• A Fall of Water

  • Elemental Mysteries, Book 4
  • By: Elizabeth Hunter
  • Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
  • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (744 ratings)

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A Fall of Water

By: Elizabeth Hunter
Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
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Publisher's summary

The finale of the best-selling Elemental Mysteries series, A Fall of Water.

"No secret stays hidden forever."

Still grieving from their loss in the far East, Giovanni Vecchio and Beatrice De Novo discover that for them, all roads really do lead to Rome. But nothing is quite as it seems in the Eternal City. Joined by Carwyn and Tenzin, unexpected clashes greet them almost immediately, and rivalries churn beneath the glittering facade of the old Roman court. They quickly realize that allies might be enemies, and ancient rivals could hold the key to a deadly secret.

Giovanni and Beatrice will be forced to call on old alliances, ancient powers, and fierce cunning to survive for the eternity they both desire. Sometimes, finding the end means going back to the beginning. Fire, Earth, Wind, and Water finally meet with devastating results in the conclusion of the Elemental Mysteries.

©2012 Elizabeth Hunter (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

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Fun series, interesting twists,but...

The main character is bright, well developed, and holds her own throughout. I really enjoyed her intelligence, cleverness, and strength. Premise and characters are the most important things in any series, so I recommend this one to those who enjoy a little history in their paranormal romance adventures. I enjoyed this series very much for what it is, but there are some annoyances with the writing and audio performance though the story is good enough that it managed to pull me in.
My problem with the writing was the author's need for a thesaurus so that, for example, a word like "face" doesn't show up a half dozen times in a single descriptive paragraph (ironic, when your lead character is a librarian, no?)
My biggest issue was the narrator's mispronunciations! These were, at least, consistent so once I got done seething over a newly mangled term I had to go back to listening, because in spite of everything, I really wanted to know what happened next! Steppes are not steppies, signor does not have a hard g, and the name of that wonderful Scotch, Laphroaig, does not sound like L'Afro-Igg. As long as you can grit your teeth and glaze over this type of issue (these 3 terms were the biggest offenders for me)
If you enjoy Patricia Briggs or Ilona Andrews I can say that Elizabeth Hunter deserves a look, we readers can always hope that the editing gets tighter in future works.

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The Mystery comes to a close

After losing her father and becoming a vampire, this story has a slow start with Beatrice adjusting to her new existence. It does get better though, when Gio gets a summons to go to Rome. All heck breaks loose when Lorenzo makes another appearance and the ultimate evil step mother joins the story. Gio and Beatrice's love story grows stronger and stronger, as all the allies from previous books and some new ones join forces to put an end to mystery of the secret formula, that could kill them all.

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some recording glitches on these but good narrator

I have enjoyed the series. only issue has been some glitches in the recording, but the narrator is good.

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I liked it better a decade ago

The narrator really kills this series. She got better, the accents less horrible (some still pretty awful), and the mispronunciations fewer, but her portrayal of Beatrice was that of an obtuse middle aged Karen. Tenzin...good heavens, I don't even know how to describe how she mangled agruably the best character in the lengthy series. (Thiugh none of the later narrators got her right either.) But I knew that the first time around...

This time, I found myself more and more irritated by most of the female characters, notably Beatrice and Des, who just kept making tstl decisions, even after literally just having suffered, or caused others to suffer, consequences for their last reckless, careless decision. It was as though the only way they could show independence or strength was to disregard any advice, even advice that would keep themselves or others safe. The more dangerous things got, the more reckless they became. It was irritating.

This was the least enjoyable of Gio and Betrice's books.

Still, the franchise as a whole is enjoyable and gets better over time. These first 4 books are foundational and shouldn't be skipped, but they are far better read than heard if you can manage.

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Excellent Series

Excellent writing and awesome narration! I love these books and pretty much anything Elizabeth Hunter writes.

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A Fall of Water

I truly love the narrator! Great job. This series is a must read. Elizabeth Hunter books are wonderful! Enjoy!

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very good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall

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Good story but poor narration

Dina butchered this book/series. Her voices are not sufficiently distinct. There is no transition between scenes. I backed up several times throughout the book to confirm I didn’t miss anything. I had the kindle version, so fortunately I didn’t spend too much money or my credits on these books.

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Great story

I love vampire books. These books are
excellent Love the series. Cant wait to start the next one

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AWESOME

VERY EXCITING BOOK. SURPRISES AND ACTION. LOVED IT!! THE NARRATION IS AMAZING! I LOVE ALL THE VOICES AND THE FUN IN THEM!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SERIES!!

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