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Barbara

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HELPFUL VOTES
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  • The Spymaster's Lady | [Joanna Bourne]
    The Spymaster's Lady
    UNABRIDGED

    The Spymaster's Lady

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 35 mins)
    • By Joanna Bourne
    • Narrated By Kirsten Potter
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (321)
    Performance
    (142)
    Story
    (137)

    She's braved battlefields. She's stolen dispatches from under the noses of heads of state. She's played the worldly courtesan, the naive virgin, the refined British lady, even a Gypsy boy. But Annique Villiers, the elusive spy known as the Fox Cub, has finally met the one man she can't outwit... British spymaster Robert Grey must enter France and bring back the brilliant, beautiful - and dangerous - Fox Cub. His duty is to capture her and her secrets for England.

    Julie says: "Excellent"
    "Delightful Surprise"
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    Great story, great narrator! I found the story very engaging and enjoyed all the characters. A great love story with out over writing scenes of passion.

    7 of 7 people found this review helpful
  • Perfecting Fiona: The School for Manners, Volume 2 | [M. C. Beaton]
    Perfecting Fiona: The School for Manners, Volume 2
    UNABRIDGED

    Perfecting Fiona: The School for Manners, Volume 2

    • UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 48 mins)
    • By M. C. Beaton
    • Narrated By Anne Flosnik
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (10)
    Performance
    (9)
    Story
    (9)

    When Fiona Macleod is sent by her guardian aunt and uncle to spend a London season with the Tribble sisters, it is something of a last resort. At nineteen, Fiona is a beautiful and wealthy Scottish heiress, yet for some mysterious reason, her several proposals of marriage over the past few years have all fallen through at the last moment. Amy and Effy Tribble, professional chaperones whose School for Manners has recently made them the talk of fashionable London society, are always short of cash and gladly take on Fiona as a new client.

    Barbara says: "Disappointing Sequel"
    "Disappointing Sequel"
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    What disappointed you about Perfecting Fiona?

    Messy character development, the sisters were fun and believable in the first book of this series. In this book they come across as crude. The other characters were flat. They never really came to life.


    Has Perfecting Fiona turned you off from other books in this genre?

    M.C. Beaton is both a fun listen or read. I doubt that I will continue this series as an audiobook.
    I will continue listening to this genre


    Have you listened to any of Anne Flosnik’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    Anne Flosnik is a wonderful performer. I have found some of my favorite books by searching her name.


    You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

    Excellent narrator


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Death in Kashmir: A Mystery | [M. M. Kaye]
    Death in Kashmir: A Mystery
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    Death in Kashmir: A Mystery

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 36 mins)
    • By M. M. Kaye
    • Narrated By Shibani Ghosh
    Overall
    (8)
    Performance
    (8)
    Story
    (8)

    When young Sarah Parrish takes a skiing vacation to Gulmarg, a resort nestled in the mountains above the fabled Vale of Kashmir, she anticipates an entertaining but uneventful stay. But when she discovers that the deaths of two in her party are the result of foul play, she finds herself entrusted with a mission of unforeseen importance. And when she leaves the ski slopes for the Waterwitch, she discovers to her horror that the killer will stop at nothing to prevent Sarah from piecing the puzzle together.

    Barbara says: "The wrong Narrator"
    "The wrong Narrator"
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    What would have made Death in Kashmir better?

    The narrator has a plesant voice but no range. No character has a distinct voice. Men and women all sound the same which makes for a boring listen. I read M.M. Kaye's Death in mystery series and know them to be an exciting series. This narrator just put me to sleep.


    What didn’t you like about Shibani Ghosh’s performance?

    She was unable to create distinct characters. I think the best narrators are good actors who create and project a range of personalities.








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    3 of 3 people found this review helpful

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