Bad Patient

A Bad Boy Romance

By: Natasha Tanner, JB Duvane

Narrated by: Logan McAllister

Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

I've spent the last year paralyzed by grief and guilt.

I need a way out, but there's nothing I can do.

The man in my ICU says he's innocent.

He says he needs me.

He even says he's in love with me.

They say he's a dangerous man. That he's mixed up with the mob.

I want to believe him.

But is that only because I want him?

Bad Patient is a standalone bad boy romantic suspense novel of 41k words with an HEA.

©2016 JB Duvane (P)2016 JB Duvane

good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall

Bad Patient

Any additional comments?

Entertaining and enjoyable short romantic suspense story with a HEA. Just what the title says A Bad Boy romance. Brody has been brought into the hospital with a gunshot wound. From the moment Jess sees Brody she is drawn to him. Brody a Mafia cleaner, who convinces good girl Jess that he didn't do what he was accused of and convinces her to help him escape from the hospital and police. Is he guilty? Or is he telling the truth? Can a Bad Boy really change his ways?

Logan McAllister does a good job with the narration. This is the first time I have listened to him narrate a book. Pleasant voice. Easy on the ears. He needs to slow down a bit. He's speaking so fast at times the sentences run together. There is not much difference between his male and female voices, which is very confusing at times.

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review.

It was an interesting story

I enjoyed listening to this book. Narrative was ok I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the narrator in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom

No Inflection

This reading lacked any emotion. and just felt like it was being read.

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom dot com."

Fun, suspenseful short!

This was a quick, entertaining, suspenseful listen! Jess, an ICU nurse is set to take care of Brody, the man taken into custody for killing a police officer. He has been shot in the stomach, and is under 24 hour surveillance, leaving only Jess and his doctor to take care of him. There is an instant connection between the two, though it's hard to determine whether Brody is believable. Is he really innocent? Could he really be in love with her? Should she help him break out of the hospital? She has felt numb for so long since her husband died, and the guilt she carried from that, it is interesting that she finds the bad boy to be attractive. I for one wanted to believe him...so I did.

Now the question for those that haven't read this...was he for real? You will have to read the book. It's got a few twist and turns, some real action, some horribly,awful people and a great ending!

Logan McAllister has a very warm, sexy voice. He portrays the bad boy perfectly, making you fall in love with the character.

-I was given a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Good Story

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

The narration lacked emotion. Sometimes I would get confused on which character he was reading at the moment or what was happening in the book at the moment.

Any additional comments?

Bad Patient was a mobster story. I was hooked on the story waiting to see how it could possibly work out. I liked how the story built even though most of it was in the hospital but it had my intrigued.

Jess and Brody were two unlikely people to be together. Jess had a stable job as a nurse in the ICU and Brody was the mysterious patient brought in with gun shot wounds and handcuffed to the hospital bed. While it can be slightly unbelievable that is the joy of books,it doesn't need to be completely realistic all the time.

This audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom

A Little Suspense, Action and Romance..

Any additional comments?

Jess, the female lead, is a nurse and her new patient is Brody.

She is a little unsure of how to act around him since he was handcuffed to the bed by the police.

Brody gets the crazy idea in his head of getting his nurse to help him escape.

Most of the book takes place in the hospital.

I liked the dual points of view and the suspense throughout the book.

I feel as though the story got off to slow start and there was not enough connection between Brody and Jess.

Will Jess help Brody escape?

Is Brody really a bad guy? Read the book if you are curious..

Overall, the story line was.. ok, I would have liked the story to be a little longer.

Logan McAllister did really well with the narration, he had a clear crisp reading voice.

Note:
"This audio book was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review."

This just didn't work for me.

What disappointed you about Bad Patient?

I thought I needed to break away from the Science Fiction, Post Apocalyptic, Adventure, and True Crime formats, and give something else on Audible a try. When the offer of a free copy in exchange for an honest review came up for this book I thought "yeah... I'll give it a listen." But I really didn't enjoy it at all. I had to stop long before the end of the book. I feel bad about that, but honestly... there was just too much about it that I didn't enjoy. I think the fact that the story is a first person narrative.... and some guy is narrating was the first thing that struck the wrong chord with me. It took me a while to figure out that the character speaking was a woman, and not some gay guy. It was really disconcerting. I thought "WTF? I'm listening to a gay romance novel? That's not what I'm looking for in a million years"When I finally understood that a male narrator was reading a woman's story, from that woman's perspective, I was able to listen for a while longer. But the writing was getting in the way. I was listening to dialogue while my mind was screaming "Real people don't talk this way" Couple that with narration that sounded like some guy reading words off of a page, rather than telling me a story, and I quickly lost any interest.

What didn’t you like about Logan McAllister’s performance?

He wasn't telling me a story... he was reading words.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment.

Any additional comments?

I really don't enjoy having to write a review for a book I didn't enjoy. I try very carefully to only accept books I honestly believe I will enjoy. I gave this one a shot, to try and branch out into a different genre. Unfortunately I pulled the wrong work off the digital shelf.

Bad Patient

Fortunately, this was a quick listen because I could not get into this book. I think Logan McAllister is a really good narrator but didn’t feel he was as good narrating this book. I could not always tell when a female was speaking. I received this free copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

It's Not You, It's Me?

Has Bad Patient turned you off from other books in this genre?

'It's Not You, It's Me' comes to mind. These books seem to be cookie-cutter or boilerplate. Perhaps the shock value & these topics are less taboo.

This book did have an original premise, for a 3.5 star above average rating.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

The performance was confusing for me as the narrator did not give each character a separate 'voice.'

Any additional comments?

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