Hexbreaker
Hexworld, Book 1
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Hexbreaker
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Narrated by:
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Tristan James
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By:
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Jordan L. Hawk
About this listen
New York copper Tom Halloran is a man with a past. If anyone finds out he once ran with the notorious O'Connell tunnel gang, he'll spend the rest of his life doing hard time behind bars. But Tom's secret is threatened when a horrible murder on his beat seems to have been caused by the same ancient magic that killed his gang.
Cat shifter Cicero is determined to investigate the disappearance of one friend and the death of another, even though no one else believes the cases are connected. When the trail of his investigation crosses Tom's, the very bohemian Cicero instinctively recognizes the uncultured Irish patrolman as his witch. Though they're completely unsuited to one another, Cicero has no choice but to work alongside Tom...all the while fighting against the passion growing within.
Tom knows that taking Cicero as his familiar would only lead to discovery and disaster. Yet as the heat between them builds, Tom's need for the other man threatens to overcome every rational argument against becoming involved.
But when their investigation uncovers a conspiracy that threatens all of New York, Tom must make the hardest decision of his life: to live a lie and gain his heart's desire, or to confess the truth and sacrifice it all.
©2016 Jordan L. Hawk (P)2016 Jordan L. HawkAwesome!
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Were talkin' Dick Van Dyke 'Mary Poppins' territory here! I have no idea where in the British Isles Ciccero is supposed to be from because within a sentence Tristan James accent wavered from Liverpool, then Newcastle, then Birmingham, London Cockney and then Irish. Getting a tour of the United Kingdom each time Cicero has dialogue distracted me from the story. If James had just played this character with a British RP accent it would have been a 5-star book for me, but as it stands I cringed every time this wonderfully written character Cicero had dialogue.
Tristan James made lots of mistakes and they were not picked up in the proof listen. Lines were flubbed and mumbled when voicing Cicero and Tom's cod 'Oirish' accent also jumped counties.
I understand that latest research shows that 64% of American's have never left the US so those listeners just want something that is 'vaguely British sounding' and they would not notice the massive, poorly narrated regional variations. But us European listeners can discern the accents and in turn, this was at times a painful listen.
I don't know whether this is a case of overconfidence on the part of the narrator or the rights holder was so glad to commission him she didn't pay attention to the finished product. This could have been a gem of an audiobook in the hands of a British narrator who can do American accents rather than an American who can't do British accents!
Jordan L. Hawks writing is wonderful but I'm not sure if I will continue with the series in audiobook format. I might just get the ebooks!
Cicero's terrible British accent ruined this book
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