Shadow's Edge

Night Prowler, Book 1

By: J. T. Geissinger

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Leander McLoughlin is leader of the Ikati, an ancient tribe of beautiful, savage shape-shifters who live hidden in the forests of England. Their survival is rooted in secrecy, a secrecy threatened by the very existence of one raised outside the tribe. Charged with capturing her before she can expose their secret, Leander tracks the unsuspecting outsider to Southern California. The great warrior is prepared for a fight — but not for the effect the courageous young beauty has on his heart.

Jenna Moore spent her childhood in hiding, on the run from an unseen enemy. Now her mother is dead and her father has vanished without a trace, leaving Jenna alone to contend with sudden strange, superhuman abilities. When handsome, enigmatic Leander McLoughlin appears, promising answers to all of her questions, she knows she shouldn’t trust him. But their connection is as undeniable as the dangerous destiny drawing her home….

©2012 J. T. Geissinger (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Audible version was great

Overall a good book. The story and characters kept me interested. A few times the main character annoyed me as she was a little whiny and only wanted things her way... without any real development or change or growth throughout the book. The narrator was amazing and made each character come alive and kept it at the right pace!

Love

I fell in love with this series and and characters. 2nd time me around. excited.

Nope!!

let me start by saying I love J.T. her newer stuff. The writing for me wasn't good. I didn't like either of the main characters. neither of the characters to me was truly developed. it was just an okay story.
maybe the second one will give me more. if at some point indecide to move forward with it.
now for the narration. it was sooooo bad. her British accent sucked. everyone sounded ike they were in a panic all the time. the last syllable of every word was drawn out. it literally sounds like...it hurt to speak. which made this even that much more difficult to finish. it was struggle.

Jenna saw the feral green-eyed stranger

What did you love best about Shadow's Edge?

I'm not usually into the "paranomal" reading but the narrator voice captivated me in an instant and I had to know what the story was about. The lovely voice of Leander, Morgan and Christian. This is a must read and I cant wait for the second book... I'm absolutely thrilled for the continuation

What did you like best about this story?

The transformation of Jenna into panther after decovering her father's grave

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

She kept me intrigued about what would happen next I love the enuncation of the different characters the french, the brazilian and my favorite Leander

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Leander busting into the room to save Jenna and Daria from the clutches of the enemies

Any additional comments?

Please hurry with the release of the second book I am very excited to see what happens between Leander and Jenna, of course Morgan, Christian and how is Daria after her traumatic experience

Interesting storyline, boring narrator

Would you try another book from J. T. Geissinger and/or Justine Eyre?

I have already started reading Book 2 of this series because it is narrated by one of my favorites, Angela Dawe. I enjoy her voice alot more. I loved the storyline in Shadow's Edge and the details that were added to every description. J.T. helped the reader imagine this breathtaking world and envision yourself within each character.

Would you be willing to try another book from J. T. Geissinger? Why or why not?

I am already reading Book 2.

How could the performance have been better?

Justine reads at a very slow pace. She drags out every word until it is excruiating painful to listen to another word.

What would have made this romance irresistible?

Nothing, I think the romance between the hero and the heroine is perfect. It's unbalanced, it's give and take, it's angst, it just perfect.

It was just okay

I didn't really enjoy this book. It was extremely slow. I listened through Audible and I kept listening until it was done. If I had to read this book I would have stopped reading it. It became so boring, boring. I have this book 3 stars because it had a good story line and the characters were good only.

It’s ok

There is a lot of angst in this book, and none of the characters are particularly likable. The world is interesting, so I’m going to give the next book a chance and hope for improvements. The narrator was good.

Nice Narration, Unrealistic Antagonist

It's produced by Audible, so my expectations were high. The writing has complete sentences & an interesting, if over used, plot. But that's where the writing quality ends. The Antagonist, Ethan, starts out smart and ominous, then becomes a sudden idiot. It's like the authors had to rush to make a deadline and had an developmental editor with a drinking problem.

Narration was good i can imagine her grimacing at the lousy character arc.

Gave me "Justine Ear"

There is a point sometimes, when listening to Justine Eyre, when her voice begins to become painful to listen to. There is the growl and emotive whiny tinge at the end of every sentence that one expects, but with some books it's so pronounced that it sounds like sub-vocal claws on a chalk board, and that completely detracts from the story.

And when you get to that point, it's over.

I really enjoyed reading this series on my kindle, and when I saw that I could buy this book for $1.99, I took a chance. Well, it's been so painful I've been listening to it for 15 minutes at a time, or less.

I wish I had my $2 back.

Good

The Christmas sale price drew me to this book. The story and performance was interesting enough to keep my attention during the long audio. Although I doubt I'll ever pick this audio to listen a second time, I am interested enough to see how the second book in the series will be.