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Lies and Weddings
- A Novel
- De: Kevin Kwan
- Narrado por: Jing Lusi
- Duración: 15 h y 7 m
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Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust has been depleted by decades of profligate spending, and behind all the magazine covers and Instagram stories manors and yachts lies nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus’s scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister’s wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable who’s-who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs, and seduce a woman with money.
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Hilariously full of juicy gossiping, but the reader’s cadence is frustrating
- De Lisa en 05-22-24
- Lies and Weddings
- A Novel
- De: Kevin Kwan
- Narrado por: Jing Lusi
Made me excited for new trilogy: better than 1
Revisado: 06-01-24
I loved the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy and am almost as smitten with this new Cities trilogy. Buuuuuuut.... the second book was way better than the first. So if you read Sex and Vanity and weren't sure about continuing: keep going!
I love, love, love Kevin Kwan's writing style. (All the factual and quirky asides!) But it takes a special voice actor to pull off narrating such work. Jing Lusi doesn't disappoint. The author once again thoughtfully chose the voice for his words. I honestly can't praise this enough. Bummed that I have to wait for the next book - ha!
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A Dark Champion
- Brotherhood/MacAllister Series, Book 5
- De: Kinley MacGregor
- Narrado por: Antony Ferguson
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
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Beautiful, peace-loving Rowena knows that Stryder of Blackmoor is a warrior, and is therefore a man to be shunned. But something burns in the eyes of this powerful knight that she has never seen in others of his kind: a tenderness, and a need to love and be loved. Yet to enter his world would be madness - against every principle by which she has lived her life - so she must resist the yearning that would draw her into his arms.
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Make it make sense
- De Average Shmoe en 05-18-24
- A Dark Champion
- Brotherhood/MacAllister Series, Book 5
- De: Kinley MacGregor
- Narrado por: Antony Ferguson
Make it make sense
Revisado: 05-18-24
As far as Highland Romances go, this series was already pretty *meh*. There isn't any build-up to the insta-love couples. There's a ton of alluded-to backstory and very little actual character development. The saving grace is narrator Antony Ferguson's soothing voice. But this PARTICULAR story in the series was so bad that it lingered. I dwelled on the plotholes in sleepless moments. I convinced myself I must have missed books in the series or read it out of order, but NO. I looked it up. I even looked up other books written under the author's other name (Sherrilyn Kenyon). Nope. Didn't miss anything. It's just that bad. Yikes. At least it was part of Audible's free selection.
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The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne
- Rescued from Ruin Series, Book 1
- De: Elisa Braden
- Narrado por: Mary Sarah
- Duración: 9 h y 8 m
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Life for Victoria Lacey should be perfect. And it is - perfectly boring. Agree to marry a lord who has yet to inspire a single, solitary tingle? Why, of course. Smile as though this is not the thousandth time he's mentioned hounds and hunting? It's all in a day's work for the oh-so-proper sister of the Duke of Blackmore. Surely no one would suspect her secret longing for heart-racing, head-spinning passion. Except, perhaps, a dark stranger...on a terrace...at a ball where she should definitely not be kissing a man she has only just met.
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Horrific FAKE British accent
- De karen en 09-11-18
- The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne
- Rescued from Ruin Series, Book 1
- De: Elisa Braden
- Narrado por: Mary Sarah
Diving into this series
Revisado: 03-14-24
Enjoyed this, but it took a second to get used to the narrator. She does kind of a weird accent - the vowels sound 'off'. There are certain words from the time period that are mispronounced - repeatedly. And she does an Italian accent that feels like nails down a chalkboard. Oof. I just hope that character never gets her own book.
The story was fun though - engaging, sexy, predictably angsty - perfect for regency romance! A great start to a new series for me. I'll enjoy getting to know the cast of characters better.
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Won by an Alien
- Stolen by an Alien Series, Book 3
- De: Amanda Milo
- Narrado por: Callie Dalton, Teddy Hamilton
- Duración: 10 h y 50 m
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I was abducted by aliens. The aliens that I've been auctioned to don't speak my language, and I definitely can't speak theirs. I didn't expect to get married by accident to the sweet one. I didn't expect to have a grumpy alien bond to me and go a little crazy if other males get near me, or if I try to leave. It doesn't matter if they've won my heart. I can't stay.
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Worst one yet
- De Sara en 10-26-19
- Won by an Alien
- Stolen by an Alien Series, Book 3
- De: Amanda Milo
- Narrado por: Callie Dalton, Teddy Hamilton
Would've skipped if I knew it was a throuple.
Revisado: 02-11-24
I wish the description had been more upfront about the MMF aspect. I probably would have skipped this book on that alone, but at least would have appreciated a heads up. And no disrespect to Teddy Hamilton, but I was also disappointed by the narration after getting used to the amazing Nick Cracknell. And seriously... other reviews mention it, but they CAN'T COMMUNICATE UNTIL CHAPTER SIXTY. It's honestly tedious. I finished listening to this at 2x speed.
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Swallow Me Whole
- A Friends to Lovers Romance
- De: Gemma James
- Narrado por: Stephanie Rose, Aaron Shedlock
- Duración: 8 h y 26 m
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Sadie Sawyer wants to learn how to blow a guy. She's my sister's best friend. The girl I've known since grade school. The girl I've always considered off-limits. She's the girl that crawled under a table in a bar one night and changed everything between us. Now the brain in my pants is more than willing to step up. The rules are simple. No kissing. No screwing. No falling in love. But the more I let her use my body in the name of experimentation, the more I know being friends isn't enough. Is it too much to want it all with her?
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Excellent book!
- De KMursy en 02-12-19
- Swallow Me Whole
- A Friends to Lovers Romance
- De: Gemma James
- Narrado por: Stephanie Rose, Aaron Shedlock
Lost me at the end.
Revisado: 01-31-24
When it got to the big conflict near the end, I was screaming "GIRL, RUN!!! That's a dealbreaker!" So toxic and bad. And Ash's weird pro-life feelings further exposed his selfishness. Maybe because I've known too many women in similar situations in real life... I was just DONE with the story there. All the sexiness for naught. He's just another a**hole. Save yourself the drama.
Can't read another story where the female lead makes pathetic life choices. Ugh.
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Star Mother
- A Novel (Star Mother, Book 1)
- De: Charlie N. Holmberg
- Narrado por: Khristine Hvam
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
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When a star dies, a new one must be born. The Sun God chooses the village of Endwever to provide a mortal womb. The birthing of a star is always fatal for the mother, and Ceris Wenden, who considers herself an outsider, sacrifices herself to secure her family’s honor and take control of her legacy. But after her star child is born, Ceris does what no other star mother has: she survives. When Ceris returns to Endwever, however, it’s not nine months later—it’s seven hundred years later.
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I tried to love this story
- De Amazon Customer en 11-12-21
- Star Mother
- A Novel (Star Mother, Book 1)
- De: Charlie N. Holmberg
- Narrado por: Khristine Hvam
Felt like Holmberg's take on Xianxia
Revisado: 01-10-24
This was a departure from Holmberg's other fantasy books. They always kind of feel like they exist in the same magical universe... and this series did NOT. Celestial kingdoms, gods, godlings, creation stories, hundreds of years passing... I kept waiting for someone to mention "cultivation".
Overall, not an easy read. The lead character isn't the only one set upon becoming a martyr, but her level of self-sacrifice is punishing. It bummed me out. A lot of this bummed me out. And definitely not a HEA ending.
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Marked Mate
- The Interstellar Brides® Program, Book 24
- De: Grace Goodwin
- Narrado por: Jade Valentine, Marcio Catalano
- Duración: 1 h y 57 m
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Rebecca Amber knows what it’s like to lose all hope. That’s why she volunteers to help struggling teens, always taking along her giant, two-hundred-pound lapdog named Lilah. The Bull Mastiff loves the kids almost as much as Rebecca does. When an eerie stranger shows up on the streets with a new drug called Quell, Rebecca will have none of it. Little does she know that interfering with this drug dealer means taking on alien criminals far worse than anything she’s faced before—and they will not hesitate to eliminate her—and her pet.
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Way too short for amount pd
- De JJ en 06-28-23
- Marked Mate
- The Interstellar Brides® Program, Book 24
- De: Grace Goodwin
- Narrado por: Jade Valentine, Marcio Catalano
Finished ONLY so I could leave this review :-(
Revisado: 12-28-23
It's bad. So bad.
I wanted to quit halfway through (and this is already a mini-read at just under 2 hours) and leave a review with a great big '*DNF' qualifier but Audible literally would not allow me to do so. A message I had never seen before popped up, not just a generic error, basically stating I needed to listen to more before I was allowed to submit a review.
The female narrator, Jade Valentine, is painfully bad. Her reading is why I wanted to bail on this book. The writing isn't great, so she didn't have a lot to work with, but come on... The male narrator, Marcio Catalano, managed to do okay with the same writing.
She speaks so slowly that I was still able to understand her clearly at 3x speed. Which is how I managed to slog through the second half to leave this review. I had to slow it back down for chapters she didn't narrate; but again, his parts didn't feel like torture.
Seriously - skip this one.
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Her Bridegroom Bought and Paid For
- Brides of Karadok, Book 4
- De: Alice Coldbreath
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 14 h y 10 m
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Aimee Ankatel, youngest daughter to the richest merchant in all Karadok, only has eyes for the heavily scarred Lord Kentigern. A ferocious competitor, her heart beats louder when she watches him compete in the field. Not one of the handsome knights of Karadok draws her admiration like he does.
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What a joy!
- De M La Monda en 05-03-24
- Her Bridegroom Bought and Paid For
- Brides of Karadok, Book 4
- De: Alice Coldbreath
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
Never disappointed by Alice Coldbreath
Revisado: 11-19-23
These stories are captivating escapes into the past. They're romantic, brooding, and very, very sexy.
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How to Marry a Marquis
- De: Julia Quinn
- Narrado por: Rosalyn Landor
- Duración: 11 h y 2 m
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When Elizabeth Hotchkiss stumbles upon a copy of How to Marry a Marquis in her employer's library, she's convinced someone is playing a cruel joke. With three younger siblings to support, she knows she has to marry for money, but who might have guessed how desperate she's become? A guidebook to seduction might be just the thing she needs - and what harm could there be in taking a little peek?
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Cute all around
- De Cam en 11-18-17
- How to Marry a Marquis
- De: Julia Quinn
- Narrado por: Rosalyn Landor
Just okay.
Revisado: 09-19-23
The references to characters from a previous book in the series (not available on Audible) were kind of annoying. Overall, the story was kind of *meh*.
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The Youngbloods: Family Demons
- De: Gwenda Bond, Kami Garcia, Sam Humphries
- Narrado por: Khristine Hvam, Lee Osorio, Amber Dekkers, y otros
- Duración: 4 h y 33 m
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The Youngbloods are a mafia-like demon family, sent as a sinister advance team to prepare Earth for an infernal invasion. But when something goes wrong, the demon invasion never comes and the Youngbloods are stuck on crappy Earth with the worst creatures in the world—each other. Petra Youngblood is the family’s hunter. Her job: to track and kill the annual human sacrifice that keeps the Youngbloods immortal. Otherwise, they will crumble to dust. But as Petra is hunting down this year’s sacrifice, a man named Killian Irons, she breaks the first demonic rule.
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Can’t wait for release of next in series!
- De What do you do with 1 en 06-23-23
Narrators ruin it. Lazy production.
Revisado: 09-18-23
Ugh. So many mispronounced words. And that's just the English. Don't get me started on how bad the Korean was or the sad attempt at pronouncing the Japanese name Machiko. (Maybe that bothers me more because I know Machikos, but come on. Anyone can Google that shiz!) I also didn't know how distracting it was to pronounce Italian words and places exclusively with a Spanish accent, but please add that to my list of pet peeves. Geez. If they aren't going to hire appropriate voice actors, I wish the sound production team would step up and help the voice actors: re-record mispronounced words/names and teach actors how to pronounce foreign dialogue phonetically. Not doing those things is a choice!
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