🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧   

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️   production / 5 

🎤  NARRATED BY  🎤  Walles Hamonde, Kelly Burke

Kelly’s portrayal is great, however I felt that Walles’s voice did not match Rebel’s characterisation. Far too soft and not demanding enough for such a badass. 

ARTICULATION  - clean and clear on chapters

BREATHING – controlled, volume, consistent, project appropriate, low mouth noise.  

DELIVERY – solid and in the spirit of the text and author’s intent. Timing and pacing is appropriate. Varied and not too predictable. 

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 FMC but did not match the MMC. 

SEPARATION- clear and decisive for both performers.

INVESTMENT – the emotional connection helps with visualisation as most times. 

🌶️ spice / 5
😘 romance / 3

📚  STORYLINE 🌶️ 🌶️    😘

Filling in the story from Sloane and Zeth story. That being of Sloane’s sister. Book one of this series is a slower burn than anything from the Blood and Rose series. I found that Sophia is portrayed less confidently and lacks the boldness FMC than that of Sloane. This is a little disappointing as Rebel’s character demands a feisty, bold and gutsy female lead. This could change however. 

As for the plot, this story has the potential, but lacks the depth as I found in the Blood a Rose series.  It is a short novella style story that could have been delved further for the reader. Still a pleasant ear bud read.