A Fashionable Indulgence
Society of Gentlemen, Book 1
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A Fashionable Indulgence
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Narrated by:
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Matthew Lloyd Davies
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By:
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KJ Charles
About this listen
In the first novel of an explosive new series from K. J. Charles, a young gentleman and his elegant mentor fight for love in a world of wealth, power, and manipulation. When he learns that he could be the heir to an unexpected fortune, Harry Vane rejects his past as a radical fighting for government reform and sets about wooing his lovely cousin. But his heart is captured instead by the most beautiful, chic man he’s ever met: the dandy tasked with instructing him in the manners and style of the ton. Harry’s new station demands conformity - yet the one thing he desires is a taste of the wrong pair of lips. After witnessing firsthand the horrors of Waterloo, Julius Norreys sought refuge behind the luxurious facade of the upper crust. Now he concerns himself exclusively with the cut of his coat and the quality of his boots. And yet his protégé is so unblemished by cynicism that he inspires the first flare of genuine desire Julius has felt in years. He cannot protect Harry from the worst excesses of society. But together they can withstand the high price of passion.
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Critic reviews
My main reason for leaving this review is a message to the narrator. He is always truly excellent, the way he does the different voices brings so much to the story, and his pronunciation is mostly on point. There's just one thing that I'd implore him to rectify in future readings, and it's his pronunciation of the word valet.
In every book I've listened to with Matthew's narration, he pronounces "valet" as "vallé", which is how you would expect it to be said if prouncing a French word properly, but is not, in fact, how gentlemen would pronounce it. The word is correctly pronounced more like "vallit", for whatever reason (probably Englishmen at the time not wishing to sound French).
It's only a small matter, but, due to the historical setting, it is said so many times! Each instance takes me out of my immersion and I find myself saying aloud "valet" to correct the sound in my brain every time. It's the only thing that spoils a brilliant story and near-perfect narration.
I'm sadly reluctant to buy the next audiobook in the series because one of the main characters is a valet and I don't think I can bear it so often throughout an entire book.
My message to the narrator is this: Please say it differently in future books, so that I don't have to hesitate at your name and so that you can be fully my favourite narrator! Thank you so much, you are wonderful.
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Fabulous MM Recency, superbly narrated
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