🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧   

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️   production / 5 

🎤  NARRATED BY  🎤 Stephanie Cannon, Jared Zeus. 

Both narrators do a sterling job with the various characters. A good earbud nibble. 

ARTICULATION  - clean and clear on most chapters

BREATHING – controlled, volume, consistent, project appropriate, low mouth noise for female narrator. Some mouth noise for male narrator on some occasions. 

DELIVERY – solid and in the spirit of the text and author’s intent. Timing and pacing is appropriate. Varied and not too predictable. There is an annoying clinking sound on some of the female narration. Like a bracelet on a coffee cup. 

EYE BRAIN MOUTH CONTROL – accurate and effortless delivery.

CONSISTENT – high energy, good articulation, breath and pitch control.

ANALYSIS – understands the story arc and characters.

CHARACTERISATION – attempts to bring to life. Distinct and consistent in tone, attitude, age, accent. Voices match characters. 

SEPARATION- clear and decisive for both performers.

INVESTMENT – the emotional connection helps with visualisation.

🌶️ spice / 5
😘 romance / 3

📚  STORYLINE 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️  😘

I have been pleasantly surprised by this book - no, it’s not a literary masterpiece, but fits the dark romance. It had plenty of plot that kept the story flowing. I enjoyed both main characters with their ambiguous morals and their twisted connections. The book's themes of trauma, obsession, and the blurring of lines between good and evil resonated. It was fast-paced, and somewhat tense atmosphere.