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Widdershins

Whyborne & Griffin, Book 1

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Widdershins

By: Jordan L. Hawk
Narrated by: Julian G. Simmons
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About this listen

Some things should stay buried.

Repressed scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne has two skills: reading dead languages and hiding in his office at the Ladysmith Museum. After the tragic death of the friend he secretly loved, he's ruthlessly suppressed any desire for another man.

So when handsome ex-Pinkerton Griffin Flaherty approaches him to translate a mysterious book, Whyborne wants to finish the job and get rid of the detective as quickly as possible. Griffin left the Pinkertons following the death of his partner, hoping to start a new life. But the powerful cult that murdered Glenn has taken root in Widdershins, and only the spells in the book can stop them. Spells the intellectual Whyborne doesn't believe are real.

As the investigation draws the two men closer, Griffin's rakish charm threatens to shatter Whyborne's iron control. When the cult resurrects an evil sorcerer who commands terrifying monsters, can Whyborne overcome his fear and learn to trust? Will Griffin let go of his past and risk falling in love? Or will Griffin's secrets cost Whyborne both his heart and his life?

©2012-2013 Jordan L. Hawk (P)2013 Jordan L. Hawk Fantasy Literature & Fiction Paranormal Paranormal Romance Romance Science Fiction & Fantasy Heartfelt

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What did you like best about this story?

It's a fabulous story and I'll listen again.

Have you listened to any of Julian G. Simmons’s other performances? How does this one compare?

My only issue was the Irish accent, I think sometimes it works just as well to not use the accent.

The first in a great series

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The concept is interesting and well written. The characters are likeable and the narration is good.

Enjoyable Story

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Amazon has been recommending me this book for months and I had been putting it off for a long time as I prefer contemporary or fantasy romance. I ran out of stuff to read/listen to and decided to take a chance and immediately realised I should have done this sooner.

The story starts out as a mystery, turns romantic and then dives into a H P Lovecraft inspired fantasy / horror. I particularly liked the main characters journey from stuffy and repressed intellectual to hero over the course of the story.

I did find the narration a little bit difficult to get a long with for the first few chapters, it sounded a little stillted and lifeless, but it changes as the book goes and by the end captures the excitement of the action quite well. I am not sure if this was a case of narrator finding the characters voice as they went or an intentional choice to reflect character growth over the course of the story.

I am excited to see that there are several books already in this series and am curious to see where the story goes next so I won't be long until I start on book two.

H P Lovecraft inspired paranormal romance

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I love Jordan L Hawk as an author and was really excited about this series. But the narrator is dire. It almost seems like he is sight reading and can’t be bothered. The pacing is all wrong and it is sometimes hard to follow a dialogue because the range of voices is so poor. He seems to stumble over or slur the words. Such a pity as it really interferes with my ability to concentrate on the plot. I can’t listen to a 10 book series all narrated by this narrator.

Great story - shame about the narration

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I absolutely love these books. The mixture of dectective/mystery story with paranormal/Lovecraftian monsters is very well done.

The only minor peeve I have is the amount of sex in the book - not because I'm a prude or homophobic, but because it takes up pages that might be used for more story.

All in all, its a great read and a brilliant start to the series.

The narration throughout is superb, especially for the real villain and Dr Putnam

brilliant start to new series

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