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Look Again, a novella

Revisado: 01-28-15

What did you love best about Look Again?

I love books about Navy SEALs meeting their strong counterpart and you add in a service dog and you have a great combination. The fact that proceeds from the sale will be donated to this nonprofit organization: Hero Dogs made the book more enjoyable for me. The fact that Tyler has a disability and overcomes it, shows that people need to realize that some disabilities can become a just smaller description in a person's life story...not the entire theme of it. I loved this story.

What other book might you compare Look Again to and why?

Marliss Melton's Navy SEALs books are reminiscent of Suzanne Brockmann's Navy SEALs book. Both authors are favorites of mine!

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

This book is the first audio book I have ever listened to. I have to say that I did not enjoy it as much as I enjoyed reading it. I read the Kindle version when the book was first released. Having already read the book, I already had a "vision" of how Tyler Rexall and Katie Crowley were. After all, Tyler is a Navy SEAL (an alpha..."the only easy day was yesterday") and Katie is a dog trainer (where the trainer is always the alpha of the pack...having trained dogs for years, I know this for a fact). However,the reader's voice did not lend to the characters' personality. I felt that Tyler came off more weakly than I had envisioned him to be and the reader's falsetto, breathless voice for Katie, gave me the impression that she was a weakling.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Wow....any book by Marliss Melton is a book I would like to read in one setting....if only I didn't have other responsibilities getting in my way of enjoying her books.!

Any additional comments?

Marliss Melton's books give the reader an insight into what our service people go through to ensure our nation's safety. Katie is suffering from PTSD and Tyler comes home after a career changing disability. They have to learn to overcome their disabilities in order to find their happiness.

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Danger Close (The Echo Platoon Series, Book 1)

Revisado: 01-28-15

What did you love best about Danger Close?

I enjoy the books about Navy SEALs....the alpha men who get the job done no matter how difficult the task. The interaction between the team members are unique because they function as a unit, not as individuals. Sam Sasseville is a LT in his unit, the leader.There were times when Sam didn't seem like the strong leader that he should have been. (Which is why I gave the story a 4.5 instead of a 5.) His unit has been sent in on more than one occasion to rescue Madison Scott, daughter of a rich oil executive. Sam has issues from his past pertaining to the wealthy. Madison, while coming from a powerful family, is an environmentalist at heart. She is out to save the environment and Sam is out to save the world. Their world is not so different after all.

What other book might you compare Danger Close to and why?

Marliss Melton's books are reminiscent of another favorite author, Suzanne Brockmann's Navy SEALs books.

What aspect of David Brenin’s performance would you have changed?

This is only the second audio book I have ever listened to. I did not like it when the reader did the female voice because the she came off weak and I think that this is why I did not give the book a 5 star.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

What is not to love about a book involving Navy SEALs and a strong woman battling against each other only to realize that their worlds will mesh together to make the perfect couple.

Any additional comments?

I love Marliss Melton's books (I probably have all the books she has written) and I cannot wait until the newest installment of this series comes out! I will probably buy the Kindle version instead of the audio. I'm too easily distracted (actually fell asleep twice while listening) so I ended up reading the Kindle version while I listening to the audio version at the same time.

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