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The Dark Elite: Complete Series Box Set
- By: Eva Ashwood
- Narrated by: Chloe Ryan, Daniel James Lewis
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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My father was once a powerful player in the Chicago underground, but six years ago, he left that life behind. We changed our names. Our identities. Our lives. The ghosts of the past never forgot him, though. They never forgot me. Dad promised me we were safe, but I should’ve known that was just another one of his lies. The past always finds you, and mine finds me on my wedding day when four brutal, dangerous men drag me from the altar in a hail of gunfire. Four men who used to be four boys. Four boys I cared about. Four boys I left behind.
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I love Eva Ashwood 💛
- By Danyelle Norwood on 12-14-21
- The Dark Elite: Complete Series Box Set
- By: Eva Ashwood
- Narrated by: Chloe Ryan, Daniel James Lewis
What happened to the audio editing in the last book?
Reviewed: 02-01-25
I’m into the third book, and I’ve been enjoying the series… but the audiobook is not it. The volume is ALL OVER THE PLACE. At first I thought my speakers were having a low battery issue or something? But it’s really just the audio. It’s almost unlistenably terrible. I gave it 3 stars because I had no complaints until the third book.
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Exodus
- The Ravenhood, Book 2
- By: Kate Stewart
- Narrated by: Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
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It’s a ghost town, this place that haunts me, the one that made me. It’s clear to me that I’ll never outgrow Triple Falls or outlive the time I spent here. I can still feel them all, my boys of summer. Even when I'd sensed the danger, I gave in. I didn’t heed a single warning. I let my sickness and my love both rule and ruin me. I played my part, eyes wide open, tempting fate until it delivered. There was never going to be an escape. All of us are to blame for what happened. All of us are serving our own sentences.
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This book is a huge bummer
- By A Thomson on 07-19-21
- Exodus
- The Ravenhood, Book 2
- By: Kate Stewart
- Narrated by: Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden
Be prepared to weep
Reviewed: 11-18-24
This book messed me up. The ups and downs are brutal, mostly because I love all the characters so dearly, despite their flaws. I’m not sure if I’ll read the last book because this one really rocked me. It was impossible to put down, and I don’t even remember the last time I cried this much.
As an aside: I speak French a little bit - and not at all well - but I found the French and translations throughout this book mildly irritating.
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The Savage Mountain Men Romance Collection
- Books 1-4
- By: Mika Lane
- Narrated by: Laurie West
- Length: 19 hrs and 45 mins
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From Mika Lane, a four-book collection of the steamy Savage Mountain Men reverse harem series is here. These hot, over-the-top romances center around bad-boys with a penchant for pursuing and protecting the women who give them a run for their money. If you love outrageously naughty stories as a way to indulge your not-so-secret bad girl side, this audio bundle is for you.
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Sadly very formulaic
- By Carey Sabala on 06-15-20
- The Savage Mountain Men Romance Collection
- Books 1-4
- By: Mika Lane
- Narrated by: Laurie West
Contemplating DNF
Reviewed: 09-16-24
I’m almost done with the first book, but I’m writing a review now because the issues are significant enough that I’m not sure I want to continue listening. First off, the FMC is weirdly judgmental and remarkably stupid. She’s honestly almost intolerable. Second, the sex scenes are mostly hot, but sometimes the dirty talk and descriptions are unbearably cringy because of word choice/phrasing. For example, “juicy hole” is not hot. Third, and this is just a personal issue, but I find the narrator’s accent/affect very distracting? I’ve never heard “Vegas” pronounced that way in my life. It’s not the only example, but it is the most frequent. There are also plenty of mispronunciations or misplaced emphasis that aren’t just regional.
All of that is to say I’m kind of surprised by how not-into-it I am.
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Shadows So Cruel
- Court of Ravens, Book 2
- By: Liv Zander
- Narrated by: Shaina Summerville, Tor Thom, Tommy Fuller
- Length: 15 hrs
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Shadows so Cruel is a full-length dark fantasy romance novel, and book two in the Court of Ravens duet. The two-part story features two morally gray raven shifters, a young woman at the mercy of their shadows, and a HEA.
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Emotional roller coaster
- By Riley Rolfe on 04-19-24
- Shadows So Cruel
- Court of Ravens, Book 2
- By: Liv Zander
- Narrated by: Shaina Summerville, Tor Thom, Tommy Fuller
Let me tell you: I wept
Reviewed: 06-30-24
The end of the first book got me good, but this one got me better. If a book can make me cry like this one did, then it’s a great book.
5/5 emotional investment
5/5 balancing the dark/romance
3/5 narration
The weakest part of this audiobook is the male narrator, whose inflection consistently failed to match what was going on in the story. It was distracting, but not egregious.
Overall, highly recommend, especially if you liked the first book.
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Satan's Affair
- By: H. D. Carlton
- Narrated by: Christian Black, Marlaina Garrett
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
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We travel the country, offering terrifying haunted houses, thrilling rides, and the tastiest food. And with every passing town, I cleanse this world, one execution at a time. I hide within the walls, casting my judgement for those that reek of evil, singing lullabies to their rotting souls.
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Narrator doesn't do Sibby justice
- By Amazon Customer on 03-04-23
- Satan's Affair
- By: H. D. Carlton
- Narrated by: Christian Black, Marlaina Garrett
Honestly it’s too much
Reviewed: 08-07-23
If you want to read this book, knock yourself out. It comes out of the gate hard, so personally, I’d recommend taking a detour to Satan’s Affair once Sibby/Sibel and Satan’s Affair are introduced in Haunting Adeline. It’s too hard to get invested in on its own, but that would be an easier way to get into it. What I would NOT recommend is this audiobook. The narration is absolutely unbearable. The main character is supposed to be unhinged, but this performance is legitimately gross. There’s very little humanity to it - sex scenes and murder scenes come across with exactly the same dispassionate and childish tone. Awful. Only worth it for the backstory if you read for free on kindle unlimited.
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Waybound
- Cradle, Book 12
- By: Will Wight
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins
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Years ago, Lindon left his home as a powerless Unsouled. Now, he goes to war with the most powerful beings in the world over the future of Cradle itself. The Weeping Dragon has a grudge to settle, and Lindon intends to take out the Dreadgod with his friends by his side. But rival Monarchs know his plans, and they won’t let things end so easily. If Lindon does win, he will ascend to the heavens. But he may not find a safe haven there either.
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I really, truly...had so much fun.
- By CH on 06-07-23
- Waybound
- Cradle, Book 12
- By: Will Wight
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
A fantastic finale
Reviewed: 06-09-23
Waybound is exactly the ending that the Cradle series deserves. It’s chock-full of epic fights and heartwarming moments, but the best part of this book is how thoroughly threads from throughout the series wrap up so nicely by the end. Seldom is a series finale so satisfying!
Having listened to the rest of the series at least a half-dozen times, I can say with confidence that this book and its audiobook performance are so rich that I look forward to catching more and making more connections for myself when I enjoy this audiobook again and again. I think eventually, I’ll have listened to Waybound even more times than Wintersteel.
Will and Travis, this entire series has been a triumph, but this installment is its crowning glory. It’s been a gift. I really had so much fun. Gratitude.
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