Shatterproof Bond Series Boxset

By: Isobel Starling

Narrated by: Gary Furlong

Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

The award-winning m/m romance thriller series Shatterproof Bond will clutch at your heart and leave you aching for more.

Come along on a thrilling, adventure with Scotsman Declan Ramsay and Englishman Sam Aiken. Sam and Declan meet at their sibling's Scottish castle wedding during novel number one, As You Wish.

The couple's relationship deepens in novel two, Illuminate the Shadows, and as they get to know one another the true nature of the Aiken family business is revealed.

Novel three, Return to Zero, see's Sam and Declan up to their necks in trouble in the Scottish Highlands, and Declan has to dig deep to save the man he loves.

©2015 Isobel Starling/Decent Fellows Press (P)2017 Isobel Starling/Decent Fellows Press

Riveting

This book is fabulous. I enjoyed every minute of ot. a must read. the narrator was perfect.

amazing 3 books to a series

I'm not sure why I waited so long to listen to these. They are fantastic. They have just the right amount of Intrigue, character building, and all the feels to keep it going.
Once again, Gary does an excellent job with all the voices so you feel like you are right there with them

Best series in a long time

Obsession-inducing characters, intricate plots, intense heat, action, and one of the best narrators to grace the audiobook world. I loved, loved all these books and can hardly wait to read the rest. I admittedly started this series because I adore Gary Furlong, but the writing keep me coming back.

Very Entertaining

Story as well as narration are both very good. I always like Gary Furlong

Great characters drive a good story

First of all Gary Furlong is a master narrator which was evident in this series. Good story, great characters with sound chemistry. Parts of the story lagged but I still enjoyed it. Onto book 4

Dragged on and not very interesting.

The story had too much sex and not enough spy material. I also found the characters boring.

DNF from middle of book 1

This box set is my first experience with this author but will likely be my last. I couldn't even make it through the first book. I'm returning it.

The series is presented as Action/Adventure and Romance. I don't think either is accurate; this is more like insta-love erotica. Declan and Sam have been emailing daily for a year in preparation for their siblings' wedding. They have this massive connection, so we are told, but we never actually experience it. Their first meeting in person is disastrous and aside from the copious amount of sex (and the scenes were uninteresting), I don't feel how in five days they are both madly in love with the other. It just didn't click for me.

The POV changes with alarming frequency, often in the middle of a paragraph. I got whiplash trying to keep up with who's thoughts were expressed. The characters and situations were completely over the top and shallow: bad people are horrible, situations are ridiculous. There is no nuance at all, which would be funny in a comedy but falls flat here. I honestly don't care AT ALL what happens to these people, which is a shame since great characters can often drag me through a mediocre story.

Gary Furlong was amazing. His accents were plentiful and I had no problem differentiating which person was speaking. His Declan voice was sexy! Unfortunately, he could not save this for me.

Maybe if you want something that isn't too deep with a ton of sex, this will be for you. I was hoping for more emphasis on plot than I got, at least as far as I listened. Gary makes it enjoyable. I still think two stars is generous.

Disappointing

Heavy on sex and short on story. Lots of description and observation but a slow read. The only excitement comes in the last 30-minutes. The actions and feelings are not consistently or even accurately masculine which shows the author is not male. Way too much self -reflection and mental meanderings in the midst of life and death combat.