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Loved this!

Revisado: 04-02-19

Great world and great narrator. I really found this engaging and couldn't wait to find out how it would end.

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Cool world

Revisado: 12-31-18

Didn't head where I expected. Will be curious to see what happens in book 2. Nice narration.

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A tasty nibble

Revisado: 12-24-18

A fun short story that's light on plot but heavy on steamy content. Teddy is totally hot and Sierra does a great job capturing the funny awkwardness of the female MC. Kind of wish it was longer but still enjoyable.

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Great narrator, terrible writing

Revisado: 06-13-18

I've enjoyed other works under this author's pen name but this one is all over the place. This story totally jumped the shark. Sierra Kline is an excellent narrator who manages to save it but the writing at its core is just terrible. :{

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Depends on what you're into....

Revisado: 01-22-18

Like this whole genre, I think it's most successful in the sections where it isn't trying to be a 50 shades knock-off. It's fun escapism that manages to avoid some of the worst cliches and takes a few interesting turns. I wasn't so enamored of the male lead, but thought the characters developed overall in satisfying ways. Some steamy bits, but fewer than I was expecting. Another great performance from Sierra is no surprise here.

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Maybe it's just me...

Revisado: 10-06-16

The Pendergast books have long been a not so guilty pleasure of mine, really enjoying the mix of action/thriller and fantastic/occult adventure.

*sort of spoilers?*

I'll keep listening to future books, but there was a definite miss for me. Normally I devour these in as few sittings as possible, but I actually stepped away from listening for months after the random scene with Constance because it just felt so off.

Maybe it's just me, but I'm not that into Constance and the angle things take in this book just don't make any sense to me. When we first met her several novels ago she seemed intriguing, but over the course of the series they've really made her seem more than a little crazy, fairly immature, and weirdly dense for someone who is supposed to be so smart. While Pendergast began as a mentor figure for her, he's pretty darn condescending to her in this edition. The connection there felt random and out of touch with the dynamic that had been building.

I continue to enjoy Auberjonois's performance. He has a strong sense of pacing and makes just enough subtle distinction between characters to be clear and engaging.

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Baking and the Beast

Revisado: 10-06-16

This book, more than anything, made me want all of the fresh baked bread they kept talking about. A solid listen, and my criticisms may be just my personal preferences.

Story:
I enjoyed this series for the most part as a fresh take on a familiar, beloved story. The third book doesn't feel quite as strong as the first two, although it's still good. It felt unnecessary that it's the longest of the three, with a fair amount of re-hashing of ground covered in the first two books. While the sense of the world is strong, we spend a lot of time focusing on preparations for the party without it always seeming to contribute to the plot or character development. While Benella's reluctance based on her trauma felt extremely valid, it felt to me as though that gets overshadowed by the far less believable, less mature, and less compelling notion of whether he likes her....or "likes her likes her". Still, the writing is strong, even when it veers a little angst-y, and kept me engaged wondering how things were going to develop.

Performance:
Another strong performance from Sierra Kline, particularly with the introduction of essentially an entirely new cast of characters for this final installment. I loved the voicing of Egrit. She provided a much needed fun, light-hearted break from some of the heavier sections.

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Not what I'd hoped

Revisado: 08-30-16

I found this book to be very average, hence the three stars. The steamy bits are alright, but the interpersonal relationships between the characters aren't stimulating. Meghan seems really selfish so it was hard to relate to her very much. I felt the men were largely interchangeable.

I was disappointed with the narration. While I'm normally a big fan of Sierra Kline's, I feel this was not her best work. I know there's a push in audio books sometimes to do this really flat, straightforward style of reading, but one of the reasons I like her so much is that she doesn't usually do that. I missed her normal vocal quality and felt the tone restricted her ability to perform to her usual high caliber. I hope this isn't a trend for her future works. Sierra, go back to what you do best, please!

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Totally Compelling

Revisado: 08-11-16

I'm a sucker for the Beauty and the Beast story line, but this was really well done. The familiar plot feels fresh and the characters feel rich and real. The stakes are incredibly high and there's an air of mystery and magic that permeates the entire world. Add that to another solid performance from narrator Sierra Kline, and I'm very excited to hear how this develops in the next book.

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Fun....but frustrating

Revisado: 07-24-16

Overall I did enjoy the book. I thought the characters were well developed. The performance is strong and the writing is decent, but I had a lot of problems with the Dom's actions which made me dislike him and the plot felt less believable because of it.

**Spoilers**

What kind of Dom takes a person who is totally new to the scene to an event where they are bound and blindfolded and then *leaves the room*? And takes his partner with him so she is totally unsupervised?

He is really insensitive to his sub past the point of the D/s dynamics. The threesome scene with the best friend felt pretty rapey to me.

Despite the title, there's very little about the dynamic of Ashley being their "toy".

The take down of his nemesis was pretty hand-wavy and didn't feel realistic.

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