T. Dungee

Wasted Credit

Revisado: 05-31-24

I was itching for a Sebastian York listen and figured I'd try a new to me author as well as a new to me female narrator. Unfortunately, this wasn't the book I should have tried, even Sebyo couldn't save this story. I wasn't a fan of the female narrator, or the female character.

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Audio isn't the way to go for me

Revisado: 08-30-22

I have to put this as a DNF as an audio book.

Based on all of the positive comments on social media about this book, I'm disappointed that it didn't grab me.

The story line seems very promising but unfortunately, the narration is not working for me. I'll probably end up completing this as a visual read because the narration just was not working for me. I've listened to other books with this narrator and enjoyed them but this was fell flat.

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Didn't Grab Me the Way I Thought it Would

Revisado: 08-30-22

It took me about a month to finish this. I'm a fan of both Lucy Score and Emma Wilder, but this isn't one of my favs of either of their works.

The story line was good, but it dragged out a bit too long. With so may characters and one narrator, it was was difficult at times to keep track of which character was speaking.

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Not the Book for Me

Revisado: 08-15-22

Since this was a short listen, I decided to give this book a try to fill in some empty time. The story-line was okay. The narrator didn't fit age of the character so I sometimes felt like I was listening to a "Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew" story.

Again, maybe I'm not the target age for this particular book. It seems like this would be better enjoyed by someone in their late teens-mid twenties.

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Might Have Been Better as a Read

Revisado: 02-08-22

This is a new author, as well as new narrators for me. I think I may have enjoyed this more if I had read it as opposed to listened to it.

This is book one about the Valentine Brothers, a wealthy group of African American brothers who are among Chicago's most eligible bachelors. This story focuses on the eldest brother Hunter, and Corrine who has just moved to the area.

The story seemed good but I couldn't connect with both narrators. I enjoyed the male narrator. The female narrator felt more like she was reading to me. I like narration that feels like the narrator is acting the part. I looked her up and it seems that this might be one of her earlier works, so I think I'm going to find some of her more recent works and see if her style has changed.

This was a dual POV told in third person, but I felt like the story was heavy on Corrine's POV. The chapters are titled by the character and at times it seemed like one character was giving the perspective of the other which was confusing.

I think I'm interested in the stories of the remaining Valentine Men, but I might try reading those.

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The Narrators Saved this Story

Revisado: 01-25-22

I love this series, and loved all of the stories until I got to Beacon's story.

Beacon is definitely my least favorite brother. The arrogance on this guy was just over the top. No to mention he could just to EVERYTHING. He's a musician, he's a chef, he's a secret agent, he can kick everyone's ass...Just too much I can't decide if he was written to be disliked or adored. I think a lot of the attitude came from being the youngest, always being referred to as "the kid", having crappy parents, so over compensation was inevitable..but...eh. Olivia wasn't as bad, but she was close. She's the "Beacon Whisperer", a prodigy, and a secret agent. these were not two of my favorite characters in this series.

If it hadn't been for my love of both narrators, I don't know that I would have finished this book. As it was, I had to leave it a few times and come back to it.

Despite this particular book, this still a good series.

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Great Workday Listen

Revisado: 12-22-20

This is my first Kayley Loring book and I really enjoyed it. Connor and Mackenzie's narration was amazing and their chemistry was really good. I liked the storyline and I really liked that the character turned out to be nothing like I thought they would. Declan wasn't uptight and grumpy. He was actually pretty laid back and quite funny. Maddie was unaware but quite feisty. There were some great laugh out loud moments. Quick listen that made my work day fly by.

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Pass on Sound Effects

Revisado: 11-18-20

I am a huge Lauren Blakely fan and I love her full cast narrations, but this was a hard listen for me, primarily due to the sound effects. This is may be the third or fourth audio I've listened to with sound effects and I'm just not a fan.

The narration as always was excellent and I'm a fan of every narrator included in book. Although the story was a very quick listen, I enjoyed. it.

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Fantasy Overload

Revisado: 10-22-20

This is my second book by this author and I've noticed a pattern of humorous yet very unrealistic situations. This not bad thing, but it's just not for me.

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Not Quite What I Though

Revisado: 10-16-20

The story itself did not live up to the title and description. While I enjoy the fantasy of romance I still like some reality. This was a little short on the reality part. I wasn't a fan of either narrator and may have enjoyed it more by actually reading rather than listening. It wasn't horrible but just not my cup of tea.

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