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Denise

saint helens, oregon, United States | Member Since 2012

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  • Three Nights of Sin

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 41 mins)
    • By Anne Mallory
    • Narrated By Angèle Masters
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (136)
    Performance
    (118)
    Story
    (119)

    When her brother was arrested for murder, the ton shut its doors to Marietta Winters. No one would help her save him from the gallows - no one but Gabriel Noble. In exchange for taking the case, Gabriel requests three favors from the desperate young beauty, and Marietta has no other choice but to make a deal with the sinfully handsome devil. Searching for clues in the rough underbelly of London, Marietta must masquerade as a shamelessly wanton wench - much to Gabriel's delight. But Marietta swears to herself that her passionate moans are just for show.

    Jan says: "No Titles Required"
    "Expected the best, but recieved pretty good."
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    If you could sum up Three Nights of Sin in three words, what would they be?

    I read this book on my Ipad before downloading the audio version. I loved the book, but the audio seems to fall just a bit flat. It's improving toward the end (I'm not quite done) but at one point the characters seemed to be so unexcited in the script that I debated stopping.

    Now, my memory of the book may be faulty. It's been quite a while since I read it last, but I've loved all of Mallory's other books and can't remember this one being so snooze worthy.

    I bought it on sale somewhere between $5 - $7 and I recommend it for this price, but I don't think it's worth using a credit on.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Midnight Blue-Light Special: InCryptid, Book 2

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 59 mins)
    • By Seanan McGuire
    • Narrated By Emily Bauer
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (86)
    Performance
    (76)
    Story
    (75)

    The Price family has spent generations studying the monsters of the world, working to protect them from humanity - and humanity from them. Enter Verity Price. Despite being trained from birth as a cryptozoologist, she'd rather dance a tango than tangle with a demon, and when her work with the cryptid community took her to Manhattan, she thought she would finally be free to pursue competition-level dance in earnest. It didn't quite work out that way...

    Maria White says: "Seanan McGuire rocks..."
    "First one was better"
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    I loved the first InCryptid book so as soon as this one came out I got it. I love the mice and the relationship between Dominic and Verity gets more in depth. However, there were a few things that bugged me in this book. First, the story changes POV halfway through, going from Verity to Sarah and back to Verity. I can understand the reasons why the author might want to do this, but I didn't like it. I also had some problems with how it ended. It just seemed a bit unrealistic. Still, I'm waiting to see what happens next.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Hob's Bargain

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 16 mins)
    • By Patricia Briggs
    • Narrated By Jennifer James Bradshaw
    Overall
    (96)
    Performance
    (86)
    Story
    (85)

    Beauty and The Beast. Hated and feared, magic was banished from the land. But now, freed from the spells of the wicked bloodmages, magic-both good and evil-returns. And Aren of Fallbrook feels her own power of sight strengthen and grow…. Overcome by visions of mayhem and murder, Aren vows to save her village from the ruthless raiders who have descended upon it-and killed her family. With the return of wildlings to the hills and forests, she strikes a bargain with the Hob, a magical, human-like creature imbued with the power of the mountains.

    Jane says: "The physical book is better than the audiobook."
    "Great book, just like the others."
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    This book was even better to listen to than it was to read (something that doesn't happen that often) I'd recommend this or any of her other series' to anyone.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Discount Armageddon: InCryptid, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 20 mins)
    • By Seanan McGuire
    • Narrated By Emily Bauer
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (169)
    Performance
    (154)
    Story
    (153)

    The Price family has spent generations studying the monsters of the world, working to protect them from humanity - and humanity from them. Enter Verity Price. Despite being trained from birth as a cryptozoologist, she'd rather dance a tango than tangle with a demon, and is spending a year in Manhattan while she pursues her career in professional ballroom dance. Sounds pretty simple, right?

    a says: "I love this book!"
    "Love the mice!"
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    I can't wait to read the next in this series. The little religious mice were adorable and I can't wait to see what happens in the relationship between Verity and Dominic. The narrator does a good job creating a separate voice for each character, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone

    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
  • Ecstasy Unveiled: Demonica, Book 4

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 6 mins)
    • By Larissa Ione
    • Narrated By Paul Boehmer
    Overall
    (227)
    Performance
    (160)
    Story
    (159)

    Lore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his dark master's assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister's life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he'll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission. Idess is an earthbound angel with a wild side, sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting. She's determined to thwart her wickedly handsome adversary by any means necessary - even if that means risking her vow of eternal chastity.

    Meredith says: "GREAT book, but bad narrator..."
    "Amazed!"
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    Ok, all of the demonica books are really great, but I'm taking the time to review this one specifically. In most cases i don't like to hear a romance novel read by a male narrator. To me it just feels wrong. In this audiobook, the narrator did a great job. Usually I can tell right off, but in this one the reading was so smooth that I didn't even notice until halfway through. Love the series, love the author, and love the narrator. A must listen!

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Forbidden

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 36 mins)
    • By Nicola Cornick
    • Narrated By Mandy Williams
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (33)
    Performance
    (28)
    Story
    (29)

    As maid to some of the most wanton ladies of the ton, Margery Mallon lives within the boundaries of any sensible servant. Entanglements with gentlemen are taboo. Wild adventures are for the Gothic novels she secretly reads. Then an intriguing stranger named Mr. Ward offers her a taste of passion, and suddenly the wicked possibilities are too tempting to resist.... Henry Atticus Richard Ward is no ordinary gentleman. He's Lord Wardeaux and he is determined to unite Margery with her newfound inheritance by any means - including seduction and deception.

    Denise says: "Probably better in print"
    "Probably better in print"
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    One of the problems I found with this story was that the narrator. The male voices didn't sound very male, and a lot of the story was at the same tone, without much variation. The story itself was a hard call since I liked the heroine, but thought she should have done more about her situation since I got the impression she really hated being the heiress, but pretty much went with the flow anyway.
    I found some plot holes, or sections that were unclear and I thought that the sex scene 3/4 of the way through was just for page filler and was written in a way that did nothing for the plot.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Here There Be Monsters

    • UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 46 mins)
    • By Meljean Brook
    • Narrated By Faye Adele
    Overall
    (48)
    Performance
    (43)
    Story
    (43)

    Meljean Brook launches a bold new steampunk series about a woman who strikes a provocative-and terrifying-bargain for freedom.

    Erika says: "Only 1 complaint -- TOO SHORT!"
    "Heroine bugged me"
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    The reading and overall storyline in this book, like all Meljean Brook's stuff, were really good. My problem was with the heroine who seemed to spend most of the first half of the book running away from her problems. I dislike a cowardly heroine, especially in the case of this story where most of the issues would have been resolved if she had stopped to talk with the hero for ten minutes before running full speed in the opposite direction. Of course this would have shortened the story considerably but that's my take.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Clockwork Heart

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 45 mins)
    • By Dru Pagliassotti
    • Narrated By Kate Rudd
    Overall
    (14)
    Performance
    (13)
    Story
    (13)

    Taya soars over Ondinium on metal wings. She is an icarus - a courier privileged to travel freely across the city’s sectors and mingle indiscriminately among its castes. But even she can’t outfly the web of terrorism, loyalty, murder, and intrigue that snares her after a daring mid-air rescue.

    Eivind says: "Steampunk detecive romance"
    "Exceeded Expectations!"
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    Like with most of my audiobooks, I've read this one before listening. I wasn't sure how well this would actually translate to audio, but since it's one of my favorites I was willing to give it a try.

    I would recommend this to everyone. It more than exceeded what I expected, and I will most likely re-listen to it again. It's worth the credit.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Sins of a Wicked Duke

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By Sophie Jordan
    • Narrated By Emily Gray
    Overall
    (91)
    Performance
    (85)
    Story
    (87)

    One would think the last place a beauty like Fallon O'Rourke could keep her virtue was in the Mayfair mansion of London's most licentious duke, the notorious Dominic Hale. Yet Fallon - who's endured nothing but lecherous advances since her father's tragic death - is perfectly safe there...disguised as a footman! Beneath the notice of the dark-haired devil with his smoldering blue eyes and sinful smile, Fallon never imagines her secret will be discovered. But how long can her deception last?

    CAROLYN says: "Good enough story and a good narrator"
    "Narrator tiny tiny bit under par"
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    Would you listen to Sins of a Wicked Duke again? Why?

    I've always liked this story and would listen to it again. It wasn't done badly, I just thought that the narration wasn't quite what I hoped for as compared to other audiobooks of its type.
    If you're wondering whether to spend the money to hear the audio of a book you've already read or want to know the story for the first time it's not a waste.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • When Demons Walk

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 54 mins)
    • By Patricia Briggs
    • Narrated By Jennifer James Bradshaw
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (99)
    Performance
    (85)
    Story
    (84)

    After escaping from a life of slavery in Darran, Rialla plans revenge against her former masters - only to be chosen to protect a Darran lord planning to outlaw slavery.

    Ariel says: "Great book, but not about Rialla..."
    "Love the series"
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    Would you consider the audio edition of When Demons Walk to be better than the print version?

    about the same. I love the book, and the audio As a audio newbie I've always thought that reading the book is better than listening to someone read it out. In some cases I'd have to say that's the case - some Robin Mckinley stuff is dull, dull, dull in audio when I loved the book - but this isn't the case here. I'd recommend to anyone.


    What about Jennifer James Bradshaw’s performance did you like?

    Nothing specific. I've listened to her other recordings for this series and for Raven's Strike and enjoy listening to her.


    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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