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Irish Thoroughbred
- Irish Hearts, Book 1
- Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
- Series: Irish Hearts, Book 1
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
In this classic romance from New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts, one woman will discover that love has the power to overcome all barriers.
Irish lass Adelia Cunnane had entered a fairy tale! Working at the world-renowned Royal Meadows stables was a dream come true. She was determined to prove her worth, especially to the stables' owner - the very opinionated and ruggedly handsome Travis Grant. Princesses weren't the only ones who could have a happily ever after!
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- Catherine
- 30-07-2018
Disappointed
The story was read in a mono tone without much expression or character.
The story was weak lacking the strength of past books I have read. I kept waiting for the twists and turns or something that would keep me engrossed but sadly it didn’t happen. It was predicable.
I’m really disappointed and will not be finishing the series
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- Karen
- 25-04-2016
Great narrator
Not sure why there were negative comments about the narrator. I enjoyed listening to her voice
7 people found this helpful
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- Mindy Max
- 23-01-2016
Nora Roberts
my favorite writer! this another awesome series! buying the next book now! the be on audible!
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- J.A.
- 22-09-2015
Terrible narrator
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Unfortunately, I couldn't even get past the narration of the story to know if I'd like the book. This is something that I'll need to try to read. The narrator sounded like a computer reading the book. It was awful.
What was most disappointing about Nora Roberts’s story?
The narrator.
What didn’t you like about Amy Rubinate’s performance?
She sounds like a computer reading. There is no expression or emotion. Even when she begins trying to read in an Irish accent, it's just poor.
10 people found this helpful
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- sally
- 15-05-2016
narrator made it nearly impossible to enjoy book
sorry to say, narrator made it nearly impossible to finish story, bad investment of time
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-04-2016
Narrator Style/Voice Not my favorite
This is one of my favorite Nora Roberts stories and I have read the book countless times. I wasn't a fan of the Narrator's voice, but it did grow on me a little bit. I would have loved to hear this read by the narrator of the Born In series.
6 people found this helpful
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- Karla
- 23-12-2018
Romance vs Sexual Harrassment
This whole thing started out as a vivid sexual harassment case. Immigrant who may or may not have a work visa agrees to a two week trial then her employer without permission grabs her and kisses her. Worse yet she is almost raped and then doesn’t report the guy to police thus allowing him to do it again for fear it may upset her uncle a grown man who has been around the stables his whole life. Stupid plot and not one I’d want anyone to decide is romantic. It was just childish.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-10-2018
Not the best Nora Robert's book. Skip it.
Performance sounds almost like a robot. However, the accent was done well. I finished the book out of pure desire to finish what I had started. I strongly disliked the story line and the way the female lead was developed. I normally love Nora Robert's, but I truly did not like this book.
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- Amazon CustomerB Hart
- 28-01-2016
Thoroughly enjoyed!
Good story and excellent narration. Made my time on the elliptical fly by. Buying the rest of the series now.
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- Sherri Wilson
- 18-01-2016
The narrator was awful
I liked this story. Wished I had read the book instead of listening. Nora Roberts is a fantastic author so I saw the book thru. And I'm glad I did. It's a good story. The narrator hired for this job,however, sounded like a woman of her forties-maybe not a young woman of twenty-three.
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- jaybee100
- 14-08-2015
romance and horses, or vice versa
At first, I was put off by the reader. when she changed from the American accent to the Irish, my opinion of her warmed. A horse story and a romance. fun read.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-03-2022
The Narrator
Nora Roberts is a favourite author of mine, but Irish Thoroughbred was more like romance for teenagers and I found the voice of the narrator very irritating.
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- Aneta
- 12-01-2022
the accents are off putting
Struggled to finish.
The story by N Roberts as fab as always.
but the audio is really off puttinh. the accents are very bad
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-12-2021
Brilliant book, beautiful story. Irish accent?🤦♀
Loved this book so much, bought it years ago in paper back and thought I would love to listen to it in audio, until the narrator did her attempt at an Irish accent. It totally ruined the book for me.
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