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Battle Scars

By: Meghan O'Brien
Narrated by: Amanda Goodyear
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Ray McKenna returns from the war in Iraq to find that she had attained unwanted celebrity status back home. As the only surviving American soldier of a well-publicized hostage crisis, she is the center of attention at a time when all she wants is solitude. Struggling to overcome the fear and anxiety that plague her, she relies on her psychiatric therapy dog Jagger to help her through the vicious symptoms of PTSD. Veterinarian Dr. Carly Warner hasn't yet figured out how to open her heart to the possibility of falling in love again after the death of her longtime partner. When Ray McKenna walks into the North Coast Veterinary Clinic with Jagger, she and Carly begin a friendship that takes them both by surprise. Brought together by their shared love of dogs, Ray and Carly discover that they are both capable of moving forward, if only they are brave enough to try.

©2009 Meghan O'Brien (P)2016 Bold Strokes Books Inc Contemporary Contemporary Romance Literature & Fiction Romance Heartfelt Funny
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I love this story from start to finish. favorite character is Ray, because of what she goes through and how she handles everything; it is amazing.

I have listened to and read this story multiple times; I love it! In my opinion, the narration was on point.

Favorite one by far

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Would you try another book from Meghan O'Brien and/or Amanda Goodyear?

I would like to continue listening/reading Meghan O'Brien's books, but I really don't think I could tolerate listening to this narrator.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

She actually detracted from the story. I felt like her voice was very grating and I often was pulled from the story because I was so distracted.

Was Battle Scars worth the listening time?

I did enjoy the story but the narration was awful.

Terrible Narrator

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I love this story but the voice butchered it completely. I was so disappointed. Shame

Horrible voice

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Narrator is just awful. Story lacks good conversation between main characters but the premise of the story is fantastic!

Terrible Narration!

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Ok the story was sound. The narrator had a decent enough voice and that's where it ends; no concept on how to tell the story or how to portray the characters at all.

potentially a great listen

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend the book in e-book format. Ms. Goodyear did not do the book justice. She read it as if the characters were teenagers. She read the book as if she was in a race. There was no passion read into the love scenes. If I had not read the e-book before I purchased the audible book, I would have hated it.

What did you like best about this story?

Ms. O'Brien made you feel for both women in the story. I like the true conflict. It made since.

Would you be willing to try another one of Amanda Goodyear’s performances?

No ... never.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The very end .... to say more would be a spoiler

Great Book .... Awful Narrator

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The story is good, the problem with ptsd well described. But the narrator's voice IMO don't suit this story.

good read

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I love the story. The narrator is okay but the audio quality drives me insane. it is patchy and the pauses between chapters are long. please re record.

terrible sound. needs re recording

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It's a shame that this book wasn't narrated better. The story is really great. There aren't many books that deal with PTSD, and even fewer that are love stories. Meghan O'Brien is by far one of my favorite authors in this category, I will buy every book she writes, I just hope she gets a different narrator for her next book.

Great story, awful narrator

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The recording quality is terrible and the narrator well, needs to be almost anyone else

A good story but

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