Close Obsession

The Krinar Chronicles, Volume 2

By: Anna Zaires, Dima Zales

Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix

Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

The highly anticipated sequel to Close Liaisons…

In Lenkarda - the main Krinar colony on Earth - Mia is completely at Korum's mercy. With no way to leave and no idea how to operate even the most basic Krinar technology, she has no choice but to trust the K who brought her there - the lover whom she had betrayed.

Will he keep his promise to bring her home, or is she destined to be his prisoner forever? Can a human become a part of Krinar society? Does Korum love her, or does he only wish to possess her?

Listen to find out…

Warning: This book contains strong sexual content and explicit language and is not suitable for listeners under 18.

©2013 Anna Zaires (P)2013 Anna Zaires

Critic reviews

"If you're looking for some sexy summer reads, you'll want to check out the new book series, Krinar Chronicles. Author Anna Zaires brings you a kind of 50 Shades of Grey meets Star Trek tale . . ." ( Marie Claire)

"For diehard fans of the paranormal romance genre, author Anna Zaires's risqué new book could be your next guilty pleasure. Zaires's most recent read, Close Liaisons, combines a love story with science fiction in the tale of Mia, an unassuming college student whose life gets suddenly entangled in a dangerous, otherworldly affair." ( Woman's Day)

Loved this story!!

The only thing I didn't care for was the narrator's voice. While it was not bad, there was no depth to it. All of the characters sounded the same. I felt that my listening experience would've been so much better if the narrator could've swithced it up a little.

Great story- not so great performance

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Kitty Hendrix?

Kitty Bang, Callie Dalton, Amanda Ronconi

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Yes

Any additional comments?

The narration was too fast, making it hard to understand when one sentence stopped and another one started. It was also difficult to know when the character was speaking out loud or just thinking to themselves.

Good continuation

I really like how the story is progressing. I like the plot twists. I don't however like this narrator they changed it from the first and she just didn't seem to express in my opinion what the characters were saying correctly. For example the words would be having the characters talking reluctantly yet her voice was almost excited sounding. I want to see who this mysterious K is so I'll get third book but I really hope they changed the narrator

Just okay

Once again, Amazon reviews threw me off. It might be that some books come across better when they are read and not listened to. That might certainly be the case here b/c the narrator's voice didn't match what I would expect the voice of a young, undergrad student to be. The narrator, who is not bad at all, just sounded much too mature. Couple that with a female lead character who says she wants to make her own choices but then asks her boyfriend's permission to do everything, including going to a birthday party and taking an internship opportunity, and you have a bad setup. So the heroine didn't work for me either. She said one thing but did another. Also, their love match wasn't quite believable to me. Maybe if I had read the previous book, the one preceding this one, where I believe the two main characters met, then I'd believe their lifetime love match. The whole idea of aliens being the creators of humanity didn't work for me, especially since science has proven that Africa is the birthplace of humanity. Since the book aliens formed humans in their image, this was too farfetched even when I'm okay with, and even expect, to have to set aside reality. But that idea just pushed the edges of negative aspects of our society that worked against the book IMO. Finally, the sex scenes were plentiful but perfunctory in the way they were written and, therefore, read. So, this book was mediocre though not painful to finish. But it does not motivate me to pursue this author in the future.

Loved it!

Would you consider the audio edition of Close Obsession to be better than the print version?

I don't know. I love the Krinar Chronicles.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Definitely Korum. He was much better developed in this book, we finally saw him show real emotion and I loved him all the more for it.

Have you listened to any of Kitty Hendrix’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Never listened to her before. At first, preferred the prior narrator but then got used to the new narrator and loved the book.

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

Yes, couldn't stop listening to it.

Any additional comments?

Can't wait for book 3.

Can't Wait for Book 3

A great follow up to book 1! The storyline is very well done and the plot has thickened. I haven't figured out who the bad guy is yet and that's not normal for me. Mia is getting a little smarter but she still has a ways to go. While we do learn some more about the Krinar there are still a lot of questions to be answered. I was also surprised by Mia's family, while Korum does win them over, it wasn't as hard as I thought it might be.

There are only 2 problems with this book, first I now have to wait for book 3 and Kitty Hendrix was not the right narrator for it. I hope they can get some one like Xe Sands or Sophie Eastlake for the next book. While Kitty does have a good voice, she does not make the switch back and forth between male and female voices. That is the only thing that is wrong with this book. I found I lost track sometimes of who was speaking because she uses the same voice for both parts.

But over all I am glad I spent the credit on it. If you liked book 1, you will like this one as well, if you over look the narrator.

Oh why, oh why to cange narrators

I wished so much Kathleen Godwin continued narrating the second book.  For the most part, I found narration tolerable by Kitty Hendrix (there are plenty narrators that are so much worse), however, I found almost impossible to listen to sex scenes…. I highly recommend to get a book instead. I would buy this book again with a different narrator.

More enjoyable than the first book!

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Overall opinion: 3.25

Better than the first book and I do l like that Anna works with her husband on the male, technology and military aspects as it makes for a good read.

The H is more than 2000 years old and he has the hots for a 21 year old. That goes against the 1/2 your age plus 7 rule of thumb! The h is definitely a bit juvenile but, she is just past the age that she can legally drink.

Rant #2 for many authors in this genre... The guy has been a jerk and wants to shut the woman up... What does he do? He kisses the breath out of her, whether she wants it or not. He has sex with her while she is pissed off. Here in 2020,many would call that sexual assault! Do women really like that? Really?

This book is in the erotica category which means lots of sex. It starts out very hot but after the 80th scene, it almost becomes boring.

Brief Summary: No need to expand on the author's summary.

Narrator(s) - goid

POV: multiple

Overall Pace: medium

Instalove: no

H Rating: 3/10

h Rating: 7/10

Sad/happy/thrill/Angst/TSTL - lusty

Heat Level: 7/10

Descriptive Sex: 8/10

OW/OM Drama: no

Sex with OW/OM: no

Cheating: no

Separation: no

Triggers:

Closure (HEA/HFN/Cliffhanger): Part 2 of 3

Additional Thoughts?

Enjoy Story, narration poor

What did you love best about Close Obsession?

I'm enjoying the story in general. It is a pleasant listen while doing your every day tasks.

How could the performance have been better?

The narrator doesn't necessarily realize when she is speaking for a male voice. She sometimes makes the male voice sound so feminine that it is distracting enough to pull you out of the story

Great story awful Narration

The first book had an excellent narrator and I didn’t want the audio book to end but this one I have 6 hours left and while I love the story I’m STRUGGLING to finish it because the narrator is so terrible :( I don’t know why they have a different narrator for each book when usually it’s the same person throughout a series. I may end up reading this one and then listen to the 3rd book.