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Nicola

Coburg, Australia | Member Since 2010

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  • 6 reviews
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  • 42 titles in library
  • 13 purchased in 2013
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  • Magic Burns: Kate Daniels, Book 2

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Ilona Andrews
    • Narrated By Renée Raudman
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (974)
    Performance
    (546)
    Story
    (544)

    When Kate sets out to retrieve a set of stolen maps for the Pack, Atlanta's paramilitary clan of shapeshifters, she quickly realizes much more is at stake. During a flare, gods and goddesses can manifest and battle for power. The stolen maps are only the opening gambit in an epic tug-of-war between two gods hoping for rebirth. And if Kate can't stop the cataclysmic showdown, the city may not survive.

    A User says: "Love this series and the narrator is fine."
    "Will appeal to those who like Allie Beckstrom"
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    This book is good fun and will appeal to thos who like the Allie Beckstrom series by Devon Monk.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Feral Sins: Phoenix Pack, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Suzanne Wright
    • Narrated By Jill Redfield
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (455)
    Performance
    (422)
    Story
    (426)

    Taryn Warner is a wolf shifter with extraordinary healing skills - and serious problems. First, her father is determined that she mate for life with a wolf shifter named Roscoe Weston, whom the feisty Taryn can’t stand. To make matters worse, she’s also been kidnapped by Trey Coleman, a dangerous alpha male from another pack. And as much as she wants to resist Trey, Taryn is incredibly, maddeningly attracted to him.

    Angela says: "This one is FANTASTIC!!!!!"
    "Great narration let down by disappointing story"
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    I'd read good reviews of this book before I decided to purchase the audio version. I'm sorry to say I was sorely disappointed. The narrator does a good job, but the book is let down by a silly story line and a thoroughly dislikable male lead. Far from being strong sexy and enticing, the lead comes across as cruel, perpetually snarling and emotionally stunted. The female lead is in a situation that allows her few options to make autonomous decisions, and on the whole is at the mercy of a bunch of men who do not have her best interests at heart. The way she is treated throughout is demeaning and 'the' sex scene didn't do anything to change my perception of that. I couldn't bring myself to finish this.

    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Wild About You

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 39 mins)
    • By Kerrelyn Sparks
    • Narrated By Nicol Zanzarella
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (131)
    Performance
    (124)
    Story
    (124)

    It's not every day that Elsa Bjornberg feels delicate, not when she hosts a home renovation show where she can effortlessly demolish a kitchen. But from the moment she meets Howard Barr, this bear of a man makes her feel like a woman. And the way he looks at her, as if she were a pot of honey he'd like to lick....

    Deborah says: "Howard the Barr Bear"
    "Great book well performed. Thoroughly entertaining"
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    A romantic story with engaging characters. The reading is terrific and the reader well suited to the story. I was thoroughly enterained.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Shadow's Claim: Immortals After Dark: The Dacians, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 18 mins)
    • By Kresley Cole
    • Narrated By Robert Petkoff
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (471)
    Performance
    (440)
    Story
    (437)

    Shadow's Claim features Prince Trehan Daciano, a ruthless master assassin who will use every lethal skill he possesses to defend his imperiled kingdom - as well as his newfound princess. When an ancient secret threatens to destroy them all, can Dacia's notorious prince of shadows keep his Bride alive against all odds?

    CAROLYN says: "NOW THIS IS WHY KC IS AN AUTO DOWNLOAD FOR ME"
    "Badly let down by performance"
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    What disappointed you about Shadow's Claim?

    The reader is appalling. The female lead's voice and intonation are often read to sound like a parody and the male lead is not much better. The fake accent is terrible. The experience of this book was totally ruined by the reading.


    Would you recommend Shadow's Claim to your friends? Why or why not?

    No. The reading is torturous.


    How could the performance have been better?

    Have the book read by someone with some actual skills, not a ham.


    2 of 8 people found this review helpful
  • Ecstasy Unveiled: A Demonica Novel: Book 4

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Larissa Ione
    • Narrated By Paul Boehmer
    Overall
    (12)
    Performance
    (7)
    Story
    (8)

    Lore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his 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.

    karen says: "Larissa lone - your the best !!"
    "Hamy narrator kills the buzz"
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    I'm not sure whether this book, the 4th in Larissa Ione's Demonica series, is worse than the others, or if it was the narrator of this audio version that killed the buzz for me. I really enjoyed the audio versions of the previous three books, especially Renée Raudman's reading of Passion Unleashed. But Paul Boehmer's interpretation of this book is soo hamy and over the top that it's hard to focus on the content and enjoy it. If you're interested in Ecstasy Unveiled I recommend you buy the book and forego the audio version in this instance.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Gabriel’s Ghost: The Dock Five Universe Series, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Linnea Sinclair
    • Narrated By Dina Pearlman
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (71)
    Performance
    (36)
    Story
    (37)

    After a decade of piloting interstellar patrol ships, former captain Chasidah Bergren, onetime pride of the Sixth Fleet, finds herself court-martialed for a crime she didn't commit and shipped off to a remote prison planet from which no one ever escapes. But when she kills a brutal guard in an act of self-defense, someone even more dangerous emerges from the shadows. Gabriel Sullivan alpha mercenary, smuggler, and rogue is supposed to be dead.

    Paul says: "Gray Fuzzy Soft Laser Pulse Rifle"
    "Narrator trouble"
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    Loved the book. The narrator doesn't do such a great job though. The male voices are very unconvincing and Sully's accent and intonation are grating. Still, enjoyed it.

    2 of 3 people found this review helpful

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