On Fire

By: Sylvia Day

Narrated by: Chandra Skyye

Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's Summary

When Deputy Marshal Jared Cameron investigates a series of arson attacks in a seaside town, the biggest blast of heat comes from sexy fire inspector Darcy Michaels - until their scorching after-hours affair is compromised by a secret from Darcy's past.

©2012 Sylvia Day (P)2012 by Insatiable Press Limited. All rights reserved. Copyright exists on all recordings issued by Insatiable Press Limited. Any unauthorized broadcasting, public performance, copying or re-recordings in any manner whatsoever, will constitute an infringement of such copyright.

A wanton isn't a wonton!!

I can only imagine that Sylvia Day must of cringed if she listened to the numerous amount of words that were mispronounced in this audio book!
The last straw for me was toward the end of the book when the word wanton was pronounced as wonton! This was a great story (love Jared and Darcy) and I've yet to read or listen to a book by Sylvia Day that I haven't loved but the mispronounced words and the accent of the narrator (that sounded to be possibly from New Jersey in a story that is set in the Northwestern United States) was a distraction and disappointment.

Like....with soy sauce?

The story was good, but the narrator ruined the listen for me. She mispronounces so many words it becomes destracting. The one that finally did me in was wanton...mispronounced as in referencing a chinese dumpling. I couldn't think of anything else except being as horny as potsticker after that and shut the bok off.

Chandra Should Prelim!!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, with a note to ignore the mispronounced words.

What did you like best about this story?

Darcy and Jared's first time on the couch.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Chandra Skyye?

Jill Redfield or Madison Vaughn!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The couple's initial reaction to each other, that Sylvia made Darcy open and honest about her own feelings.

Any additional comments?

Chandra should do a couple preliminary run throughs before finalizing any book she narrates. The mispronounced words were absolutely too much to believe, didn't the project manager listen to it before publishing?

Narrator kills this story

Gosh I hate to bash this book because I'm such a fan of Sylvia Day novels, but, this was not one of her best works. The storyline was decent and plausible, but it was tough to listen to because the narration was horrible. The narrators voice wasn't so bad but it was her characterizations that were incredibly bad. I'm not sure how narrators determine how a character will sound or what type of personality they are trying to convey through the narration, but every one of Skyye's voices in this book literally grated on my nerves. Other than this, the book was signature Day with the hot sex scenes...tempered a bit by horrible narration...and the plot was decent. Day does a good job of creating erotic romance thrillers with a hint of humor. This one missed the mark for me and I wouldn't recommend it unfortunately.

Worst Narrator ever!!!!

Glad I read the story in book form first otherwise I would have missed a good story. I can't believe that no one has listened to it and not retaped it. A lesson to always read the review before purchasing.

Poor writing and awful narrator

I’ve enjoyed Sylvia Day books in the past but this is one of the worst books I’ve ever listened to. First the narrator should never ever read another erotic romance novel. Both people where supposed to be passionate about each other and it was read in a slow monotone during sex scenes. The writing? Here’s an example “eat my pussy then f@ck my ass” all read with a poor Marilyn Monroe type voice? I’m not even done with the story but I’m struggling through because I can’t return it and I do want to know who’s the arsonist. Don’t waste your money.

Pronunciation

I’m usually pretty forgiving with narration. I just could not get over pronouncing wanton like the Chinese restaurant wonton versus the correct pronunciation for a lascivious woman. It happened several times... along with a few other mis-pronounced words. Really distracting.

Ok story - narration is no bueno

The narrators voice was not great - I liked the story fine but her “male voice was not only bad, but the same for every character - and the high pitched voice she used for Darcy was downright irritating

None of the voices fit the characters

I much prefer male And female narrators.

story was ok.... didn't keep my interest good like others have. and I much prefer male and female narrators.... not just female.

I wanted to like this audio book, BUT...

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I couldn't get far. This narrator cannot have been Sylvia Day's choice. Ugh. She's horrible at a voices and worse? The male voices are done like they are morons who drone slowly, and this narrator mispronounces some VERY important words!! Basic English.

Would you ever listen to anything by Sylvia Day again?

Yes, but not by the narrator here.

How could the performance have been better?

Jill Redfield? Or, ANYONE but this narrator.. not knowing basic English words is a deal breaker for me.

Could you see On Fire being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No. The strange initial connection between the two main characters made zero sense.

Any additional comments?

Sylvia Day - listen to this narrator butcher your well chosen words... but you should drink wine first for the cringeworthy voice!! And, mispronunciations of a few of your words.