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This Man

By: Jodi Ellen Malpas
Narrated by: Edita Brychta
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Summary

Welcome to the sensual world of This Man... 

Young interior designer Ava O'Shea has no idea what awaits her at the Manor. A run-of-the-mill consultation with a stodgy country gent seems likely, but what Ava finds instead is Jesse Ward - a devastatingly handsome, utterly confident, pleasure-seeking playboy who knows no boundaries. 

Ava doesn't want to be attracted to this man, and yet she can't control the overwhelming desire he stirs in her. She knows that her heart will never survive him and her instinct is telling her to run, but Jesse is not willing to let her go. He wants her and is determined to have her.

©2013 Jodi Ellen Malpas (P)2013 Hachette Audio

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The man is crazy

First off, it must be said that the writing is above average and the narration is excellent. The romance is strong and the sex scenes are hot. Those who like the dominant man mold will like the Ava / Jesse dynamic.

BUT. Jesse goes beyond dominant. The man is a control freak! If Ava was my friend or daughter, I would tell her to leave at a run and get a restraining order. He tries to control every aspect of her life - what she wears (he chops up a dress he considers too short), won't let her see friends, tries to make her stop working and, unforgivably, steals her birth control pills to get her pregnant to tie her to him. He throws a tantrum whenever she tries to stand up to him - he counts to 3, for heaven's sake - like you do with a toddler! When she discovers that his hotel is actually a sex club and leaves him, he drinks himself into a stupor and blames her for it.

Ava is an interior designer, living and working in London.She's completely swept off her feet by him and seems to lack the maturity to deal with it. Her complete surrender comes across as less uncontrollable love and lust and more as too young to stand up to him. He throws tantrums when he doesn't get what he wants and as for the 'watch your f***ing mouth' when she swears... like she's a badly behaved teenager.

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A porn story for bored housewives

Is there anything you would change about this book?

More concrete action, less detailed sex scenes, which constitutes major part of almost every chapter

Which character – as performed by Edita Brychta – was your favourite?

Mrs Perfect meet Mr Perfect, characters not corresponding with reality

If this book were a film would you go see it?

Absolutely not

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Big no no

What would have made This Man better?

deeper plot?more complicated

What will your next listen be?

definetly not the second part of this one.

How could the performance have been better?

less predictible.

What character would you cut from This Man?

none

Any additional comments?

bad copy of 50 shades

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Steamy story laugh out loud moments

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This man is believable his flaws push her away, but he is like gravity she cant stay away !!! The london setting is great makes a change to have a sexy english bloke as the hot lead character. cant wait for "Beneath this man" so come on audible lets have it !!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jessie he wont give up he wont compromise he knows they should be together and he is prepared to fight for it>

What does Edita Brychta bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

she made the story even better especially the gritty exchanges between Jesse and Ava her accent is modern posh british so when she swears its funny

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I just want her to give him a second chance so bring on book 2

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Film material

Need male narrator. Love this book read it 3times and will road if again whatba pair

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Pleasant reading for the 3rd time😍 I love it.

I love every passages of this book.
This book make me have every sort of thoughts.

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Brilliant start to a fantastic trilogy

Would you consider the audio edition of This Man to be better than the print version?

Yes I would- I had read the trilogy twice on my kindle before I listened to this audio version and I found that the narration added even more to my enjoyment of the trilogy

Who was your favorite character and why?

Impossible to pick between the two main characters. Both so well developed by the author that they enthral you, irritate you, annoy you and captivate you.

Have you listened to any of Edita Brychta’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Too many to pick just one. I think Ava's total confusion over Jesse and her feelings for him

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loved it

I've read book and never thought I would enjoy an audio version which is handy for when I'm in the car. The narrator was very good. Audio opened up a whole new reading world

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Morally questionable

This over sexualised story caters for a current trend. If you can accept a stalker as a hero, a sex pest whose main attraction is looks an money, you may enjoy this.
What you may find less thrilling; when the story that needs a sexy male voice, you hear the vicar's daughter.

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Edita did a good job but .....

There was no storyline. Bought the whole series hoping it will get better. And also its toooo sweet, and when you have too many sweets you get a toothache.

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