One of the worst fantasies I've read in years!

This book suffered from many problems.
1) The main character sounded too immature even for a 17-year-old - I was more mature at 15 and girls
are supposed to grow up faster than boys.
2) The male voices WERE TERRIBLE! They sounded at times like they were speaking from the bottom
of a can or from inside an all-metal room, and the voices were unrealistically deep. I've met thousands of people
in my life including some few guys with very deep voices but these (or this one guy playing several
males) voices sounded somehow fake and artificial not like any normal human I've ever heard.
3) The main character was too whiny and constantly astonished by things that should have been expected
just logically because of other things that had already happened.
4) The whole story took WAY WAY TOO LONG TO PLAY OUT!
5) It took 'til almost the end of the book to finally get to a good scene where there was a big fight between the good guys and the bad guys, and then even that was poorly laid out, short and boring. One of the good guys
basically knocked out all the bad guys in one fell swoop. No extended battles nor real intrigue.
I will be asking for my credit back on this one and not looking forward to the next one.
It really makes me wonder what she did to become "an international best selling author?"
6) This was really more of a Romance Novel than a good fantasy novel.
7) If you're concerned about morality, the main female character is now bonded to 4 different guys and wants to
kiss, touch and probably fornicate with all of them! Maybe that's why she's a "bestselling" author - but only of
cheap romance novels. It sounds like it may turn into almost an orgy in future books. Definitely not why I read SciFi!

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The Narration is awful

This was a great story. In fact, the story was so good that it kept me listening even though the narration was the worst that I have ever heard. I tried adjusting the speed. Nothing helped. I hate to say it but if the same narrator is on the next release, I will have to pass on the audio book and read it myself.

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Great story ruined by narration.

The book was great but the male character sounded like the automated movie phone guy. There were multiple male characters and they were exactly the same with the same flat tone.

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So well done!

I've read these books before, but I love listening to audio books, so I couldn't resist a reread. I'm loving the narration. It's like getting to read a book for the first time again. Read this book!

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Good Plot but Weak Writing

I loved the plot and the Polyamorous relationship but the writing reminds me of a fanfiction. The main character follows a few common tropes but the biggest is how easily she accepts the poly nature of things. I find it extremely unrealistic as a poly minded woman myself. Our society doesn't accept polyamorous relationships well, even if it is more common in her world.

I also think that the male narrator needs to work on emotions when he reads. The way he spoke didn't match the way the characters felt and they all sounded the same and peppy.

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Fresh and on trend

Surprised by how much I enjoy this book, narrator was great and the story has enough going for it that it doesn’t seem like a retell of another story. I look forward to see how the following book holds up.

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So good

Such a good book! I absolutely loved it. In the beginning I thought it was a little slow and the male voice in this story took me a little to get used to and I didn’t really like it in the beginning but I ended up loving it in the end. After a couple of chapters that I thought were a little slow the story took off and there were twists and turns that I didn’t see coming. One hundred percent recommend one of my favorite reverse harems.

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Blown away

It doesn't happen often that I find I love an audiobook even more than I loved the ebook. Equally? Yes. More? Rarely. Being in a reread-mood lately, I like to explore audio versions of ebooks I've read before, simply because it is perfect for multitasking. I know the story and I have my hands free, win win! Well, I got sucked in this audiobook so hard, it felt like I read it for the first time. Eve's inquisitive nature, Alec's surly and moody disposition, Tyler's natural leadership skills, Ethan's bubbly personality and Josh being in tune with Eve's emotional state. The dual narration really lifted this book to an even higher level, while I didn't think that was possible.

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Great story, narration frustrating at times

I loved the story, but the narration had an echo like on speaker at times that was annoying.

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13 hours! Listened to late into the night!

Really enjoyed this story. I had seen it on my to read book list for a long time but for some reason never stated. I just grabbed it during the last sale and so glad I did.

Key words: reverse harem, magic bonds, special powers, academy for the gifted.