
Magic Lost, Trouble Found
Raine Benares, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Eileen Stevens
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By:
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Lisa Shearin
Raine is a sorceress of moderate powers, from an extended family of smugglers and thieves. With a mix of street smarts and magic spells, she can usually take care of herself. But when her friend Quentin, a no-quite-reformed thief, steals and amulet from the home of a powerful necromancer, Raine finds herself wrapped up in more trouble than she cares for. She likes attention as much as the next girl, but having an army of militant goblins hunting her down is not her idea of a good time. The amulet they're after holds limitless power, derived from an ancient, soul-stealing stone. And when Raine takes possession of the item, it takes possession of her.
Now her moderate powers are increasing beyond anything she could imagine - but is the resumé enchancement worth her soul?
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Critic reviews
The voice is fine. The rythme and flow are terrible. She chops it up in ways that really don't work. And if she messed up the flow of thought and action any more than she does, I would be pushed over the edge into screaming and pulling out my hair out of frustration. I have read these books in print. This recording is terrible. The fragmentation makes the story being read confusing. This is not a confusing text. The flow of the writing is quite natural and engaging, until this woman reads it. Avoid books read by Eileen Stevens.
Totally the wrong person to narrate this book!
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Worth the listen
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Excited about this series
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Where does Magic Lost, Trouble Found rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
A fun and exciting series with a very human heroine. No dark, depressing segments.Enjoyable
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Also I like a bit more promise of romance in the first book than what I saw here. There are 2 potential romantic interests and Raine seems to be as okay with one as the other but no enthusiasm either way..
Not enough emotional investment from main character
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This is a happening story. It's fun, fast, believable, and full of magical mayhem of the highest caliber. Raine Benars, elf, is a street kid at heart. She has high standards, but they may not always reflect those of her society. She finds things for a living. Some of the things she finds may or may not be considered legally lost...
In this story she starts out with the best of intentions and, through a series of events which are completely beyond her control, ends up the center of attention in a wild magical quest which drags her through the lowest of the low to the highest levels her society can offer - and she manages to fit in perfectly at every turn. If you are ready for fun, this is the perfect series for it.
This story rates 4 stars. Unfortunately, the narration doesn't.
Great story, substandard narration.
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Decent Story
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The narrator has a similar caveat. Starts off fairly rough, as if she can’t get into the book. As the story goes on, she finds her groove and becomes enjoyable to listen to. Don’t give up, it’s worth the rough beginning.
Don’t give up! Narration takes a minute to get into. But worth the listen!
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This is the latest series I'm listening to. As a first book, it was a pretty good start and the series keeps getting better as it evolves. I just bought book 5 and plan to get the rest. The only odd thing I had to deal with was trying to imagine tall sexy goblins. I've always thought of them as squat ugly things; but I just picture Legalos with fangs.Great Series
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What would have made Magic Lost, Trouble Found better?
This audiobook would have been better with a different narrator. I hope Audible commissions a different recording in the future.How did the narrator detract from the book?
I had such a hard time staying interested in the story because of the monotonous unsuitable narration.Any additional comments?
I never read the book in print but heard I would probably like it. As it was, I got about 3/4 of the way through the audiobook before abandoning it because the narration is so unsuited.Couldn't finish the book due to unsuited narration
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