Immersive. Simply Perfection.

Between the engaging story and seamless narration from Shirl Rae, I got so immersed in this audiobook! With murder, mystery, H-O-T sex scenes, and ballet, I was hooked from the first chapter! The narration only added to that, with differentiating tones for each of the characters that never came off as forced and never distracted from the story. I first read this book in ebook form. The main character is so relatable (don’t worry, I swear I have no urge to kill anyone) and even more so in audio form with the conversational tone Shirl uses. I loved how Kitty Thomas used her knowledge of the ballet world to create a story that just felt so raw. And those sex scenes?! Wow! I swear, just listening to them raised the temperature in the room! Really, the combination of, in my opinion, Kitty’s best work and an immersive narration from Shirl, this audiobook was perfection!!!

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This audio was PERFECTION

Let me say this loud so the people in the cheap seats can hear, this author is AMAZING. This author is one of a kind. This author blows me away every single time I read her books. I read this book when it came out and having now listened to it, it was like falling in love for the first time all over again. I LOVED the main characters. I LOVED the little one liners. I LOVED the narrator and I am happy to find out she is narrating the next book for Kitty. Standing ovation for this author and this narrator. I cannot wait for the next book to read and the next book to listen to. Absolutely stunning as usual. 5 stars isnt enough but thats all I have to work with.

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Perfection not only in words but in sound as well

I absolutely loved this book when I read it, but listening to this lovely narrator bring the story to life with her words was amazing! Dark erotica books are so hit miss with Audible narrators, sometimes I cringe listening to them othertimes I fall in love with the characters voices. This book is definitely the later with it's narrator doing a perfect job of making the emotions clearly heard in her words but not overly done. This book keeps you guessing with all its mystery and intrigue and the narrator will draw you in as the story plays out ensuring this is an audible book you will want to listen too time and time again!

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Great story!

Let me start with, I've already read the book. I already knew what was going to happen and how it was going to end. I normally 'listen' to books via the text to speech function on my Kindle, which is how I experienced Perfection the first time around. Now I am popping my Audible cherry by listening to a book that is actually narrated. The difference is... What am I saying? There is no difference. I may never go back to Text to Speech!

A ballerina in a less than stellar marriage, offs her abusive husband, gets caught and now looks to be blackmailed into meeting up with a stranger. Hmmm… Got to admit, the very beginning of the book after Cassia has done the dirty deed, I may have been a bit true crime giggly. Then I sobered up and just lost myself in the story. I found myself thoroughly enjoying all the aspects of the ballet bits as well as the situation Cassia finds herself in. Who is the blackmailer? What could he want from her? Not money so the obvious next thing is…but why and better yet, why Cassia?

As the beauty of the story continues, I found myself lulled into a false since of contentment. That is until TADA! heart stopping moment. The showstopper that had my jaw the floor and scrambling back for a fast re-read even before I finished the book. What? What?! I…WHAT?!?! 0.o

Now back to previously having read the book. The difference between reading a book for the first time then listening to an audiobook is my preconceived notions of what I think each character sounds like. The narrator, Shirl Rae, did a fine job of matching the essence of the feel and emotion of Cassia. I struggle a bit when she spoke in her version of Cassia’s (for lack of a better name) blackmailer. This in no way reflects on Ms. Rae’s narration but instead goes back to my preconceived notions. Had I been experiencing this book with all its Whats! and OMGs! for the very first time, I would have undoubtedly enjoyed it in all its…Perfection.

Great ebook!

I always get excited about a new Kitty Thomas story and absolutely loved experiencing Perfection as an ebook. It had the wonderfully complicated storyline one comes to expect and the narration was so well done! How well an audio book can make or break one’s enjoyment and I was extremely pleased.

Cassia has the perfect life when viewed from the outside world, but her abusive marriage made each and every day difficult. She thought she finally had freedom, until a mysterious man blackmails her. Soon she finds herself doing everything Master tells her, including things she never imagined she would be willing to do.

Perfection!

Wow! This was a brilliant story!! It started off with a bang and never let up. It was beautiful, hot, elegant and forbidden all rolled in to one incredible book! I couldn't put it down once I started it. It was absolute perfection!!

And now let's talk about the narration shall we. Shirl Rae did such a fantastic job with this book! I loved this book when I initially read it, but it was even better listening too it. Shirl really brought the story to life.

Very good

I don’t usually listen to books but decided to give this one a chance. I am now going to be looking into more books to listen too. I loved getting in my car and going for a ride and hearing a great book. I think the narrator did a great job reading this book.

So now to the book review.
Five stars. Yes. How could you give this book anything less? It was fabulous. I was nervous because in the past I didn’t enjoy dancing themes. I don’t know the terms and it can make it hard to follow. But Kitty did a great job writing this book.

Cassia’s story is ... wow. Can I say beautiful? Yes. I can. It is beautiful. I love the chemistry and how you can actually free her emotional struggle. I don’t want to give anything away so I am being careful here. But Cassia’s world changed in this story and it is perfect. I love the twist and I love the story. I definitely recommend. Yes. Five Stars is what this book deserves. I would give it more if I could.

Another awesome listen from Kitty

Kitty never failsto deliver a wonderful story. Definitely worth checking out. 5 out of 5 stars!

Mysterious, steamy and hot!

I read the book but listening to the audible for Perfection was outstanding. It made me feel like I was watching the scenes play out before me. The narrator brought out the emotions in every word spoken. The narrator did a spectacular job!

For lovers of Dark Romance, freaking brilliant!!

I loved it! Remember, this is fiction and if we can make abusers pay in this fascinated world the authors have created for us, I'll take it every single time! (This is in relation to the beginning of the story.)

The performance was amazing, although I would have preferred listening to a male narrator when she was relating the story and the male characters were mimic by her. However, this didn't affect my rating since the story was told on a single POV!!

All in all, everything about this audiobook was phenomenal, and highly recommend it if you're into Twisted Dark Romance!!