Slow, boring, and lots of whining

I’m 12 chapters in and I’m sick of this book. It’s very slow moving: 12 chapters in and the plot is only just starting to do anything. Also, the character is whining about her life, not all of it plausible. I’m guessing all these health problems she seems to have (chronic fatigue, food sensitivities, and such) will be explained as symptoms of her some how being not quite human (my guess, not a spoiler), but the complaining is so constant that it gets old. There’s painting a picture, and then there is repetitive filler.

She’s also constantly complaining about her sex life, but it’s really not that abnormal of one from how it’s described (making her complaints not all that plausible). She claims to feel like she’s a nymphomaniac, but her actions and sexual interests are actually pretty boring and mundane. Again, I’m guessing the author will have some point to it, but it’s not believable as it’s written.

Basically, it’s been 12 chapters of her complaining about these things with almost no plot development at all. It’s gotten to be painfully boring to listen to. The only reason I made it this far in the book was because I was listening while driving and it wasn’t safe to mess with my phone to search for something else to listen to.

Nothing wrong with performance; just average.

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Not your cookie cutter paranormal romance

I try not to spoil but sometimes I get carried away in my reviews so beware that there may be possible spoilers.

I binged read/listened to books 1-3 of this story because I could not put it down or stop listening to it.

Book 1 was great and was a good start to the series. The narrator is good and I have listened to her before and in other RA Steffan books I believe. I always enjoy her performances. I am just not sure she should have read this particular heroine's part. I just didn't feel like her voice fit but I actually do love this narrator and once I got into the story it didn't matter.

Book 2 had me feeling anxious for all the things the main character was going through and was just as great as the first one.

By book 3 I was getting a little annoyed at the main female character's lack of confidence when it came to the main male character but the story keeps you drawn in it is so good.

The whole series has been very well written, so far. The characters are well developed, although I wish that the main female character wasn't written as obtuse as she was. So many things were in her face and I could have done without the run of the mill, "I didn't know I could do this" or "I didn't know I wasn't human' type thing. I won't spoil but this was my only bone of contention in this series. Having said all that, it was a different take on what people believe in the pnr world and that is refreshing. I really can't wait to read book four.

I was given this book/credit for free for my unbiased review.

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funny, sexy, & dramatic

as the other reviewers have mentioned the narrator's main character voice is not as sexy as you'd hope but I think she makes up for it in her other character voices which she does pretty convincingly. if you enjoy an urban fantasy romance on the dirtier side, I think you'll love it like I did. if you prefer something more vanilla, these probably aren't the books for you.

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A vampire and a starving succubus meet in St Louis

This is a rollicking tale of Ransley, the last vampire, and Zorah, a young woman who thinks she has an auto-immune disease only to discover she's a succubus. It's a big deal for Zorah to learn the world and her part in it is not what she thought it was.

All in one omnibus edition you get great chase scene; danger and intrigue with demons, fae, and the last vampire (clever title, that); travels across realms; and the inventive sex scenes readers/listeners have come to expect from Steffan and Woolf. Druyor as the voice of the series is in fine form. Her Rans is particularly fun.

Get this. In one affordable volume, you won't miss a lick. It mixes up lore in a new and fun way without letting the pace get flabby. The heroine of the story realizes her own worth and grows from a weakling in book 1 to a force to be reckoned with by the end of book 3.

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Stupid

The story is ehh the main character is beyond stupid she created her own problem I can’t I tried to keep going I could do it

DNF

Main character is way too whiny for me. I think the narrator portrays her perfectly, though. I don't think I will read any further than the first few chapters, however. The rest of it could be better, but first impressions and lost hours prevent me from continuing.

Unable to finish

I usually will brace myself through a narrator I find difficult to listen to and eventually get into the story but I just couldn’t get past this voice. It was completely opposite to characters, I felt like I was listening to some insipid twit telling lies that no one in the room could possibly believe and we all roll our eyes when her lips move. Going to try and get my $$ back and get the kindle version.

Storyline: great. Editing and narration: poor.

The story premise and plot are terrific but this audiobook suffers drastically from poor editing and an extremely shrill narrator.
The main characters are interesting and the plot line is great - but - this 20+ hours audiobook could have been edited down to more like 10-12 hours. Many of the descriptions are too lengthy without adding substance. The female protagonist is whiny and repetitive in her inner monologues. The action scenes move pretty fast, but mostly it these books just need editing everywhere.
The narrator uses a strident, nasal voice for the female lead character which *almost* had me quitting before I finished. (Again, it’s a good story.) Her inflection and intonation too often hit the same over eager note. The narrator does a pretty good job on male voices, but they may just seem better by comparison.
The books are cliffhangers, even this set, so keep it in mind.

Suggest Reading, Not the Audio

Storyline is strong if you can get passed the horrible narration, she sounds like a little girl, over all i suggest Reading in print.

I really wish the narrator had a sexier voice.

I liked the story for as far as I went but narrator's voice was too nerdy