Rhiana Bermingham
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The Darkest Flame
- Roadmap to Your Heart Series, Book 1
- By: Christina Lee
- Narrated by: Tristan James, Iggy Toma
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Vaughn O'Keefe has been part owner of the Hog's Den for years. Privy to plenty of Disciples of the Road business, he's never been more ruffled as when a new recruit named "Smoke" walks through the door. Something about the man gets his blood pumping, but he knows to keep his preferences under wraps around the club. "Smoke" Callahan has done a couple of rehab stints and is finally clean, thanks to help from the Disciples. He's on the right path and isn't about to get sidetracked, no matter how much the guy who manages the bar gets beneath his skin.
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Great Book, Hit and Miss Audio
- By Rhiana Bermingham on 15-02-2021
- The Darkest Flame
- Roadmap to Your Heart Series, Book 1
- By: Christina Lee
- Narrated by: Tristan James, Iggy Toma
Great Book, Hit and Miss Audio
Reviewed: 15-02-2021
4.5 stars for the story. The more Christina Lee I read the more I love. This is about as good as it gets for a romance I reckon. Good background characters, some angst and dark backgrounds, no stupid miscommunication.
Audiobook only gets 3 stars though which drags it down. I know a lot of other have said this, but Tristan James really isn’t great. I actually love his gruff manly tone, which a lot of reviewers seem to think makes him sound old. I disagree with that and think his voice is great for characters like Vaughn- although if he spoke maybe 10% faster I think he would sound more youthful. My bigger issue is that he puts pauses in the wrong places. Adding commas that don’t exist can completely change a sentence and ruin the flow. The sex scenes that he narrated were as exciting as reading the dictionary. To the point of making me feel a little uncomfortable. The biggest saving grace is that Iggy Toma had more chapters I think. His were a joy to listen to. And this might be the first time I would ever say this, I actually think it would have been better if Iggy had done both POVs. Iggy has a great vocal range and could have easily pulled off two different POVs.
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Virgin Flyer
- By: Lucy Lennox
- Narrated by: Michael Dean
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Wanted: One night together, no strings attached. Hold me, make love to me, treat me like I’m the most important person in the world. No talking. No names. And don’t be surprised if I’m gone in the morning. After crushing on my best friend for years, I realize he’ll never want someone inexperienced like me. So I decide to get it over with, play the V-card once and for all with an anonymous hook-up. The terms are simple: No talking, no names. It isn’t as easy as it seems. Now I can’t get the handsome stranger who greeted me with soft kisses and gentle touches out of my mind.
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Like...WOW
- By Joanne on 08-01-2021
- Virgin Flyer
- By: Lucy Lennox
- Narrated by: Michael Dean
Really Lovely
Reviewed: 02-04-2020
I wish every MM romance could be written and narrated like this. It was lovely, memorable and the narration was perfect.
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Ep. 3: Spirits, Angels and Seances
- By: Phoebe Bennett, Nick Minter
- Narrated by: Alice Lowe
- Length: 28 mins
- Original Recording
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Death – or being in close proximity to death – encourages unusual social behaviour. From the birth of Spiritualism to WW1 and beyond, how are our beliefs shaped by the people we lose?
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I loved this one a little less, but still great.
- By Rhiana Bermingham on 07-02-2020
- Ep. 3: Spirits, Angels and Seances
- By: Phoebe Bennett, Nick Minter
- Narrated by: Alice Lowe
I loved this one a little less, but still great.
Reviewed: 07-02-2020
I liked this one, but a few of the stories were a bit of a drag. Not to be an unsympathetic cow, but the story about the Boxing Day Tsunami dragged on and I kept waiting for the hysteria part of it. I thought it was a bit of a depressing way of explaining that sometimes we like to hear loved ones voices after they die. Still interesting, just not as much as the last two episodes.
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Ep. 2: Witches, Wombs and Women
- By: Phoebe Bennett, Nick Minter
- Narrated by: Alice Lowe
- Length: 25 mins
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Hysteria shares its etymological roots with the ancient Greek word for womb. Does that explain why women are still more likely than men to be accused of hysterical behaviour?
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Great Second Showing
- By Rhiana Bermingham on 07-02-2020
- Ep. 2: Witches, Wombs and Women
- By: Phoebe Bennett, Nick Minter
- Narrated by: Alice Lowe
Great Second Showing
Reviewed: 07-02-2020
I really enjoyed this one, I watered the garden for longer than necessary to listen to the whole thing. This is quickly becoming one of my fave podcasts. It’s quick and to the point and packed full of cool stories and explanations. I also love the sardonic tone of Alice at certain points, she cracks me up.
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Ep. 1: Film, Nuns and Deathly Dances
- By: Phoebe Bennett, Nick Minter
- Narrated by: Alice Lowe
- Length: 34 mins
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Cinema thrives on hysterical characters, especially when they inhabit closed environments such as convents or girls schools. But what can we make of the dozens of people who died during a dancing epidemic in medieval France?
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Great Intro to Series
- By Rhiana Bermingham on 07-02-2020
- Ep. 1: Film, Nuns and Deathly Dances
- By: Phoebe Bennett, Nick Minter
- Narrated by: Alice Lowe
Great Intro to Series
Reviewed: 07-02-2020
This was a great intro, I like the narrator and how it is structured. This was the first episode, so a little light on info, but intros often are.
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Man Hands
- By: Tanya Eby, Sarina Bowen
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels, Erin Mallon
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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At 34, I'm reeling from a divorce. I don't want to party or try to move on. I just want to stay home and post a new recipe on my blog: Brynn's Dips and Balls. But my friends aren't having it. Get out there again, they say. It will be fun, they say. I'm still taking a hard pass. Free designer cocktails, they say. And that's a game-changer. Too bad my ex shows up with his new arm candy. That's when I lose my mind.
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Cute and easy
- By Lara on 15-02-2018
- Man Hands
- By: Tanya Eby, Sarina Bowen
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels, Erin Mallon
Horrible Female Character
Reviewed: 31-01-2020
The characterisation in this book, especially of the females was cringeworthy. The first couple of chapters are actually painful to listen to. The scene where she launches herself at a guy in the middle of a party even though she expects him to struggle to catch her and then he actually comments to himself that she is pretty heavy is the stuff nightmares are made of. There is nothing funny about it.
Additionally, for some reason she loves to tell us that she pees a little after two drinks. WTF?
The treatment of Sadie is disgusting too. It is clear that she is struggling and depressed, but Bryn just ignores her problems every time she brings them up and goes back to talking about their own petty rubbish.
Also, the female narrators voice is so shrill and whiney I had to turn down the volume.
Whilst the book does improve marginally after the first few chapters, I definitely won’t be checking out the sequels.
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Fired Up
- Fever Falls, Book 1
- By: Riley Hart
- Narrated by: Michael Dean
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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If there's one thing I know, it's how to play the game...both on and off the field. If it hadn't been for that one teenage slipup where I kissed Beau Campbell, I'd be able to keep fooling myself. Football is the one thing I use to distract myself from the truth, and when I screw-up and lose the game I love, I find myself right back in Fever Falls. And right back face-to-face with Cranky Campbell, who hates me even more than he did when we were kids. But whatever magic he held over me then is still there.
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Book Was Ok. Narrator was awful.
- By Rhiana Bermingham on 17-12-2019
- Fired Up
- Fever Falls, Book 1
- By: Riley Hart
- Narrated by: Michael Dean
Book Was Ok. Narrator was awful.
Reviewed: 17-12-2019
The book was an ok story, cute and likeable, but not very exciting. I kept waiting for something to happen. The narrator however was awful. Especially when he was doing Ashton’s voice. He sounded really nasally, it was horrible to listen to.
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Arctic Wild
- Frozen Hearts Series, Book 2
- By: Annabeth Albert
- Narrated by: Iggy Toma
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
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Hotshot attorney Reuben Graham has finally agreed to take a vacation, when his plane suddenly plunges into the Alaskan wilderness. Just his luck. But his frustrations have only begun as he finds himself stranded with the injured, and superhot, pilot, a man who’s endearingly sociable - and much too young for Reuben to be wanting him this badly.
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Not a fan of this one.
- By Rhiana Bermingham on 25-11-2019
- Arctic Wild
- Frozen Hearts Series, Book 2
- By: Annabeth Albert
- Narrated by: Iggy Toma
Not a fan of this one.
Reviewed: 25-11-2019
Let me begin by saying that I usually like most of Annabeth Albert's books and I really enjoyed the first book in this series: Arctic Heat.
However, this was a big yawn. It started out with so much potential, but rapidly went downhill. Horrible injuries, a demanding child, and annoying family are the least sexy things imaginable, this book deployed all three. I felt like this was more of a recovery drama than a romance, and I honestly struggled to get through it. I didn't even finish the last chapter as I kept falling asleep or losing interest through the last half of the book.
Additionally I felt that too many supporting characters were introduced but not fleshed out, and that the main characters weren't likeable or consistent in their characterisation. My favourite parts were the mentions of Griff and River from book 1.
I also didn't love the narration.
Albert has a lot of great books, and I will still give the third book in this series a go. But in my opinion, this one can be skipped.