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The Rules
- De: Mark Troy
- Narrado por: Julie Hoverson
- Duración: 1 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 9
Personal Protection specialist Ava Rome follows three rules: A professional never calls attention to herself or her principal; a professional never leaves her principal; and, the most important rule, a professional never gets involved with her principal. To break the rules is to die.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Action and a Likable Female Lead..
- De jean doe en 09-24-16
- The Rules
- De: Mark Troy
- Narrado por: Julie Hoverson
Difficult scene, sensitively handled.
Revisado: 01-26-14
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Ava Rome is a professional. She knows the rules. And up until now, she has followed them religiously. But Paul is making it all very difficult for her to remember them every minute of every day. He does not want to take no for an answer. And sometimes Ava does not want him to.I really enjoyed Ava. She is a strong leading lady and she can definitely take care of herself and her principal. She takes charge of every situation and her training kicks in before she actively thinks about it. Loved that! She is a kickass heroine.Paul, on the other hand, did not sit well with me from the first sentences. He was sleek, rich and . . . well, slippery. I just could not put my finger on it but I mistrusted him immediately. And boy, was I right!I do not like to read about love triangles, or abuse of any kind and definitely not rape. Yes, Ido read crime novels and all of those can be part of the plot but it is usually told in the past tense and in broad strokes. The Rules makes us part of this terrible event and we are inside Ava's head all the way. The blurb did warn me but I did not pick up on it. My fault. By the time the climax of the book started, I was already invested in the story. I admit that I considered not going any further but I wanted Ava to survive. And looking back, it was not as “in-your-face-awful” as it could have been. I think Mark handled it with a lot of sensitivity.In the end, this is a brutal story where we cheer Ava on and she gives us the ending we want. I definitely want to read more about her and luckily this is only the prequel. Look out for The Splintered Paddle, the first in the The Ava Rome Mysteries series, coming later in 2014.I loved the narration by Julie Hoverson. I have read a bit of her facebook page and it looks like she is not actively doing a lot of narration. But what a job she did in the novella. She has a strong voice and she quickly became Ava for me. She does change her voice somewhat for the other characters but it was easy on my ear and did not distract from the story at all. I hope that she will be narrating the upcoming series as I loved her voice flowing into my ears.
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Blue Ink: A Short Story
- De: Nancy Fulda
- Narrado por: J. R. Mangels
- Duración: 19 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 3
Six-year-old Jason doesn't want to be cloned, even if his parents think it's a good financial investment. Concerned that his second self may not be happy, he secretly plans to violate the rules of his society... with unexpected results.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great little read!
- De K. April Holgate en 06-05-14
- Blue Ink: A Short Story
- De: Nancy Fulda
- Narrado por: J. R. Mangels
Althought it is short, it packs a punch . . .
Revisado: 01-25-14
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Blue ink refers to the tattoos that all clones get in this futuristic world. Their serial numbers are tattooed in blue ink on their foreheads. Except for the menial jobs that clones do, I am not quite sure of their purpose in this world. Jason's father refers to the fact that if all goes well with his clone(s), Jason will never have to work when he becomes an adult. I can only assume that this means that the clones' “owners” are paid for their servitude in society.
This makes for a very sad life for clones. And Jason is very worried that his clone will not be happy. He has been discouraged for any interaction with clones but have secretly spoken with a few and feel sorry for the lives they have to lead. He wants to make sure that his
clone has a good life but his parents refuses to give him the opportunity to meet his first clone.
As soon as clones are “born” they are herded off to special institutions where they are taught all they need to know. Clones are definitely second class citizens in this world.
Short stories are either a hit or miss for me, there is just no in-between in this genre. Luckily the author got it right in Blue Ink. I think sci-fi fantasies lend themselves perfectly to this genre. If only we could have gotten to know more about Jason, his clone and their reality. I usually love these open endings which leaves you thinking . . . “oh no!” but with Blue Ink I found myself wanting more.
I think Blue Ink would make a wonderful novel and I hope that the author is considering it. I would love to learn more about this “sad” world.
I really enjoyed the narration too. JR Malgens made the transition from actor to narrator easily and had a very easy-to-listen-to voice. I think we will be hearing lots more from him in future.
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