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  • Dancing on the Wind

  • Fallen Angels, Book 2
  • By: Mary Jo Putney
  • Narrated by: William Kirby
  • Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (159 ratings)

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Dancing on the Wind

By: Mary Jo Putney
Narrated by: William Kirby
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Publisher's summary

From New York Times best-selling author Mary Jo Putney - a classic love story that has become one of her most beloved and acclaimed historical romances.

©2014 Mary Jo Putney (P)2014 Mary Jo Putney
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Excellent historical romance- and so much more!

Insights to British history, strong characters created with psychological depth. Shows the close bond twins can have. Hot sex scenes, plot has believable twists and turns. Nobles who act nobly. Other nobles who are depraved. Dowsing for dungeons!!Excellent page turner & good narrator. 5 stars!!

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Wonderful novel, terrific narrator

What made the experience of listening to Dancing on the Wind the most enjoyable?

Excellent characters and story experienced as fine performance art.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I enjoyed both Lucien, the hero, and Kit, the heroine. Lucien, the mysterious spymaster, and Kit of the many disguises, are both alienated survivors, negotiating a dangerous world of terrible enemies all on their own. I love it in a romance novel when equally strong protagonists such as these two, against all odds, find each other and work together against a common enemy.

What does William Kirby bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

For an audiobook to work well, it requires two things: First, the book must be outstandingly enough written to not just survive but prosper under the intense scrutiny of being read out loud at a quarter of the speed it would take a reader to read the book silently to herself. Dancing on the Wind is absolutely a novel of that sterling quality. Second, the narrator must be a good performer, able to convincingly portray every kind of character, from old to young, male or female, and often different nationalities. Mr. Kirby is a fine performer able to deliver these dramatic necessities really well.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book offers sensual romance, action, adventure, pathos, and moments of humor. In short, it has it all.

Any additional comments?

Fans of Mary Jo Putney will be pleased at an opportunity to enjoy this, one of the very best of her historical novels, in the form of an excellent audiobook.

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Wonderful story horrible narrator

Just as in the first book in this series, I found the story interesting, entertaining and intriguing. The characters are also interesting ad easy to relate to. The narrator is one of the worst, I've heard. Absolutely no emotion and certainly does't do justice to the characters or to the story. Regardless of the narrator, I couldn't stop listening.

Edit: I just tried to listen to this story again. Could not do it.....the narrator ruins the whole book. I love this story....just can't listen. Sorry.

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A most enjoyable book

I really enjoyed this! Very entertaining. The narrator did a fine job and the story kept me interested from the opening line. Kit and Lucien were great together. Overall, very enjoyable.

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Rather far fetched connection

This book was okay. I particularly liked Lucien, aka Lucifer. He was a great character. I was not too fond of the female lead, Katherine. She was way over the edge. The plot line concerning Katherine and her twin sister was really stupid. They could read each others minds even when miles apart and could talk to each other through their thoughts. Absurd.
The narrator was very good and was adept at female voices as well as his deep male voices.

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big disappointment

the start of this series was so promising, it made this installment just that much of a miss.

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not urgent normal mjp

became tedious and annoying with never-ending twin psyco-mumbo-jumbo. add to that implausible divination and it felt like author was trying way too hard to be inventive. not sure if I want to waste credits on rest of series or not.

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This book was not a favorite

I have read a number of MJP's books and this by far is one of my least favorite. It rambled on, the narrator was subpar, and a great deal of the subject matter relating to Satanism I found distasteful. This one is not a keeper for me!

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A good solid step in the Fallen Angels series

In book 1 of this Fallen Angels series, "Thunder and Roses," Nicholas and Clare had faced the hurdles of him being half Gypsy through his mother which had made his father's father despise him, and her having been raised by a pastor father so dedicated to caring about every parishioner that he never seemed to regard his own daughter as any more than just one more parishioner.
Now that those two got happily wed, Lucien, Earl of Strathmore, finds himself pursuing a lovely young woman who herself is seeking her disappeared sister.

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Boring, monotone narration ruined a good story

Where does Dancing on the Wind rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Unique, well written stories such as this can be ruined by the narrator. This is one audio book I won't listen to again, not because the story wasn't well written and interesting but due to the narration.

What three words best describe William Kirby’s voice?

Boring, monotone and disappointing

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