The male narrator RUINED the book

I could only listen to around 10 minutes of this book. The male narrator is HORRENDOUS. His overly done, ridiculously bad accent is borderline criminal. Bostonians, I’d be mad if I were you.
I was really excited to listen to this book as I am a big fan of Kristen’s. This is a huge disappointment for fans of both authors. So much time and effort goes into writing a book. To have it ruined by such a terrible narration is simply not right.
The premise of the story was intriguing and, based on past work, I’ll bet the authors wrote a really good book. I’ll never know. It took so much effort to understand each contrived word, I knew I’d never be able to get into the story.
Please, please do not use this narrator again. What a waste.

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Really good story!

I really enjoyed this story a lot, the male narrator took a few chapters to get accustomed but it got better, it just seems t a bit over the top Bostonian accent but it really rings true to the story when you think about it. They are an unlikely couple but I loved it. I love the fact they communicated when problems arose instead of adding just unnecessary drama.

I have listened to this book more than twice which make it definitely a great find!

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Terrible narration by the male

Couldn’t even get through the second chapter, I tried but seriously the male voice was absolutely, unforgivably, horrible! Thank goodness for audible exchange.

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Outmatched

I was saving this gem for when I needed a book by my favorite author.
Samantha has been a favourite of mine for a long time, when I saw she did a book with an author I am not familiar with I still grabbed it just as fast.
I am now going to be looking up Kristen because I enjoyed this book a lot!

Parker is so sweet and so wanting to prove she is good at what she does. That she actually does something that is so out of character for her. She hires someone to be her date to work stuff because her bosses’ boss is a real you know what, and kinda sexist.

Only she hired one fella and another one showed up Rhys came in place of his little brother Dean because he thought he was saving Dean from a man eater. Oh man the back and forth between Parker and Rhys is epic. I loved it.

I swear it was even better because of the narrators they blew this audio out of the park. I want more from both of them please! The accent Alex did for Rhys yum!

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The male narrator is ruining it.

The male narrator is so annoying it almost makes you want to give up. the accent he makes is awful the voice he makes for Parker is terrible too.
He is better with voices without accent. Might aswell give up the accent if it makes it that you are unable to listen to it!

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Horrible narration

Take nails on a chalkboard I had to quit.
I did not even make it through chapter 1 .

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was unsure of the story at first. Alex Kidd is one of my favorites but this was a little hard to get throw his voice matched the what the character should have sounded like but didn't care for it.. The story line was good. Worth a listen

Narration sucks

I love Samantha Young. I have tried to listen to this at least four times. The male narration is unlistenable. I'm sure the story is amazing. But this performance is just horrendous.

Cute

I was nervous about spending a credit on this because of the negative review for the narrators- however I am glad I purchased it. While the male narrator has a strong Boston accent, it led to the credibility of the character. The only thing I agree about the other reviews is that neither narrator were good with the opposite sex’s voice but that’s not unique to these narrators. So if you want an authentic sounding book, then you won’t be disappointed.

I LOVED THIS STORY!!

Reece and Tink (Parker). First the bad. I totally understood the Boston accent and the growling jock voice of Reece, but it was a lot for me to get past. Alex Kidd’s voice, I think, is actually a lot like the way he portrayed Reece, although not quite as “boxer jock” sounding. It took me half the book before I let it go and just listened, accepting his voice, even though I was always totally invested in this story. Kydd’s female voice was worse, but MANY male performers can’t do a female voice. I loved Elizabeth Hart’s performance. All that being said, I absolutely LOVED this book. The characters, the story, ALL of it. The premise of this book seemed just a little different and drew me in immediately. Who the main characters were, where they came from, and what they needed, sucked me in from the very start and I held on for the ride that had me loving them and tearing up at the end. I only wish the story had a final prologue that was set in a few years in the future with Reece teaching his.. maybe 3 year old how to “baby box”. This book is definitely a keeper and I’m so glad I found it.