Bonding with the Beast: A Kindred Tales Novella

Brides of the Kindred

De: Evangeline Anderson

Narrado por: McKenzie Cartwright

Hail is a Dark Kindred. Since emotions are outlawed on his home world, he is learning to feel now that he lives on the Mother Ship. Strong emotions are bad news, though - they bring out the part of his DNA that is Bolaxian Beast, a race of beings known for their fierce breeding lust.

©2017 Evangeline Anderson Books (P)2017 Evangeline Anderson Books

Bonding to this great listen

This was my first by this author. It will grab you from the first sentence and hold you right till the end . Evangeline knows how to have a story full of drama, mystery and a fantastic storyteller. The narrator was great. First I heard from her . Her voice was clear , she played all the parts perfectly. You can tell each character by her tone of voice

Hero is Hali Heroine is Isabel .
Hail has been programmed not to have feelings. Hail is on the mother ship being looked after .With the smallest emotions they are punished. Hail has learned to not show any emotions. Hail has learned to keep his beast under control

Isabel is a signal mother. Her son is sick with Needs but he’s also gifted . Izzy has been running from her abuse sons father .
Izzy keeps on seeing a man in her dreams . She has seen him in her dreams more than once in her life .
Isabel is helping a friend with the friends baby shower . Isabel gets a shock when she goes towards a room and she sees the man in her dreams before her . Hail has been dreaming of Isabel also .
Are they connected. Does Hails beast recognize Isabel has their mate
Grab this fabulous listen and have your own dreams

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Better Than Book One

Great narration. Great world building. I wish the female had more backbone. She walks into one situation after another. She waits the whole book to be delivered from her problems.

A hero who doesn't want to have the feels!

Amanda Lyn here again from your favorite romance audiobook review source, Sounds Like Romance.

Long story short? Get. This. Audiobook.

Want more detail? I'm serving up details spoiler-free just for you!

Here's what I think are the biggest catnips for this paranormal/scifi romance:
* we've got a hero who doesn't want to have the feels (a weakness of mine!)
* a single mom (who was written SO WELL) with a kid on the spectrum
* forced proximity
* for readers/listeners unfamiliar with the Kindred series, H/h have dreams about each other before they meet (swoooon)

Any pet peeves?
* Um, no. Anderson handled several sensitive topics so well that all I wanted was more, more more.

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things:
* No matter the situation, the heroine didn't get d*ck-glamored; she always knew that she had to get "home" which was a good way of referring to her son without mentioning a kid during sexy times
* The hero ended up not being an alphahole like I expected him to be and had these super sweet interactions with the heroine's son
* Did I mention he's got his V-card? MY FAVORITE
* The way the author handled the character of a child on the autism spectrum was really well done. He wasn't just a sock muppet or a placeholder for a child, he was fully realized and interesting and was brought into the family element in a way that was really lovely for this long-running erotic sci-fi series

Performance:
* YO. McKenzie Cartwright is the motherfluffing QUEEN. It's been a while since I was impressed by a female narrator this much and, okay, I'll say it--she could go toe to toe with Erin Mallon any day of the week. Smoky male tones, a soft feminine curl to her voice that never dips into whiny or annoying, a sweet delivery for the kid. Yep, my newest voice crush right here. Give me all the books this woman narrates because this is pure, oh-so-sexy performance and that's no lie.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

My first book about Kindred

I really enjoyed this story, it was nothing like I have read before. This is a huge series and I will definitely be picking up more books to read in the series.

Hail is a Kindred, but not a good kind. Isobel is a single mom of a special needs son and an abusive ex husband. The two couldn't be more perfect for each other when they came together.

Enjoyed!

Narrator: McKenzie Cartwright gets 5 Stars for her performance in Bonding With the Beast. One of my biggest pet peeves is how the males voice is handled by a female narrator. McKenzie did a great job. Her voice allowed me to submerge into the story and I didn't even think about it when she switched between characters.

Story: I've only ever read book one in this series but it was enough to know what to expect when listening to the audio of Bonding With the Beast. When a series has so many books, it's nice to know you don't have to follow in order and just pick what sounds good at the time.

Hail is big and scary but deep down he is just a big teddy bear. He does have Bolaxian Beast genetics in him that turns him into a beast in battle and mating. He's feared that side of himself so much that he had an emotion damper attached to him so he can control the beast. He never thought he would be able to actually have a mate one day.

Isobel is a human single mom. She filed for divorce and fled from her ex husband with her little boy. When Hail enters their life, she is too afraid to allow him in due to her mistreatment from her ex. She's surprised when her son wants Hail in their life.

I enjoyed Hail and Isobel's story. This has me wanting to get back into this series and reading the rest of them. I highly recommend getting the audiobooks. McKenzie was fantastic.