nero1279's reviews
350 reviews

🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧   

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️   production / 5 

🎤  NARRATED BY  🎤  Jason Clarke, Erin Mallon

Both narrators do a sterling job with the various characters. Erin has always created some great narration for both male and female characters. 

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.

🌶️ spice / 5
😘 romance / 3

📚  STORYLINE 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️   😘😘

A quick read that doesn’t disappoint on plot. Loved how other characters from other series have been intertwined throughout. Would love to have found out more about Eric, but maybe this will come out in the next book. A great ear bud nibble for sure. 

🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧   

⭐️⭐️⭐️  production / 5

🎤  NARRATED BY  🎤 Narrator: Mace Earl Finn

I am tore with this review. The narrator did a fantastic job, but there were just some elements that grated. Some of the pausing or enunciation of words was just … off. The characters, although familiar, redeemed the narration. 

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 somewhat odd on occasions. 

EYE BRAIN MOUTH CONTROL – accurate

CONSISTENT – fair articulation, breath and pitch control. 

ANALYSIS – understands the story arc and characters.

CHARACTERISATION – attempts to bring to life but falls short with some elements 

SEPARATION- clear and decisive between all characters 

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

STORYLINE / SPICE LEVEL
🌶️🌶️  😘

Ok, this was too familiar to me. The ideas, characters and plot line was so familiar to JR Ward’s Dark Lover although a weaker plot delivery. Some “spicy word” elements were just crass and seemed forced. This bought down the 🌶️  level for me. The female character was not bought out in the correct light - Insta lust just didn’t work with her supposed character. Plenty left in the series, but at this stage I’m moving on.  

🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧   

⭐️⭐️⭐️ production / 5 

🎤  NARRATED BY  🎤 CJ Bloom, Blake Richard.

While CJ Bloom did a great job, I found the voice of Blake Richard not so enjoyable. The character voices were too forced and this made the performance jumpy. 

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 for the female narration, but forced for the male production. 

EYE BRAIN MOUTH CONTROL – accurate

CONSISTENT – high energy, good articulation, breath and pitch control for female narration. Make narration was too high and therefore forced at times. 

ANALYSIS – understands the story arc and characters.

CHARACTERISATION – attempts to bring to life but falls short for male narration. 

SEPARATION- clear and decisive between all characters 

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

STORYLINE / SPICE LEVEL
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 😘😘

The narration let me down on this story. It was too forced at times which did take away from the storyline. 

🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧   

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ production / 5 

🎤  NARRATED BY  🎤 Anda Bell Llewelyn

What a narrator! So many accents delivered with effortless ease, class and style. A thoroughly enjoyable ear bud nibble. Diving right into book 2. 

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. 

SEPARATION- clear and decisive. 

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

STORYLINE / SPICE LEVEL
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 😘😘😘

I simply LOVED this series. A perfect mix of characters and plot twists. It was a fun, effortless yet thoroughly enjoyable read. Could easily see some spin off novellas to clear up some minor character arcs. Would make a great movie version too. Well done once again JEM. 

🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧   

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ production / 5 

🎤  NARRATED BY  🎤 Anda Bell Llewelyn

What a narrator! So many accents delivered with effortless ease, class and style. A thoroughly enjoyable ear bud nibble. Diving right into book 2. 

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. 

SEPARATION- clear and decisive. 

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

STORYLINE / SPICE LEVEL
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 😘😘😘

I simply LOVED this series. A perfect mix of characters and plot twists. It was a fun, effortless yet thoroughly enjoyable read. Could easily see some spin off novellas to clear up some minor character arcs. Would make a great movie version too. Well done once again JEM. 

🎧AUDIO VERSION🎧   

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️   production / 5 

🎤  NARRATED BY  🎤  Hedly Thomas

This is a must for all those who listened to the podcast series of the same name. All the added extras that didn’t make it into the podcast is right here. You definitely could not read this book any other way than as an audio. 

Now, this is not my typical ear bud nibble, but this one was enjoyed by myself and hubby who was an avid listener to the Teachers Pet and the Teacher Trial podcast series. 

The only thing that was a little grating was the fact that the interviews with this book were not the actually interviewees, but narrators. Some of the voices were a little over the top. 

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 if somewhat grating with some character portrayals. 

SEPARATION- clear and decisive. 

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