Gentle Warrior

De: Julie Garwood

Narrado por: Anne Flosnik

In feudal England, Elizabeth Montwright barely escaped the massacre that destroyed her family and exiled her from her ancestral castle. Bent on revenge, she rode again through the fortress gates, disguised as a healer...to seek aid from Geoffrey Berkley, the powerful baron who had routed the murderers.

He heard her pleas, resisted her demands, and vowed to seduce his beautiful subject. Yet as Elizabeth fought the warrior's caresses, love flamed for this gallant man who must soon champion her cause...and capture her spirited heart!

©1990 Julie Garwood (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Gentle Warrior

What did you love best about Gentle Warrior?

I truely enjoyed the story. The book kept you guessing as to what the outcome might be.

What other book might you compare Gentle Warrior to and why?

The Bride - as I feel why they are similar they are also totally different in the story line.

What about Anne Flosnik’s performance did you like?

I just truely enjoy Anne Flosnik in all audio books that I've come across

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes, but didn't have time!

Any additional comments?

I just enjoy all of Julie Garwood's writings.

My favorite!

I have listened to this book many times. Even if I know what it is about I enjoy it every time. My favorite book! If I had paid attention to other reviews I would have missed it.

Great story, horrible narration

Great story but will never purchase one with narrator again, she reads to slow and her voices are almost laughable

Love The Book But Narration, Not So Much

This narrator seems to think that all men speak like Count Chocula. I have found that speeding up the audio makes her listenable, not great, but listenable.
I love Julie Garwood's stories.

I Liked It!

This book has all the elements that make up a good Historical Romance story, although the sexual and arguing scenes were a little over the top for me.

I thought Ann Flosnik did an excellent job. In my opinion she's a good actress and I can't understand anyone giving her negative reviews. Her ability to change her voice, accurately portraying the different characters each time they speak, is truly a gift. It's very hard for a women to sound like one man, much less several different men...and women. A narrator can make or break a story, and Ann Fosnik's performance makes this story.

Good story, terrible voice

I enjoyed the story immensely but could barely stand the voice. It was aggravating to say the least. There is a sometimes nasal, sometimes guttural sound that grated.

All in all, an okay listen.

Strong characters, both emulate the title.

The characters and the story were engaging, but the audio performance was weak. I would have preferred that the uncle was punished for his part in the murders, too. With another narrator this book could be 5-stars.

Good book but not my favorite by this author.

I love most of Julie Garwood’s older books, this was her first and not one of my favorites but still good one. While I would re read The Bride, Saving Grace and most of Julie Garwood others, this book is a one time read. You can tell the author gets better with time on her latter books. Narrator was not the best, but as the story continues it gets easier to ignore her.

A bad narrator can kill a good book!

I ADORE Julie Garwood. Let me preface this review with the fact that I have read, re-read, listened, and re-listened to every historical book of hers at least 4x. I found this book on Audible and couldn't believe I hadn't listened before.

Sigh...all I can say is you lost me at the first chapter. I couldn't follow the narrator and her super deep breathing and drawn out last word of every sentence. I couldn't distinguish between voices, and her cadence is off. Simply put, I zoned out after the first chapter and will be requesting a credit return. So disappointed because I wanted to love it. Will have to consider the book.

Formula Romance

All her books seem to be the same because they all follow the same romance writing formula. I really dislike this narrator and the way she read love scenes made me laugh and it was highly distracting. I did like the hero alot, but i'd say it's a better read maybe.