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Square One
- Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Jacques
- 05-22-20
Too cute
liked the story line. good performance. once I got into Michael's voice I really like his characterizations. good voice changes without all the "he saids" that we usually get. Going halfway through story before any romance started was annoying, but resolved beautifully. Thanks
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Angela
- 06-19-20
Sweet, adorable and hot
This book is somewhat of a slow burn, but so worth it. It has adorable kids, great parents, and heat. I haven’t encountered a lot of books like this one, so it was refreshing. I was slightly annoyed by Tiffany, but saw were she was coming from, and she did fix things in the end. I absolutely loved the ending.
Michael Ferraiuolo did a great job with this narration. His voice is easy to listen to and gave nice voices to all the characters.
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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
- Sherrie
- 05-26-20
Something was definitely missing.
This instalove story was definitely missing something. I believe it was the build up to the attraction. The Narrator seemed annoyed with the story himself with his very lazy tone. This was just all wrong. I think if Michael Dean was narrating I probably would have enjoyed it more. Don't waist your credit folks!
2 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- William Bennage
- 11-01-20
Good Book Over All
do not miss out this is a good read. this book maybe a slow burn but plenty of hot scenes to listen too. please don't hesitate to pick up the book.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Zhaveh Lee Madsen
- 10-11-20
Heart strings
Oh wow. This book really pulled at my heart strings. It was funny, loving and sexy sexy moments. Great writing and amazing narration.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- SilkeeeeeeReads
- 05-25-20
DNF
Well, there is a little less than three hours left and I just can’t go anymore. The story moved like molasses. I never attached to either of the MCs. It just wasn’t for me.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Pat Streeter
- 06-08-22
A mistake turns out great
Almost returned this book, but decided to try it. Narrators did well. Plot was predictable beginning 50% through book, but not all the details were obvious so it was a very enjoyable book. Angst was at minimum, a few interesting twists, and a fun ending
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Michelle
- 05-10-22
I couldn't get past chapter 6
Omg ! I usually love Lori's books and Michael is one of my fav narrators but I just couldn't push through . If I come back to the audiobook later after an attitude shift I'll change my review .. here's what's bothering me
The main character is just not likeable .theres so much whiny self introspection- if the wife had a female nanny NONE of the things that he's whining about would even be considered - even the wife's behavior and attitude doesn't make a lot of sense . And frankly I don't care what happens . I'm so sad .
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Vandy
- 03-29-22
A story I needed to hear
This has always been a fantasy of mine and to hear it come to life just kept me even more intrigued. This story helped me escape from the real world for at least a total of 10 Hours. A true romantic will love this!!!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Katy Beth
- 03-07-22
Family Matters
This seems like a case where family matters in a completely different way. Everyone in this story cares about the kids but they don't always agree on what that needs to look like. I got frustrated at times on how their personal relationship was run over by others. But it was worth pushing through to the wonderful ending to this story. I listened to the audio version and it was very well done.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Claudia CG Lezar
- 05-05-20
as great as the ebook
The story is always full stars, because if I wouldn't like the story as ebook, I wouldn't listen to the audiobook. I can't listen to an audiobook without knowing the book, that's not possible for me.
The performance from the narrator is also very important for me. I can't listen to a lot, because my English as a non-native-speaker isn't so perfect to follow a whole story over hours, when the narrator speaks too fast or too sloppy. Normally I have to SEE the person, who is talking to me in English. Michael Ferraiuolo is one of the top 5 narrators for me, I can listen without break and have no problems to follow.
I'm just not yet finish with the book, just over the half, but I listen enough to give a review.
PLEASE READ MY RATING SYSTEM!!!
To my ratings:
5* - very very good
it's like an A+
4* - very good and will be often re-listening
it's like an A
3* - it's more then a one-time-listening.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Dylan
- 05-13-22
Great performance, but DNF
I have loved a lot of L.A.Witt's books, and Michael is a favorite narrator of mine, so I came into this book expecting to like it... but I really didn't. Michael does a fantastic job narrating, and I only listened to as much of this story as I did because of him. Otherwise, it just frustrated me so much!
Firstly, Tiffany is awful and irrational, and no one seems to notice. They all agree with her on everything, even in their own heads, even when she's being ridiculous. This made the MCs feel shallow (or maybe just spineless and stupid) unable to think for themselves. In reality, people would at the very least question the logic of some of the things she was demanding of them.
As an extension of that, the very idea of someone (man or otherwise) being asked to shadow the nanny so they can get to know their kids' routines before being left alone with them, is stupid. Putting aside the fact he's their dad, he has met the kids before, they get along, he's proven he's good with kids and has even raised one before, and has proven himself trustworthy, so he wouldn't need to do more than ask the nanny a few questions, maybe get a print out of bedtimes and basic routines, then he could wing the rest. That the DAD felt upset about being asked to shadow the nanny for indefinitely, before he's allowed alone with his own kids, just because he doesn't know their routines, is stupid. And it has nothing to do with male pride being hurt. That even other male characters put this down to fragile male ego, was even more ridiculous. I know the premise needed the MCs to spend time together, but this could've been done in a more logical way, or at the very least they could've acknowledged in their own heads, how stupid Tiffany was being in asking this.
Anyway, maybe the real problem was that I just couldn't connect to any of the characters, or understand anything they thought or did. They didn't feel real, and too much of what they thought felt like plot conveniences, so I just couldn't enjoy the story.
This was a bit of a harsh review, but I still love Witt's style and Michael's narration. This book was just a pass for me.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- The Smut Librarian
- 08-02-21
I loved this!
Sizzling hot with fantastic characters, I was enthralled from the beginning. The chemistry is very convincing and family dynamics added brilliant dimension to the story. I loved this.
