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How to Date Your Dragon

By: Molly Harper
Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi, Jonathan Davis
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Summary

The first book in Molly Harper's uproariously funny, sinfully sexy new Mystic Bayou series!

Anthropologist Jillian Ramsay's career has taken a turn south.

Concerned that technology is about to chase mythological creatures out into the open (how long can Sasquatch stay hidden from Google maps?), the League for Interspecies Cooperation is sending Jillian to Louisiana on a fact-finding mission. While the League hopes to hold on to secrecy for a little bit longer, they're preparing for the worst in terms of human reactions. They need a plan, so they look to Mystic Bayou, a tiny town hidden in the swamp where humans and supernatural residents have been living in harmony for generations. Mermaids and gator shifters swim in the bayou. Spirit bottles light the front porches after twilight. Dragons light the fires under crayfish pots.

Jillian's first assignment for the League could be her last. Mystic Bayou is wary of outsiders, and she has difficulty getting locals to talk to her. And she can't get the gruff town sheriff, Bael Boone, off of her back or out of her mind. Bael is the finest male specimen she's seen in a long time, even though he might not be human. Soon their flirtation is hotter than a dragon's breath, which Bael just might turn out to be....

©2017 Molly White (P)2017 Audible Originals, LLC.

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New series has potential, but annoying audio

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes, if audio is improved (see below). I love Molly Harper & Amanda Ronconi, and have all their supernatural-themed audible books. I’m not that keen on chapters with alternating POV however, and think the story would read better from one perspective. I like the set-up for this new series, however. Mystic Bayou and its inhabitants are a lot of fun, and there is a huge range of characters and mythologies to explore alongside the how-to-protect-the-town storyline. Main character Gillian is clever, caring, funny, interesting: multi-dimensional and likeable. And realistic! You root for her and feel you could know her, which is exactly what I hope for in a book like this. Her love interest isn’t such a well-developed character, but is likeable.
I will keep an eye out for the next book, with fingers crossed that it’s a bit better (with the quality audio it deserves).

How could the performance have been better?

Switching between male & female performers was distracting. It’s not a play, so having F read some chapters and a M read others meant that you were hearing each character’s voice read by 2 people. No consistency. Also, unnecessary. A Ronconi is excellent at distinguishing a range of characters/voices.

Also, and this was a major issue for me, it sounded as if some passages had been re-recorded and edited on; every so often the tone would change for a few sentences as if the actor had been in a different place, nearer to the microphone etc - then it switched back to the main recording. This was really jarring.

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Fire in the Bayou

When Jillian’s career takes her to Mystic Bayou, Louisiana, she thinks it’s a simple case of documenting the facts and learning about the shifter species. When one of her interviewees turns up dead her warm reception turns a little frosty but a dash romance can heat things back up. She quickly realises that Mystic Bayou has a little more magic than the average town.

This is a great introduction to a promising new series. I’m already a big fan of Harper’s work, particularly when it’s on audiobook, and it looks like she has plenty more to give. Jillian is her typical flawed but sweet character and the mixture of humour and romance is just right. I’m hoping book two finds a date for the mayor.

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Brilliantly bonkers

This is unlike anything I’ve ever read before and definitely not my usual genre (though I’m not quite sure it fits neatly into any genre). I’m not going to talk about the plot because you just need to give this a go and stick with it. It’s quirky and funny, the narration is excellent. Honestly, if you fancy something different, try this.

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What made the experience of listening to How to Date Your Dragon the most enjoyable?

This is where it fell down. I don't mind different narrators for different characters, but have two narrators for the same character makes the story very disjointed and hard to follow. I learn a characters 'voice' and having someone else then do that same voice just throws me off too much. I LOVE both Molly Harper and Amanda Ronconi so writing this was difficult. I'm not knocking Jonathan Davis's work either. One or the other or one for each different character, not both doing the same please :)

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Great fun

my only complaint is that I wanted to listen on for hours & hours more!!

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Indulgent twaddle

Interesting concept but all potential for character development lost in simplistic one dimensional storyline. Mills and Boon with dragons. V disappointing.

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Didn't expect it at all but absolutely LOVED this.

So well written, such a natural, charming style. an adult fairy tale that I just wanted to continue forever.

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Twilight for adults

Bought this as part of a sale. I'm not quite sure what I expected - really I think the title just amused me. It's just a twilight style novel. Bland female protagonist has to move to a small town where every available man proceeds to fall in love with her, despite the fact she has the personality of a wet cardboard box. Narration is performed well, but couldn't rescue this dull, dull dross.

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good book

Female narrator was very good, male too but his voice for Jillian was a bit irritating at the end (she was meant to sound sexy, I suppose, but sounded too...well, male;)). The story was quick paced, well structured and enjoyable. Caught myself smiling quite a lot while listening to it. It's a light chick flick with some good erotic scenes and friendship dynamics. Don't expect deep though, or a lot of suspense and tension. Events evolve rather quickly, this book could have been easily twice as long and still be good, but it is just fine that way too. I'll definitely look for more works of this author and seek out the rest of the series. I have the feeling that mayor is next to go from single to mingle;)

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I must admit I was more interested in finding out about the world the characters lived in, and the murders, rather than the relationship, which meant I didn’t really enjoy this book as the relationship is central and not that interesting.

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