Jessica L Raburn

Delightful

Reviewed: 04-23-22

Typical Robin Alexander/Lori Prince experience. I find the book to be relaxing and amusing. If you have anxiety Robin Alexander is a great choice for distraction. Calming. Lori Prince is an excellent narrator. She does the voices so you can tell who is speaking. Inflection adds to the story. Pleasant voice and I choose books with her. Like searching just for the narrator.

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Nice listen

Reviewed: 03-15-22

This was an enjoyable listen, no regrets. 4’s because it wasn’t amazing. There was some weak points, one with the story line where I felt it didn’t make sense, two some dialogue that was distracting. Example: character one says something, couple of sentences pass, character two “realizes” the thing character one said like they never said it. You don’t realize something that someone just told you. Minor but distracting as I started thinking about the writing process and how the second readers missed that.

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Pretty good, not amazing

Reviewed: 03-10-22

I’m glad I listened. The story was mildly enjoyable but didn’t feel as fleshed out as it could have been. The narrator did a decent job. I could tell who was talking with the voice changes and the voice was pleasant. I don’t think I’ll listen to it a second time.

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Pretty Good

Reviewed: 02-16-22

I enjoyed the story overall even though I didn’t find the characters super relatable. But, that’s me. If you like the idea of high powered lesbian with hard edges, you will like it more. This author seems to like to write those characters. My only real complaint is using “my lover”. Like, ummm, distracting. I don’t know what country the other is from so maybe that is more common there. In the US, “my lover” is a bit cringey. Just say their name. Kai moved her hand. Not my lover moves her hand. Pulled me out of the story and into my head having a discussion on why I found it distracting. So, don’t do that.

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Great Story

Reviewed: 02-12-22

Great story and narration? As always with Abby Craden, I’m not sure if she doesn’t sign onto mediocre stories or she has the superpower to save any story with her narration. Not that this is a mediocre story well developed characters, enjoyable pace, nice but not too many sex scenes. Actually could have used a little bit more sex for my taste but what was there was hot and by not going farther the author skipped alienating those who are turned off, pun intended, when the sex to story ratio starts to get off kilter. I’ll be looking at the other titles by the author! Really enjoyable writing.

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If you’re in the mood…

Reviewed: 02-06-22

I typically gravitate toward sweet romances but was in the mood for something with more erotica in it. Didn’t disappoint with a reversal of content. Obvs don’t try if you aren’t interested in prolonged, detailed, and rather rough sex scenes.

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I suggest skipping it

Reviewed: 01-09-22

Narration is fine. The concept is good. The execution of the story line is pretty painful. I thought the second book would move more into a plot but it loops in a circle. He is so cute and sexy, I’m traumatized, what shall I wear to dinner, he is so cute, five minutes of story, he is so cute and sexy, description of food…. It moves forward at a snail pace.

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Very enjoyable

Reviewed: 07-17-21

I thought the characters were great and the storyline engaging. I really like romances that have humor as well and this one got a few giggles out of me. There were some great lines in it.

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Ok, not great

Reviewed: 07-12-21

The book was a bit meh because the characters weren’t as fleshed out as I would have liked. I wouldn’t recommend it but I did finish it. I did like the very end as it had some elements that are missing from many lesbian romances. I hate spoilers in reviews so that is all I will say about it. The narrator was ok, not great as well. I would recommend trying Accidental Honeymoon by the same author. I loved that one. I didn’t look at publication date but I’d say this one feels like an earlier work before the author improved. So, solid 3.

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Excellent!

Reviewed: 06-22-21

Abby Craden is such a great narrator that I prefer strongly to select books with her as the narrator. This is my second book by this author and I’m very impressed. The two had totally different tones and both well written, engaging and enjoyable. This one is the darker of the two and I would say it needs a mild trigger warning as there are some abuse flash backs that may be upsetting for some listeners. Not too terrible but the writer did a great job with it so they had feeling, realism. If you are super sensitive on the subject don’t let that dissuade you from a great story. I hate spoilers so just take my advice and don’t skip this one. Romance but with substance. I only wish it was twice as long. It could have been at least 1.5 times the length.

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