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On a Wicked Dawn
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Series: Cynster, Book 9
- Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 02-25-08
- Language: English
- Publisher: Recorded Books
Regular price: $36.37
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- Maine Knitter
- 03-09-14
Disappointing
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
A plot.
What do you think your next listen will be?
I'm not sure but I'm reluctant to read the next book in this series.
Would you listen to another book narrated by Simon Prebble?
Absolutely!
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
I like most of the Cynster characters so they bring something to the story. But not enough.
Any additional comments?
The earlier Cynster stories were very good. The series started to fade with the previous book and it has really dropped with this one. Maybe Stephanie Laurens just had a bad book.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- N. Brooks
- SC
- 05-10-10
It was wicked!!
I really enjoy Lauren's book and I especially like the narrator. It drives me crazy when they change narrators with their novels. He is definitely someone you should listen to....but the book is great. I love it when the hero is being setup and tortured by the heroine. She knew before he does that they were meant to be....great continuation of the Cynster novels. The love scenes were great...smile.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Yankee Bookworm
- 05-24-14
One of the weakest stories in the series
Simon Prebble does his usual excellent rendition of the characters, and but for that, I wouldn't have finished it. The interminable sex scenes that are usual in Laurens' books are even more frequent in this one. The plot looked promising when she finally got round to it midway through, but stalled and fizzled before it had a chance to develop.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Jo
- nashville, TN, USA
- 12-06-09
not much of a plot
On the positive side, the author has a wonderful vocabulary and the reader is capable. The book is way too long for the limited and predictable plot. I am glad I got it on sale and didnt waste a credit on it. I fell asleep several times and had trouble rewinding and finding my place since the same scenes seemed to keep repeating and the plot moves with all the speed of a soap opera.
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- John
- 07-10-18
Slight variation on the theme.
I've listened to all these books in order. This one has minor variations from previous books in this series.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Kimberly
- ANN ARBOR, MI, United States
- 11-04-17
Pretty good. Prebble never disappoints.
This was pretty good - not as good as some of the other Cynster titles. I felt the conflict, with the money, was a bit thin...and the verbiage during the sex scenes was a little convoluted (glimpsed her soul? What? Easy does it!) Overall, worth purchasing
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Mary
- Magnolia, TX, United States
- 07-23-17
Couldn't finish it......
What would have made On a Wicked Dawn better?
A plot, less sex....
What do you think your next listen will be?
I am off Stephanie Laurens for a while. This book turned me from S.L.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Simon Prebble?
He is ok, poor material.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from On a Wicked Dawn?
All sex scenes.
Any additional comments?
I think you get the picture.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- JM
- Camas, WA, United States
- 06-26-16
Sex scene central!
Ad nauseum sex scenes! Last quarter of the book was full of intrigue and the Cynster family strong character action.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- KMA
- 04-16-12
pretty bad
What disappointed you about On a Wicked Dawn?
I've listened to many Stephanie Laurens books and never been so bored. No real story and the romance is boring and insufficient on its own to merit so many chapters.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- sheryl grove
- 01-04-15
Graphic endless sex with no plot
Worst of Cyster books so far. No evolution of romance. Endless withholding from each other, except for sex. Narrator excellent as usual.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful