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Well Played by Penelope Ward, Vi Keeland

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fast-paced

3.75

🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 

Narrated by Sebastian York and AndI Arndt. A solid performance. 

ARTICULATION  - clean, clear, precise
BREATHING – controlled, volume is consistent, projection is appropriate, low mouth noise
DELIVERY – solid and in the spirit of the text and author’s intent. Timing and pacing is excellent.
EYE BRAIN MOUTH CONTROL – accurate and effortless 
CONSISTENT – high energy, great articulation, perfect breath and pitch control. 
ANALYSIS – understands the story arc and characters extremely well. 
CHARACTERISATION – brings all the characters to life effortlessly. Distinct and consistent in tone, attitude, age, accent. Voices seamlessly match characters. 
SEPARATION- no spillover between narrator and character. 
INVESTMENT – totally emotionally connected to the story and painted a picture vocally. 

STORY

For an Audible Plus freebie, this was a great read. A lovely story with some spice. A lovely ear bud nibble. A couple of plot errors but that can be overlooked. 
Bossman by Vi Keeland

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fast-paced

3.75

🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 

Narrated by Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell. A solid performance. 

ARTICULATION  - clean, clear, precise
BREATHING – controlled, volume is consistent, projection is appropriate, low mouth noise
DELIVERY – solid and in the spirit of the text and author’s intent. Timing and pacing is excellent.
EYE BRAIN MOUTH CONTROL – accurate and effortless 
CONSISTENT – high energy, great articulation, perfect breath and pitch control. 
ANALYSIS – understands the story arc and characters extremely well. 
CHARACTERISATION – brings all the characters to life effortlessly. Distinct and consistent in tone, attitude, age, accent. Voices seamlessly match characters. 
SEPARATION- no spillover between narrator and character. 
INVESTMENT – totally emotionally connected to the story and painted a picture vocally. 

STORY

For an Audible Plus freebie, this was a great read. A lovely story with some spice. A lovely ear bud nibble. 
Quicksilver by Callie Hart

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medium-paced

5.0

🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 

Narrated by Stella Bloom and Anthony Palmini in a duet style. A brilliant delivery method. A superb performance that complimented a great story. 

ARTICULATION  - clean, clear, precise
BREATHING – controlled, volume is consistent, projection is appropriate, low mouth noise
DELIVERY – solid and in the spirit of the text and author’s intent. Timing and pacing is excellent.
EYE BRAIN MOUTH CONTROL – accurate and effortless 
CONSISTENT – high energy, great articulation, perfect breath and pitch control. 
ANALYSIS – understands the story arc and characters extremely well. 
CHARACTERISATION – brings all the characters to life effortlessly. Distinct and consistent in tone, attitude, age, accent. Voices seamlessly match characters. 
SEPARATION- no spillover between narrator and character. 
INVESTMENT – totally emotionally connected to the story and Painted a picture vocally. 

STORY

Simply loved the world building - so clever. While it does end on a cliff hanger of sorts, I can remain calm enough to wait for the next instalment.  Kingfisher, yet another character for book boyfriend shelf. 
Wicked and Forever(Trees and Laila Part 2) by Shayla Black

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3.75

🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧   

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️   production / 5 

🎤  NARRATED BY  🎤 Troy Duran 9hr 2m

Troy once again has produced a flawless performance. 

ARTICULATION  - clean and clear 
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 characters. 
SEPARATION- clear and decisive for both performers.
INVESTMENT – the emotional connection helps with visualisation.

🌶️🌶️🌶️/5  😘😘/3 romance

Book 2 was a great end to a story and Trees and Layla. 
The Perfect Comeback by Kacey Shea

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fast-paced

3.75

🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5

🎤NARRATORS🎤 Stephen Dexter and Virginia Rose

A stella performance by both narrators. 

ARTICULATION  - clean, clear, precise
BREATHING – controlled, volume is consistent, projection is appropriate, low mouth noise
DELIVERY – solid and in the spirit of the text and author’s intent. Timing and pacing is good.
EYE BRAIN MOUTH CONTROL – accurate and effortless 
CONSISTENT – high energy, great articulation, perfect breath and pitch control. 
ANALYSIS – understands the story arc and characters extremely well. 
CHARACTERISATION – brings all the characters to life. Distinct and consistent in tone, attitude, age, accent. 
SEPARATION- no spillover between the two characters. 
INVESTMENT – Painted a picture vocally. 

🌶️🌶️ /4 spice
📚📚/3 
STORY

Once again a book that one should not judge by reviews. Many reviewers canned the FMC but I thought that both characters were treated it’s equal care and diligence. A solid, short read that was just a good ear bud nibble. A nice introduction to the works by  Kacey Shae. 
Wicked as Seduction: (Trees & Laila Part 1) by Shayla Black

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3.5

🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧   

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️   production / 5 

🎤  NARRATED BY  🎤 Troy Duran 10hr 13mins

Troy once again has produced a flawless performance. 

ARTICULATION  - clean and clear 
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 characters. 
SEPARATION- clear and decisive for both performers.
INVESTMENT – the emotional connection helps with visualisation.

🌶️🌶️🌶️/5  😘😘/3 romance

Book 1 was a little disappointing as it was too related to the previous book. The Trees and Layla story really needed to explored more this book.