C. L. H.

What happened?

Revisado: 03-05-25

I was intrigued by the synopsis of the book and it started out pretty well. I liked what I was learning about the main characters - it was a little rough and inconsistent in some places, but not enough to bother me. Until the last half of book - suddenly it changed completely! There was no rhyme or reason for what was happening to her or why she couldn’t get herself out of the situation. I thought she was becoming stronger, but suddenly she had no backbone at all! And he literally abandoned her and couldn’t figure out how to help her? The male villain is “taken care of” off stage and heard of no more, and the female villain is shrugged aside with no satisfying denouement. Shazam! Everything is wonderful! The epilogue isn’t even that great because there’s no change in either character. Waste of time and no desire to read the next book.

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Eh, it was okay

Revisado: 01-11-25

Reworking of the past series of Arcane and some Harmony stories. Nothing really original or interesting. But it did help pass the time while I was sick. The narrator was not that great, a strong step above AI reader, but with about as much richness as a business report.

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Nice story, terrible narrator

Revisado: 11-23-24

The story was a nice addition to the series but I’m so sick of hearing breathless, overly dramatic narrators! Especially this one. She almost ruined the entire book for me. I’d much rather read it than listen to it again.

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Good narration, story meh

Revisado: 11-06-24

I really enjoy Nick Podehl as a narrator, but this book was a waste of his time and talent. The female MC left me cold - no real growth as a person and very self- centered. The male MC deserved was better, but still so-so. Their personal storyline was contrived and the villain even more so. I lost my ability to set aside my disbelief about a third of the way through the book and basically skipped chapters until the end - which was totally unbelievable. Don’t waste your money on this one. And the fact that Amazon won’t allow me to return it just ticks me off even more!

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Not What I Expected

Revisado: 05-28-24

I wasn’t sure what I was going to get with this book, and kept expecting something to jump out of the closet or bullets to fly, but instead found myself caught up with Roger’s daily routine, his growth as a character and a butler. I fully enjoyed the story even as I kept wondering why I was so obsessed with it. A very good narrator helped put this on my favorites list!

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Terrible Narrator

Revisado: 01-07-24

I enjoyed the story when I read it, but the narrator ruined the audiobook. Her accents were totally wrong and she couldn’t even say all the characters names correctly. How difficult is it to say “Bastion” which is short from the ENGLISH name Sebastian, without adding some weird accent? Total mess.

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Good Story, Poor Narrator

Revisado: 11-26-23

I enjoyed the story, although it was too predictable, but the narrator was stilted, mechanical and about as entertaining as a plot of sand. Why do these publishers keep allowing D-list beginners read A+ writers?

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Slow, slow, slow

Revisado: 08-10-23

I read the summary and knew that there would be two romances, not one. However, after the first ten chapters, I started skipping ahead and found I hadn’t missed a thing - even skipping ten chapters at the last.

I wasn’t impressed with the supposed romantic lead’s instant willingness to get rid of her, his so-called honor came across more as spinelessness and the “repentance/forgiveness” scene took exactly ten minutes with both mother and daughter, and mother and old lover. I really dislike books that depend on misunderstandings that could be resolved in four chapters rather than twenty-four. This was a short story that was drawn out to be a novel and failed. I’d rather have read the short story without all the angst, and a bit more wit. (Bath Tangle by Georgette Heyer)

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Ditzy blonde, obnoxious male, no real development

Revisado: 07-25-22

I have read almost every book Julie Garwood has written and after these last few titles, I’m ready to give up. The “heroine” obviously has more hair than brains and no backbone. The “hero” is obnoxious, cruel and never apologizes for the pain he knowingly causes. Neither character shows any real development and, other than constantly having inner dialogue about how hot the other one is, there wasn’t any real foundation for their supposed love. I’ll be returning it ASAP. I tried skipping to the last two chapters and couldn’t even make it through that! Not worth a credit.

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Great story

Revisado: 12-03-21

I started reading Georgette Heyer when I was young, and was thrilled to find almost all her books are available as audiobooks now. This story is delightful and Clifford Norgate (although I was unsure of a man reading a romance) did a good job. It was a joy to be reunited with this book and Georgette Heyer again. Sit back and prepare to be entertained!

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