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A. Mattison

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Dallas, TX | Member Since 2008

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Fury's Kiss: Midnight's Daughter, Book 3

UNABRIDGED
- by Karen Chance
- Narrated by Joyce Bean
Fury's Kiss: Midnight's Daughter, Book 3

UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 1 min)

By Karen Chance

Narrated By Joyce Bean

Overall
(107)
Performance
(92)
Story
(91)

Dory is used to fighting hard and nasty. So when she wakes up in a strange scientific lab with a strange man standing over her, her first instinct is to take his head off. Luckily, the man is actually the master vampire Louis-Cesare, so he's not an easy kill. It turns out that Dory had been working with a Vampire Senate task force on the smuggling of magical items and weaponry out of Faerie when she was captured and brought to the lab.
Robin says: "A little conveluted at times but good"
"Wish they used a different Narrator."

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I like Joyce Bean, but I don't think she is the right narrator for this book. This is the first book is this series that I have purchased on audio. Read the other 2. So distracting for me, that I couldn't finish the book.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Matter of Time: Vol. 1

UNABRIDGED
- by Mary Calmes
- Narrated by Paul Morey
Matter of Time: Vol. 1

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 13 mins)

By Mary Calmes

Narrated By Paul Morey

Overall
(85)
Performance
(77)
Story
(76)

Jory Keyes leads a normal life as an architect’s assistant until he is witness to a brutal murder. Though initially saved by police Detective Sam Kage, Jory refuses protective custody - he has a life he loves that he won’t give up no matter who is after him. But Jory’s life is in real jeopardy, especially after he agrees to testify about what he saw. While dealing with attempts on his life, well-meaning friends who want to see him happy, an overly protective boss, and a slowly unfolding mystery that is much more sinister than he could ever imagine, the young gay man finds himself getting involved with Sam, the conflicted and closeted detective....
Orlando says: "It should have ended after book one."
"Great Story, bad narrator"

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Having read this book before purchasing the audio book, I can say that this is the wrong narrator for this series. Narrator is dull. Jory is this wonderful character, who is suppose to be spunky with a little snark thrown in. After listening to this book, the whole story just comes across boring and that is because of the narrator, not the story. I recommend reading this one instead of listening to it.

3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Point of Retreat: Slammed, Book 2

UNABRIDGED
- by Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by Kamran R. Khan
Point of Retreat: Slammed, Book 2

UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 7 mins)

By Colleen Hoover

Narrated By Kamran R. Khan

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(119)
Performance
(110)
Story
(113)

Hardships and heartache brought them together...now it could tear them apart. Layken and Will have proved their love can get them through anything; until someone from Will's past emerges, leaving Layken questioning the very foundation on which their relationship was built. Will is forced to face the ultimate challenge: how to prove his love for a girl who refuses to stop "carving pumpkins". "Sometimes two people have to fall apart, to realize just how much they need to fall back together."
Mel says: "I Butterflying Love It!"
"Nice series."

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I actually thought the narrator was fine. Woud recommend if you listed to the first book.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Floods and Drought

UNABRIDGED
- by Zahra Owens
- Narrated by Jeff Gelder
Floods and Drought

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 10 mins)

By Zahra Owens

Narrated By Jeff Gelder

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(17)
Performance
(15)
Story
(15)

Tim Conroy knows all about patience. He’s waited three years for Rory McCown to get out of jail after doing time for stealing horses from the Blue River Ranch. Now that Rory is eligible for parole, Tim makes it his goal to persuade his boss, Hunter Krause, to give Rory a second chance. He almost regrets it when Hunter agrees. Rory is a morose loner one moment, then arrogant and overconfident the next. The attraction between them is still there, but as soon as they start to get close, an old enemy throws a wrench in the works.
A. Mattison says: "Story is a bit dull."
"Story is a bit dull."

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I wish if they were going to make an audiobook by this author, it would have been Facade. It is a much better story. Narrator is only ok.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Sympathy Between Humans

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- by Jodi Compton
- Narrated by Marie St. Clair
Sympathy Between Humans

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 56 mins)

By Jodi Compton

Narrated By Marie St. Clair

Overall
(3)
Performance
(2)
Story
(2)

On the streets of Minneapolis, Sarah has worked everything from vice to missing persons. But six months after the death of a small-town criminal in rural Minnesota, Sarah is still protecting the identity of a killer. And now a zealous D.A.'s investigator has come to town, determined to make an arrest. With her ex-partner half a world away and her husband in prison, only Sarah remains to face the consequences of last fall.
A. Mattison says: "Excellent book, moving story."
"Excellent book, moving story."

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I am a big fan of Jodi Compton. I actually like this book better than the first in this series. Many rich characters. I highly recommend this book.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Dangerous Things: Blood Bound, Book 3

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- by Amy Blankenship , R. K. Melton
- Narrated by K. B. Stanford
Dangerous Things: Blood Bound, Book 3

UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 48 mins)

By Amy Blankenship, R. K. Melton

Narrated By K. B. Stanford

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(25)
Performance
(25)
Story
(25)

Everyone says there are two paths in life, but for Jewel Scott it looked like both of them were very dangerous things. One led toward Anthony, a murdering psychopathic Werewolf who was also the head of the city mob and her fiancé...against her will. The other road led toward Steven, a Werecougar whom she had knocked out with a baseball bat on their first meeting. He retaliated by kidnapping her and making her his mate.
Christie says: "Getting better"
"audiobook quality is awful."

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Has Dangerous Things turned you off from other books in this genre?

yes

Would you be willing to try another one of K. B. Stanford???s performances?

no

Any additional comments?

I couldn't get past about hour on this audiobook because the quality was so bad. It bounces from barely being able to hear the narrator, to her yelling in your ear. This may be a great book, but I couldn't get past the narration and quality.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Kiss the Dead: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 21

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- by Laurell K. Hamilton
- Narrated by Kimberly Alexis
Kiss the Dead: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 21

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 7 mins)

By Laurell K. Hamilton

Narrated By Kimberly Alexis

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(509)
Performance
(465)
Story
(462)

When a 15-year-old girl is abducted by vampires, it’s up to U.S. Marshal Anita Blake to find her. And when she does, she’s faced with something she’s never seen before: a terrifyingly ordinary group of people - kids, grandparents, soccer moms - all recently turned and willing to die to avoid serving a master. And where there’s one martyr, there will be more.
pewter says: "Weak Link in the Anita Blake Series"
"This one lacks a plot."

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Is there anything you would change about this book?

Lackluster plot. I usually enjoy this series, but this one was a little boring.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

I think Kimberly Alexis usually does an excellent job, but what is up with the new Micah voice. It almost sounds irish. Completely different from past books.

8 of 8 people found this review helpful
The King of Lies

UNABRIDGED
- by John Hart
- Narrated by David Chandler
The King of Lies

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 59 mins)

By John Hart

Narrated By David Chandler

Overall
(579)
Performance
(143)
Story
(138)

John Hart creates a literary thriller that is as suspenseful as it is poignant, a riveting murder mystery layered beneath the southern drawl of a humble North Carolina lawyer. When Work Pickens finds his father murdered, the investigation pushes a repressed family history to the surface and he sees his own carefully constructed facade begin to crack.
Scott says: "Better than a Grisham novel"
"Excellent Story and Narration."

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Any additional comments?

I think David Chandler does an excellent job narrating this book. He does the CJ Box Joe Pickett series also, so I was familiar with his style before I listened to this book. If you like John Hart's other books, you will probably like this one. The big difference is you don't feel like this one is set in NC even though it is. David didn't do the southern accent for the main character, but other than that is was fine.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Professionals

UNABRIDGED
- by Owen Laukkanen
- Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
The Professionals

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 46 mins)

By Owen Laukkanen

Narrated By Edoardo Ballerini

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(40)
Performance
(38)
Story
(39)

Four friends, recent college graduates, caught in a terrible job market, joke about turning to kidnapping to survive. And then, suddenly, it's no joke. For two years, the strategy they devise - quick, efficient, low risk - works like a charm. Until they kidnap the wrong man. Now two groups they've very much wanted to avoid are after them - the law, in the form of veteran state investigator Kirk Stevens and hotshot young FBI agent Carla Windermere, and an organized-crime outfit looking for payback.
Michael says: "Thoughly Enjoyable Debut Novel"
"Depressing"

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Any additional comments?

I had a hard time really liking any of the characters is this book. The 4 college students were the most appealing and they were suppose to be the bad guys. Don't expect a happy ending.

1 of 4 people found this review helpful
A Perfect Blood: The Hollows, Book 10

UNABRIDGED
- by Kim Harrison
- Narrated by Marguerite Gavin
A Perfect Blood: The Hollows, Book 10

UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 48 mins)

By Kim Harrison

Narrated By Marguerite Gavin

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1153)
Performance
(1028)
Story
(1019)

Ritually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the I.S. and the FIB, former witch turned day-walking demon Rachel Morgan soon realizes a horrifying truth: a human hate group is trying to create its own demons to destroy all Inderlanders, and to do so, it needs her blood. She's faced vampires, witches, werewolves, demons, and more, but humanity itself might be her toughest challenge yet.
Bonnie says: "Hello Rachel, get some smarts"
"Not worth 2 credits. Overpriced"

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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No. I would tell them they could skip this installment. No character growth.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

So disappointing. This book just was not interesting.

What does Marguerite Gavin bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?

Marguerite is an excellent narrator.

9 of 12 people found this review helpful