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Marry in Haste
- Marriage of Convenience Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore
- Series: Marriage of Convenience Series, Book 1
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction
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- J. Simms
- 28-05-20
A plot of twists and humour, a good story
The story is fun, a typical quality romance from Gracie.
I read this story some years ago, and was rather disappointed in the readers voice.it seemed almost robotic, hesitant, the voice lacked flow where it was needed. Sounding more like the speaking clock than an actor.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-01-21
Thoroughly enjoyed
Another gem from Anne Gracie who consistently delivers writing that is entertaining. Charlotte Dare adds to the book with a great narrative.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-09-20
Ann.
I LIKED THE STORY BUT IT WAS SPOILT BY THE NARRATOR THE SPEECH WAS SO STILTED IT SOUNDED LIKE SHE NEVER USED ANY PUNCTUATION.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-08-20
Worst narrator ever, can’t get past first two chapters
I’m sorry but I can’t listen to this book anymore due to the narrator. I know we should be happy that people are willing to do the narration, but not when it is completely ruins a good book to the point that you have to stop after a couple of chapters.
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- Cate F.
- 29-05-17
Ruined by the robotic narrator.
What disappointed you about Marry in Haste?
I couldn't even begin to appreciate the book. I enjoyed Anne Gracie's previous books but the narrator was so terrible that I couldn't even listen for an hour.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
No need to change the story if there had been a better narrator.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Charlotte Anne Dore?
Susan Duerden, Simon Prebble, Alex Wyndham, Kate Redding.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
The reason I gave it 3 stars was due to the narrator.
Any additional comments?
I read the poor reviews of the narrator before purchasing but gave her the benefit of the doubt only because of Audible's return policy.
7 people found this helpful
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- Mercy Boujarwah
- 03-05-17
Wonderful story, narration is not as good
I love Anne Gracie! This story definitely has her signature wonderful dialogs and witty banter. I really enjoyed the story. A special bonus was getting to see the proprietress of the House of Chance once again! I think this would have been a full 5 star listen if the same narrator who narrated the Chance sisters had narrated this one.
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- harp diva
- 02-05-17
Couldn't listen to this horrible narration
I don't actually know if this story is any good or not. I returned the audible book after listening to about 30 minutes which was all I could stand of this horrible narrator. Her fake British accent is so uncomfortable that it set my teeth on edge! It reminded me of my 2nd year French students trying to stumble through reading a text. It's sad, too, because Anne Gracie's stories are always fun and enjoyable but this is one that I'll have to enjoy in the print version!
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- Sherrie Jones
- 22-04-20
Good Story, Narrator needs to relax!
Enjoyed the story, but the Narrator really seemed to struggle. Hard, clipped pronunciation of just about every word. Made me struggle to keep listening, but glad I stayed with it.
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- CraftGirl
- 30-07-17
Narrator is awful.
She takes weird d pauses and no emotion. Story was ok but narration took away from it.
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- Path
- 14-06-17
great book
Loved book, reader was pretty good, her voice was pleasant but she read just a little too static, a little more emotion and less perfect pronunciation was have been better
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- Cathy B from western PA
- 09-05-17
Not as good as the Chance sisters
This book really dragged, and it was hard to believe why they fell in love. The narrator is ponderous and hard to listen to.
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- Shirley
- 07-09-17
The narration makes or breaks a story!
After listening to the "Bride" series by the same author I decided to purchase this book. The narration was wonderful for the "Bride" series. The narration on Marry In Haste was a real disappointment. The book would be better with a different narrator. A real disappointment.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-08-20
Mechanical narration
I am not sure if this was edited and that why it was so mechanical or if it was just a poor narration. The story was good, the
author packed a lot in the first book of the series. There was nothing hasty about the story development. But the narration was mechanical and SLOW. I had to put it on 1.25 to get through it. I made it half way and then found the book online at my library to finish. It was worth finishing.
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-03-20
Could've been better...
I enjoyed the story. However, the narrator was very stiff and wooden. It distracted from the story. Especially the male lead character.
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