Ian

Heartbreaking and passionate

Such a heartbreaking story with a more than deserved happy ending.
Love is life and life is so sweet if shared with someone who cares about you more than his own life.

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Ian: The O’Connor Brothers Series

Ian: The O’ConnI r Brothers, Book 1
By A.S. Kelly
Narrated by Ashley Taylor and Daniel Knight

This is the first book I have read/listened to by A.S. Kelly, but it definitely won’t be the last. I can’t wait to find out what the other O’Connor brothers stories are.
This story had me on an emotional roller coaster, reaching for my tissues one minute, then wanting to throw my iPad across the room and ultimately laughing and rooting for Ian and Riley to figure it all out.

This was also my first book with Ashley Taylor and Daniel Knight as narrators. I loved both of their voices and the accents were wonderful. They really brought the characters to life. I’m definitely putting them on my to be listened to narrators list.

This book was a joy to read/listen to and I look forward to the rest of the O’Connors stories.

An interesting listen

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and got pulled into the story of Ian and Riley and all the angst and feelings the had towards each other. This story does jump about a bit but I found it easy to follow.

Daniel Knight OMG he was just amazing each character had a different voice and he never faltered even when having a conversation between characters that was intense he just did such a great job I could listen to hom talk all day. Ashley Taylor has a great voice and she brought Riley to life for me.

This is a great story and I loved every second of it.x

Ian and Riley!

Ian by A.S. Kelly is a great rugby book with a second chance at love between Ian and Riley. Ashley Taylor and Daniel Knight were delightful bringing the characters to life. One could feel the chemistry between them. I really enjoyed Daniel's Irish accent in the book and found it fitting for the character. Ashley was perfect for her emotions of Riley. The story bounced around from present to past back and forth that one needs to pay attention.
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3.5 Confusing Stars

As much as I liked this story, I did not love it. The story moved backwards and forwards (mainly over a 3 year timeline), and I started getting slightly confused as I was never certain where the main couple, Ian and Riley, were at, in their, on again off again relationship. There was so much potential with the storyline, but I felt as a couple I couldn’t relate to them, there was so much hate between them, and not enough love, and way too much pushing and pulling in their relationship, I wasn’t invested in them as characters . So, while the story intrigued me lots. I wasn’t hooked into the story or the characters enough to give them more than a three star review. I wasn’t sure if it was enemies to lovers or second chance romance. It did have a family of hot Irish rugby players, but sadly the brother concerned didn’t float my boat so to say. The story was narrated beautifully by Ashley Taylor. Daniel Knight had a fantastic voice, and a super sexy accent, however, he didn’t seem to put emotion into the character, and at times came across as a bit wooden.

Angsty and time jumps a bit jarring

I received this book upon request. The narration is on point. Daniel Knight had an amazing voice and accent that really brought you to the scene of this story. I did think that sometimes he was a little low key but overall, I really loved listening to his narration. Ashley Taylor did a great job with her narration- good emotions, good accents. And the dual narration, that was fantastic.

This was an angsty read. I found this a little difficult to read/listen to in the beginning because there was so much time jumping. It was a little better to read than to listen so I ended up borrowing the book from KU. But it was an emotional book, full of obstacles and emotional minefields that the Ian and Riley need to overcome in order to achieve their HEA. I liked both characters and felt bad for them, and I liked the supporting characters as well. Overall, a good book, especially when we weren't going back and forth in time.

story and narration are on point!!

Wow.. this was such an awesome listening experience. Ashley Taylor and Daniel Knight were perfection to listen to. They really brought the characters to life for me. A.S. Kelly had me in my feelings almost from the beginning. I was all over the place. Ian and Riley's road was rough at times, but I completely enjoyed being on the journey with them. Great story.

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Riley & Ian

Honestly this story was kind of hard to follow for me. I wasn’t sure about their specific issues and they kept skipping back and forth in time. I did enjoy having both POV throughout the story and I also enjoyed the HEA. The narration was kind of the same for me. Part of the time it was good and other times it was kind of weak.

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A fight between two souls

I had a little bit of trouble getting into the book, for once it's a slow pace, and also the narration by Daniel Knight. He has a good voice and his accent was really great, but his narration was somewhat monotone which make it hard to listen, at least for me.

I really like the way Ashley Taylor narrates, she has a great voice, paced and her accents are great.

The chemistry between the main characters was so good and I was so cheering for them to finally give up and be together.

Overall it was a good book, and I can't wait to read what's next on this series.

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These two met in a bar...

I really enjoyed Ian and Riley's first meet up... they had this little flirty thing going on. I felt it, the chemistry, just in that brief snip of time. So this is an interesting story and was a bit slow during the first quarter of the story and I think that was due to hoping back and forth between past and present. Once I hit the half way mark, I was in it! Riley is seriously my favorite with her strong character. However, both Ian and Riley have some pain hiding beneath a thin layer. My only real problem with the storyline besides the slowness in the beginning is it seemed a bit repetitive and reasons behind some situations were lacking.

The narrators Ashley Taylor and Daniel Knight sound good together. Mr. Knight has a very strong voice and I did have to turn him down a bit when he was up to the mic. It would kind of scare me. Lol He did a decent accent and I can't wait to hear some more narrations when he gets some more books under his belt. After looking him up, this is his first audiobook so I'm taking that into consideration. I think we'll hear some good things! Ok, so Ashley Taylor, she didn't speak nearly as much as Mr. Knight but she has a soft and sweet voice and seemed a good fit for Riley.

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