Gentle Warrior

By: Julie Garwood

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

In feudal England, Elizabeth Montwright barely escaped the massacre that destroyed her family and exiled her from her ancestral castle. Bent on revenge, she rode again through the fortress gates, disguised as a healer...to seek aid from Geoffrey Berkley, the powerful baron who had routed the murderers.

He heard her pleas, resisted her demands, and vowed to seduce his beautiful subject. Yet as Elizabeth fought the warrior's caresses, love flamed for this gallant man who must soon champion her cause...and capture her spirited heart!

©1990 Julie Garwood (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

My favorite!

I have listened to this book many times. Even if I know what it is about I enjoy it every time. My favorite book! If I had paid attention to other reviews I would have missed it.

A bad narrator can kill a good book!

I ADORE Julie Garwood. Let me preface this review with the fact that I have read, re-read, listened, and re-listened to every historical book of hers at least 4x. I found this book on Audible and couldn't believe I hadn't listened before.

Sigh...all I can say is you lost me at the first chapter. I couldn't follow the narrator and her super deep breathing and drawn out last word of every sentence. I couldn't distinguish between voices, and her cadence is off. Simply put, I zoned out after the first chapter and will be requesting a credit return. So disappointed because I wanted to love it. Will have to consider the book.

Formula Romance

All her books seem to be the same because they all follow the same romance writing formula. I really dislike this narrator and the way she read love scenes made me laugh and it was highly distracting. I did like the hero alot, but i'd say it's a better read maybe.

Good story. Horrible, horrible narrator.

What made the experience of listening to Gentle Warrior the most enjoyable?

I really enjoyed the story. Lots of funny moments when the heroin constantly getting into trouble.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Anne Flosnik?

Anyone but her.

Any additional comments?

Once again a good book almost ruined by a bad narrator. Also, I found it very difficult to "like" the hero. He was always so mean. There was too much shaking of the heroin which really bothered me. I was afraid the poor woman was going to get "shaken lady syndrome".

Story line predictable

If you could sum up Gentle Warrior in three words, what would they be?

Not too bad

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

As I guessed

How could the performance have been better?

Need a different narrator . Almost quit several times. Accent was so hokey.

Any additional comments?

If you can get past the narration the story was not bad.

Worst narration!!!

I LOVE Julie Garwood, but the reader on this book didn’t let me even finish the story. I really hope the rest of her Audible books are not like this.

the same narrator as The Prize....

I was excited to see another unabridged novel by Julie Garwood on audible. I have read the book years ago and remember liking it. I downloaded it only to realize that it is the same narrator as The Prize. I don't think I can finish it. The narrator is bad. Really Bad! Make sure you listen to the sample before you purchase this audiobook.

Good book Annoying Narration

Where does Gentle Warrior rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I enjoyed the story and the way the charaters were developed throughout the book. This is the second Julie Garwood book I have listened to. The Bride was the first and was narrated by Rosalyn Landor who did a much better job that Anne Flosnik

What did you like best about this story?

I actually loved the story it had mystery, sex, murder and love, however I found difficult to get involved because of the performance...

What didn’t you like about Anne Flosnik’s performance?

I did not like Anne's performance at all. Anne Flosnik is too overly dramatic in her performances. The male voices in particular were terrible.

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

Anne Flosnik is too overly dramatic performance

Any additional comments?

Anne Flosnik needs a coach or someone to listen to her voice before the book is released.

The reader is irritating,

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The Narrator.

Would you be willing to try another book from Julie Garwood? Why or why not?

Yes, as long as Anne Flosnik wasn't reading it.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

How long can a person drag out the last letterr of the last word in a sentence? According to Anne, foreverrrrr and in a octave lower than the rest of the sentence. Had to keep rewinding to concentrate on the story because of the way she pronounced the words. Just plain irritating,.Herrrrrrrr owwwwwn wayyyyy ughhhhhh!!!!!

Was Gentle Warrior worth the listening time?

No, got three hours in and couldn't take the narrator anymore.

Any additional comments?

I don't usually write bad reviews, ( If you can't say something nice.) but I can usually make it to the end of a book too.

love,!!!

This is the first book I ever read and it is still one of my favorites to read! I love Geoffrey and Elizabeth, I love the story I loved it loved it loved it! wish there was another one too it.