What the hell happened to the narrators?

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I loved the other books in the series with narrators Commodore James and Laura Jennings. Unfortunately someone made the terrible decision of going with two narrators that ruined the entire pace, sound and feeling of the story.

Would you be willing to try another book from M.K. Eidem? Why or why not?

I'm undecided.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Absolutely.

Any additional comments?

I can't tell if the story itself is any good simply because the narrators are so bad.

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SCORES ARE.... EARTH WOMEN 3 - TORNIAN WARRIORS 0

Abby and Ynyr had secretly met previously in book 2 unaware of who they were each talking to between the shrubs but now that Abby has found out who the mystery man is she doesn't waste any time in claiming the kind Tornian who gave her a shoulder to cry on and wise words when she least expected it but needed it most. So, as King Grimm had decreed that it is to be the Earth women who are the ones to pick and choose their mates, in front of everyone Abby nervously walks up to her chosen Warrior. And Ynyr, being the third son of a disrespected family, was blown away and in awe at the courage and beauty of Abby, this Earth woman who wanted him, because he never thought he stood a chance at being chosen..... even though he'd just been made a Lord.

However, the couple's trust, bond and love will be tested over and over again and their tempers will flare.... by the culture differences, by other's jealousies and by the daunting task of trying to put right the House of Bertos on a foreign Planet where the tension runs high because they don't know friend from enemy and not everyone is happy with the new Lord.... or his Lady. But Ynyr had been made Lord and given this task by King Grimm and he is going to try and, for his Abby, failure just isn't an option..... he did however come very very close not only to failing but also to losing Abby.

Another really enjoyable Sci-Fi romance where the Hero and Heroine were loving, tender, understanding and passionate towards each other - well for most of the time anyway because they encountered challenges and enemies along the way as well as an evil undiscovered puppet master who whispered poisonous thoughts into their minds. Tempers rise, blood will be spilled, a head will roll, angst and drama is never far away, Gods will interfere and the sex will be good but there's also suspense, surprises and a twist too when they discover they were never quite alone.

Worth a credit? A good story, likeable characters, a bit of sex, romance and danger made this listen entertaining. But what made it truly creditworthy was the dual narration where the male narrator gives voices to the male characters and the female narrator gives voices to the female characters and, by sticking to their own genders, this makes for a much smoother, easier to follow and more pleasant a listen. There was also the occasional sound effects which was fun.

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Narrator Change?

Love, love, love the book. I read the kindle version before this came out. I love how shy Abby starts out, and how strong she becomes.

I really dislike the narrator(s) changes though. Names are all different! Ynir- Yeh-near is yay-nar now? It sounds awful that way! Rigel - Rye-jel is rye-Gel. Risa- reesa to rye-sa. There were a few more different as well no spent the whole book growling the original pronunciations to myself.

I did like Ian Gordon reading the Spectr series, though. He's got some kind of southern-ish draw that I enjoy.

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Bland narrators!!!

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Narrators!!!! I am disappointed they didn't use the narrators from the earlier books in this series. The narrators for this book lack the ability to bring forth the emotions in the characters as the others did. These narrators are just reading the book to me and not bringing to life the characters. The sex scenes sound the same in inflection as if they are describing the scenery. I had such high hopes for listening to this book since the previous ones were both great but after the first hours of listening I may just read the book myself. In my mind I can bring the emotional content forth much better than these narrators.

What other book might you compare Ynyr to and why?

I would only compare this book to its predecessors "Grim" and "Wray" because the story itself seems to meet the same level of intensity. I'm just disappointed that doesn't come out in the narrated version.

Would you be willing to try another one of Ian Gordon and Jennifer Gill ’s performances?

Not likely.

Was Ynyr worth the listening time?

Sad to say no but only because of the narrators.

Any additional comments?

I love this book series and again the story itself is good, its just the performance of it falls FLAT.

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Long awaited audio

I have read all of the books in this series and enjoyed them very much, so I decided to get all of them in audio. The narration is horrorable, they sound like they are sitting in a tin can. Continuity is important, and this narrator has changed the names and places, such as the planet is Rigel, not ryegal. I will finish the book, but if this narrator does any of the other books in the series I will not buy them.

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Still a 5 Star

Thanks to kindle this book still rates 5 stars. Because I could read the story and hear Ynyr's name pronounced as it was in the first two books. The sound effects also saved me from returning it! Love this series and do see all kinds of possibilities for many more books. The way these women worm their way around these warriors is just plain fun. Abby starts out extremely shy and scared silly in the first books. But really comes out of her shell in this one. M.K. Eidem is right at the top of my Author list because of this series. I would respectfully suggest that narrator's listen to previous books with odd names before attempting to narrate a story! Just finished Oryon and can hardly wait to get it from audible. The sound effects really makes the stories come alive in the audio version!!

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love the story

I absolutely love the story but can not stand the narrators, The first two books had top of the line narrators and sound tracks, this one was a MAJOR letdown. As much as I love the story I kept getting pulled out of it because of the poor narrative.

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Making of a New Lord & Lady

M.K. Eiden had changed the story line from the start as Abby went in front of all of the most eligible males of Tornian and picked a Warrior, Ynyr, who is a third born male and was very kind to Abby by talking with through the hedges when she just arrived from Earth. Ynyr was also given the Lordship of an area that was deeply abused by its previous Lordship & who was executed on the assembly floor with his ladyship.

Ynyr and Abby have more than their share of problems trying to re-establish a community that was based on hate, distrust, and abuse of privilege. They also had to learn how to love each other too.

The other characters from the previous books pop in briefly, making this book a pleasant different read.

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disappointed

What did you like best about Ynyr? What did you like least?

The sample of the book on the web had the one point that the female character actually showed character. She doesn't change her voice at any other time. She is reading aloud only and makes Isis so flat and pompous. I guess I was expecting the same intensity as I found in Grimm, but that didn't happen.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Ynyr?

For me it was when she found Rissa's child.

Would you be willing to try another one of Ian Gordon and Jennifer Gill ’s performances?

Nope

Could you see Ynyr being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

The book is wonderful and I've read it many times.

Any additional comments?

Jennifer Gill needs to brush up on inflection and emotion. Ian Gordon needs a touch of something I'm not sure of. He came off sounding like the narrator in "A Christmas Story".

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Really Good

I love this series but I wish the next one will be as good as the first book. Also it sounded like they changed narrators case this one got the names and characters voices wrong. Besides that it is a great listen and highly recommend listening to this very intriguing book.
LM

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