Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue: A Cynster Novel

The book, possibly. This audiobook, with this narrator, absolutely not!

No. He does not appear to recognize the difference between a comma and a period. Too many phrases were read as if full sentences. Seems like his focus was on enunciating his words to the exclusion of all else. Slow and plodding and expressionless. I have to say he was just about the worst narrator I have ever heard on Audible. Buy the book instead.

I've read all of the Stephanie Laurens’ world stories, and I can see how the whole group, Cynster’s, Black Cobra, Bastion Club and Adair's characters are growing, in this first book of the trilogy the strong willed and full of pride is the talent and the obstacle for love, the psychological process of coming to terms is very well described. I wish it didn't have to take a near death experience to see what really matters. I can’t wait for the next two books of the trilogy. I miss Simon Prebble simply because I became attached to those voices and he was very consistent through the different books, but Mathew Brenher did a great job, I don't think Richard (Scandal) should have such a Scottish accent since he is English, but the pacing and intensity was very well performed.

I've read all of the Stephanie Laurens??? world stories, and I can see how the whole group, Cynster???s, Black Cobra, Bastion Club and Adair's characters are growing, in this first book of the trilogy the strong willed and full of pride is the talent and the obstacle for love, the psychological process of coming to terms is very well described. I wish it didn't have to take a near death experience to see what really matters. I can???t wait for the next two books of the trilogy. I miss Simon Prebble simply because I became attached to those voices and he was very consistent through the different books, but Mathew Brenher did a great job, I don't think Richard (Scandal) should have such a Scottish accent since he is English, but the pacing and intensity was very well performed.

I'm probably spoiled by the inflections that Mr Prebble has provided in the past. Mr Brenher has a voice that was very easy to listen to, and his characters were easily identifiable. It just wasn't what I was used to for a Cynster novel. I found myself tuning out, not keeping up with the changes in the story. I missed the enthusiasm that Mr. Prebble provided in the past. I will buy the next in the series as I enjoy the stories and listen during my housework and yard work. Change Happens, but I'll miss Simon Prebble if he doesn't return. Mr Brehner is a good narrator and made a good attempt at filling Mr Prebble's shoes; I hope to hear him narrate other novels in the future (just not Cynster novels).

This book started off well. Heather was strong and witty. Breckenridge was hero material. Then once they arrived at the "Vale" it all fell apart. The plot went kaput and all there was was the eternal (and I mean NEVERENDING) "does s/he love me?" question. Add to that the performer did not realize that Richard Cynster was English and therefore should not have a Scottish accent and you have a story that I could not even finish despite having only 4 chapters left. I gave it three because it started off really promising. Laurens needs to fire a copyeditor. Somebody just gave up at the end of the book.

It was a great story, I enjoyed Listen to it, could not listen to it fast enough! The narration was very well done, made the story come to live, a good narration is very important to do the book justice. At first I was reluctant because it was a masculine voice but it did not take to long to win me over! Well done Mr. Brenher.

I am a huge fan of Stephanie Laurens, but this book is not worth the money. The heroine is TO STUPID TO LIVE. She's been kidnapped when her rescue come she talks him into letting her stay with her captures to solve a mystery. I turned it off after the first two hours because it was making me angry that such a good writer would put something like this out.

Yes, I'd like to see if Stephanie Laurens could develop a different "path to love.". Every single book my Ms. Laurens is about an independent woman and a man who thinks the way to her heart is through passion. Come on, can't she come up with something a little different? Every book, even the Novellas, discusses at length the man's "primal tendencies" and "need to protect" which inevititably the woman doesn't want. She wants to be a partner and loved. I say blah, blah, blah to this story line.

I guess I'll end up listening to the other two books in this series because I've purchased them and might as well listen to them, but these will be my last.

Matthew Brenher is okay. I didn't like that he gave Richard Cynstar a slight Scottish brogue and that he did not pronounce some names correctly or at least as I'm used to hearing them, but overall it wasn't a bad performance.

I am pretty sure that these will be the last books I ever read or listen to by Ms. Laurens unless I see reviews that the male dominating and resistant female roles aren't the basis for the whole story. I have read and listened to a lot of books by other authors and mostly books in series and the authors can always come up with a different way/reason for people to fall in love, but not this author. The story changes, but the path to love NEVER does.

More emotional development of characters.

The interactions between the main characters should have been more frequent, occurred earlier in the novel, and been more believable.

The Laird, but he was a minor character :(

Frustration!

I could not believe there was love there. The injury/vigil notwithstanding, the interactions between the characters lacked true intimacy and complexity.

I love the Cynster Series and this book is good.

Simon Prebble is a much better narrator. He is consistent from book to book. Mattew Brenher has Richard Cynster speaking with an extreme Scottish accent when he is English. Just because he lives in Scotland doesn't mean he should have such an accent.