everything I have, regardless of the consequences?
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Dear Authors: Use this as an example…
- De Whimdipity en 04-16-25
- Psychotic
- Kings of Grove Academy, Book 2
- De: Katie May
- Narrado por: Kasi Hollowell, Anthony Palmini
Dear Authors: Use this as an example…
Revisado: 04-16-25
This author has potential - she simply needs to observe and incorporate into her writing one of the primary things that elevates Peckham, Valenti, and a few other authors above the rest. It’s what takes a 3 star story to 4.5 or 5 star territory.
It is BALANCE - a balance between the actual action and inner dialogue.
The first two stories in this series are a perfect example of how an author can have a brilliant idea for a story and then smother it with gratuitous inner dialogue.
When a pivotal, long awaited confrontation is occurring, having each line of dialogue between characters and every single step in the action interrupted by a character’s thoughts - regardless of how poetic or profound they may seem to be - it’s akin to being in a car where someone slams on the brakes every 5 feet. In these big moments in a story, the only inner dialogue that should be written is that which is immediately essential to the forward momentum of the action.
The ability to shift writing styles according to the type of scene is where the truly exceptional authors seem to separate themselves from the rest. I hope this author catches on - she truly has potential.
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Forsaken Relic
- Age of Vampires, Book 5
- De: Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
- Narrado por: Michelle Sparks, Troy Duran
- Duración: 10 h y 14 m
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I’m changed beyond return, my life torn apart by the god who forced this fate upon me. Now I’m a creature of ruin and bloodshed, but the price I’ve paid comes with the sweetest of gifts. The prince who claimed my heart has seized me once again, but this time, I’m on equal ground. I’m strong enough to fight at his side and face the wrath of our enemies, but some dark plot is brewing in the city, and I fear what’s coming.
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Steamy fun with good narrators and a twisty ending
- De ➷➹➸❥HFB🔹🔹🔹 en 06-22-24
- Forsaken Relic
- Age of Vampires, Book 5
- De: Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
- Narrado por: Michelle Sparks, Troy Duran
The “Gods are making everyone robots” thing is getting really, really old…
Revisado: 04-13-25
I can’t believe this is Peckham and Valenti - they clearly improved before writing ZA and later series. I might not buy the next installment because the writing is getting annoyingly lazy. It’s impossible to feel anticipation or the thrill of suspense when the same exact dilemma occurs repeatedly w/out progress toward a solution. I really hope there’s some sort of progress and the monotony ends or I’m going to have to pass on the rest of the series.
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Fractured Souls
- Perfectly Imperfect, Book 6
- De: Neva Altaj
- Narrado por: Gregory Salinas, Allyson Voller
- Duración: 7 h y 1 m
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I can't go back to my family. I'm not worthy of them, could never be one of them again. The sister they know, love, and remember doesn't exist. Not anymore. Until him... The one who took me in, healed me from my demons, my fears, my scars, piecing me back, bit by bit.
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SORRY, BUT I CAN’T SAY I LIKED IT
- De CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 en 04-07-24
- Fractured Souls
- Perfectly Imperfect, Book 6
- De: Neva Altaj
- Narrado por: Gregory Salinas, Allyson Voller
Series losing stream in this and previous installment.
Revisado: 03-23-25
In fairness, it may partly be due to binge listening. Listening to the same narrators performing work from the same author in mass quantity can be like listening to a song you love to the point it becomes monotonous.
But I do think the first stories had more creativity and at least an element of novel story telling.
In this one, the MFC should have been (and I believe the author intended to be) a character you sympathize with. But in spite of her circumstances the author had her make nonsensical, inexcusably hurtful decisions that made her unlikable and annoying - and I think it’s a cop out authors sometimes take to make the story fit the trope. Readers/listeners don’t like it much when an author clearly anticipates them seeing a character one way at the same time the character’s dialogue/actions conflict w/ the intended image. Especially when the author doesn’t eventually prove there was a reason the character tested their suspension of disbelief.
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Ruined Secrets
- Perfectly Imperfect, Book 4
- De: Neva Altaj
- Narrado por: Gregory Salinas, Allyson Voller
- Duración: 7 h y 39 m
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Longing. I've wanted him most of my life. Since the day he saved me from drowning when I was a kid. But he's never noticed me, never given me a second thought. To him, I'm just a child. And now, he's ordered to marry me. He doesn't want me, not in his heart or in his bed. But everything is allowed in war and love, and I am ready to do whatever it takes—even lie to a man who doesn't remember his past.
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SADLY RUINED BY SMUT-HEAVY WEAK STORYLINE
- De CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 en 08-16-23
- Ruined Secrets
- Perfectly Imperfect, Book 4
- De: Neva Altaj
- Narrado por: Gregory Salinas, Allyson Voller
Good enough…
Revisado: 03-22-25
I really do like this series. My only criticism about this specific book is that the spicy bits get really campy and make the characters less impressive. On one hand this isn’t a deal breaker for me b/c I don’t really care about that part. I tend to get annoyed when authors gratuitously inject non-stop book porn into stories that could legitimately stand on their own w/out it - as if they don’t actually have confidence in their own story telling.
But in this case, the behaviors and dialogue of the main characters when it comes to the racy stuff made them a little ridiculous.
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Too Fast
- Boys of Lake Chapel, Book 2
- De: Abby Millsaps
- Narrado por: June deBorahae, Vincent Skye, Ace Bentley
- Duración: 11 h y 8 m
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Worlds are bound to collide. Friendships will be tested, and rivalries are revving up. I can't slip back into the dark—not now that I know what it's like to live in the light. For the first time in my life, it's more than just me I'm fighting for. It's them. Kylian. Locke. Decker. Even Kendrick. It's all of them and all of us together.
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Great narration for the 2nd book in the series
- De Brandy Hartley en 04-28-24
- Too Fast
- Boys of Lake Chapel, Book 2
- De: Abby Millsaps
- Narrado por: June deBorahae, Vincent Skye, Ace Bentley
Meh
Revisado: 03-14-25
I fell out of interest somewhere in the middle of this. It is boring.
It became just a never ending stream of inner dialogue and very little actual story.
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Too Safe
- Boys of Lake Chapel, Book 1
- De: Abby Millsaps
- Narrado por: June deBorahae, Vincent Skye, Ace Bentley
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
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Never let them get you to the second location. Even if that location happens to be a lakeside mansion home to four hot-as-sin men. After years of living in survival mode, I'm finally hitting rewind on the story of my life. There's nothing standing in the way of my bright future at Lake Chapel University. Or so I thought.
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Great Dual performances for this why choose romance
- De justbookedup en 09-06-24
- Too Safe
- Boys of Lake Chapel, Book 1
- De: Abby Millsaps
- Narrado por: June deBorahae, Vincent Skye, Ace Bentley
Good start - decent narration…
Revisado: 03-13-25
I first want to give props for the intuitive depiction of a person who is “neurodivergent” - and that’s a sincere compliment from someone w/ over three decades diagnosing and treating individuals of all ages w/ autism.
The writing is a bit sophomoric and the narration - albeit good - is not quite at the level of, say, AndI Arndt or Zachary Webber.
But there is enough here to make me want to continue listening.
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Confessions of the Heart
- The Complete Collection
- De: A.L. Jackson
- Narrado por: Andi Arndt, Jacob Morgan, Joe Arden
- Duración: 33 h y 55 m
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Three unforgettable full-length steamy, suspenseful, small-town romance novels from NYT and USA Today bestselling author A.L. Jackson....
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Heartfelt Stories
- De Jake J en 11-23-24
- Confessions of the Heart
- The Complete Collection
- De: A.L. Jackson
- Narrado por: Andi Arndt, Jacob Morgan, Joe Arden
4.25 / 4.0 / 4.25
Revisado: 03-10-25
It’s very easy to lose yourself in Jackson’s storytelling. It’s very, very good. She has an outstanding mastery of descriptive vocabulary.
The only critique I have - and it’s admittedly strange - is that she sometimes undermines her legitimately stellar ability to paint a mental image w/ her words by doing too much describing. She frequently gets caught up in an oddly redundant pattern of using an adjective/adverb/verb followed w/ a set of three synonymous terms and then a simile or metaphor (e.g. “She was sinking - worn, beleaguered, exhausted. Like the setting sun melting into the horizon…”), and she does this repeatedly to the point it becomes strangely monotonous. This is especially noticeable during action scenes where there’s a paragraph of this between each step a character takes.
That’s just my opinion, and even with this her writing is outstanding. I’m just thinking about her potential to be one of the best authors in the genre and tweaking this one thing might put her stories in the 4.75 to 5/5 star range for me.
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Here and Now
- De: Corinne Michaels
- Narrado por: Jason Clarke, Angelina Rocca
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
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I’ve crafted my new life in Ember Falls with two simple rules: maintain superficial relationships and always be ready to run. But when my son’s incredibly hot hockey coach Miles Anderson walks in, things get very, very complicated. With his charming smile and our accidental dates, he’s the exact opposite of any man I’ve ever dated. That should make saying yes to being with him simple, but nothing in my life is easy.
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A+
- De Liz Almeida en 04-19-25
- Here and Now
- De: Corinne Michaels
- Narrado por: Jason Clarke, Angelina Rocca
Average story…
Revisado: 03-07-25
I liked this. I wasn’t a fan of the female narrator - her voice was bland with the exception of a few highly emotional scenes where she actually was compelling.
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All Too Well
- De: Corinne Michaels
- Narrado por: Vanessa Edwin, Connor Crais
- Duración: 8 h y 48 m
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For as long as I can remember, Lachlan West has been my brother’s best friend and the love of my life. Trouble is, he kissed me four years ago and then never spoke to me again. I was doing great pretending he doesn’t exist until I was assigned to write an article about former college athletes and I learn that the sexy single-dad is my first interview. Determined to wow my editor with an amazing sportsball piece. (Have I mentioned I know nothing about sports?) I head to Ember Falls, ready to face my fears—and the man I love.
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Dumb FMC
- De Cara en 10-04-24
- All Too Well
- De: Corinne Michaels
- Narrado por: Vanessa Edwin, Connor Crais
Pretty good…
Revisado: 03-07-25
Not my favorite Corinne Michaels’ book, but nonetheless an enjoyable listen. Good enough to continue with second book in the Ember Falks series.
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The Sacrifice
- A Dark Revenge Romance
- De: Shantel Tessier
- Narrado por: Heather Firth, Liam Dicosimo
- Duración: 17 h y 31 m
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I was to wed a Lord of my parents’ choosing. Wealth can’t buy you everything, or I would have had freedom years ago. Instead, my strict parents made sure I lived a dull life in a mansion resembling a prison. But on my wedding day, I was handed over to another man—an even more ruthless Lord that my family hated. Tyson Riley Crawford only wanted me for his revenge. I’m nothing more than a debt to be paid. I didn’t have a say in the matter. So when I said my vows before the congregation, I knew I’d break them. Consequences be damned.
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Poor narration, story line lacks, spicy scenes are just abusive
- De Your Majesty en 10-30-23
- The Sacrifice
- A Dark Revenge Romance
- De: Shantel Tessier
- Narrado por: Heather Firth, Liam Dicosimo
Ugh - A convoluted, chaotic mess.
Revisado: 03-06-25
I don’t think the author truly knew where this was going as she wrote this story. It’s unbalanced and so over the top it becomes a chore to listen to.
The dark matter in previous stories was icky but not impossible to toss aside because the mystery and creative backstory was strong. In this it’s just gross and gratuitous with nothing to justify sticking it out. I regret the effort.
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