
Man's Ruin
Original Sin, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Carol Ayon
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By:
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Nicola R. White
Magdalene is a mob-connected madam. Tommy Flynn is the hitman who loves her. And when they're framed for the murder of a rival crime boss's favorite son, Magdalene fears the sins of her past have come back to haunt her.
After spending half a lifetime in a seamy underworld where love is for sale and men worship at the altar of sex and greed, claiming sanctuary in a cathedral is the last thing she wants to do - and the only chance she has to find out who set her up. With all clues pointing to Magdalene's ex-lover, a working girl called Lola, the legendary madam is reluctant to trust Tommy, a smooth-talking hired gun, and risk being burned again.
But as time grows short and secrets are revealed, Magdalene will have to look into the dark places inside herself if she is to catch a killer and survive with body and soul intact. In the corrupt city of Crawley, Massachusetts, passion, crime, and religion collide in this steamy, neo-noir romantic thriller.
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Narration wise I like Ayon’s regular voice. She has a nice voice and good pacing. The Boston accents are great as well. I however did not like her different accents for the different ethnicities in this story, especially Magdalene’s voice became grating at times. I think she should have read that without the hispanic accent she was trying to do. The rest of her narration is pretty solid though, so maybe she can get lessons for certain accents or just not do them at all in the future? So for me the audio is more a 3.5/5 stars.
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Nicola R. White. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
Narration was trouble in some areas
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I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
a very hot Mafia story
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3.5 Stars
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Let’s talk characters. Our focus throughout is on Magdalene and Tommy, they are not, on paper, character’s that you could like. She is the Madam at a high end, mob controlled brothel and Tommy is a hit man and the guard at that brothel. I liked them both despite their none-too-small flaws. Why? That is hard to answer. When the story opens they are mob controlled and there are things from their past and their careers that have made them incredibly strong, frightening and on the surface cold characters. As the book progresses we get to know Magdalene and Tommy and find there is so much more to them than being a Madam and a Hit man. Tommy is a warm, caring and in some ways gentle character. Magdalene while openly strong, has been let down and used by men her whole life. She is broken in many ways but her inner strength becomes clear as the book develops.
Now to the story. Narrated by Carol Ayon and told through Magdalene’s point of view the book begins with Magdalene on her day off with her girlfriend Lola when she receives the telephone call from Tommy that sets the story in motion. A rival and infinitely more powerful gang boss’ son and a prostitute have been murdered at the brothel. Both were shot in the method known to be Tommy’s signature and Tommy was the one in charge of guarding the room at the time of the murder. They are both in deep trouble! Magdalene will be held accountable because she is in charge of everything that happens on the site and all evidence seems to point at Tommy being the shooter.
This book is a race against time, Magdalene and Tommy must find out who was ultimately responsible for the murders and the clock is ticking because while they are hunting the killers they are also being hunted.
Nicola R. White has penned an extremely fast paced, sexy thriller and it really delivers in intensity and shocks. If I was a nail biter I would have no nails left! I cannot wait to dive into more of her work. Dive in is the perfect phrase to use because I became completely immersed and invested in this story.
Carol Ayon is one very talented narrator! I felt the voice acting was incredible, she maintained the intensity, emotion and innate sexiness of Magdalene throughout the book and the other characterisations were equally well done, well defined and expressive. The voices assigned to the characters (especially Tommy as there is plenty of narrative involving him) were consistent and believable. The different characters had different accents and those accents were equally well done.
Consider me now a fan of both Nicola R. White and Carol Ayon
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Nicola R. White. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
Sexy, Seedy and Suspenseful
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This is my first narration by Carol Ayon. I commend her for trying to keep the characters in their ethnicity, but I did find her Spanish accent irritating. Her normal narration was wonderful, including the Boston accents for other characters. I would have preferred her to give Magdalene a different voice.
Intriguing Mafia story
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After the murder of a rival mobster’s son at the brothel Magdalene manages. This happened while Tommy was on duty. So they have to lay low until they find out whats going on.
I have say I loved this audiobook, it reminded me of the black and white old gangster movie. So I was in my element. The two main characters Tommy and Magdalene, a madam and hitman hardly heroes, but like old school movies a hitman that won’t kill women and children. Magdalene a madam with a heart.
I not going into the story, it’s not for the fainthearted or under 18 years old.
This is over 7 hours long and I couldn’t turn it off, listening long into the night
The narrator was brilliant, the different male voices was top notch. I was mesmerised and just had to keep listening.
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Nicola R. White. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
It was like an old fashioned Gangster Movie!
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
This is not a book I would refer. As an audible book it does not capture attention.Did Carol Ayon do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
The narration was a bit too monotone.Did Man's Ruin inspire you to do anything?
I doubt that I would follow this author. There was nothing that inspired me to read another book.Any additional comments?
The book was provided free for an honest review.Old Fashioned Mystery
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes it is different then most books in this genre.What did you like best about this story?
The slow growing romance between our hero and the reluctant woman he desires.What three words best describe Carol Ayon’s performance?
Average,untalented,boringDid you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
N/AAny additional comments?
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.Hitman Hero and not so happy Hooker
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Hitman and the Madame
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This Story Gave Me Mixed Emotions...
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