what is wrong with the narrator?

it's hard to fully enjoy this audiobook because the narrator gave Gina the worst voice possible. actually it wasn't the voice no, it was more the fact that she made her talk so slowly I wondered if she was on valium but just for Gina haha I wanted to like the story but I felt over all the audiobook was just okay because I had to roll my eyes about 30 times at the at the way they were speaking

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Good Addition to the Series. HORRIBLE NARRATION! Read the Book!

Started reading Radclyffe last summer and became an instant fan. Straightforward formula: Woman hurt by love, swears never to love again, new woman appears on the scene with a broken heart of her own. Instant attraction but they’re both afraid. But then a life altering event brings them together. I EAT IT UP! It’s excellent escapism. This is a good addition to the Rivers series. I was beginning to wonder when Carrie would find someone.

What kills this audiobook is the narration. Paige McKinney did an awful job on the third book. Why on earth would you have her record the fourth book when all the reviews slam her narration?

McKinney speaks so slow at times, I thought I had my app set at 0.75 speed. No, it was normal speed. I actually set the speed to 1.25 thinking that would help. I didn’t. It is most noticeable with the main character, Gina.

She makes Harper and Flannery sound goofy. These are two strong women. One is the heir to the thrown for Chief of Medicine and the other is the current Chief of Surgery. For reference for how they should sound, listen to the first book, Against Doctor’s Orders. Eva Kaminsky nails them perfectly. Kaminsky also does an amazing Ida Rivers.

I reached the point where I stopped listening at chapter 5 and bought the book to read.

If you’re continuing the series, this is a good addition. Not Radclyffe’s best, but good. I recommend you read the book.

And Audible...stop using Paige McKinney for Radclyffe. Abby Craden for the Honor series, Betsy Zajko for the Justice series, and Nicol Zanzarella for the Provincetown series. Coleen Marlo, Natalie Duke and Nicole Vilencia are great with the stand alone books and First Responder series. PLEASE bring back Kaminsky for the Rivers series.

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Story good, voice actor terrible

It was really hard to get beyond how poor the voice actor was. Some of the voices were high and whiney and the others sounded like someone with a hearing disability. It really took away from the story. That’s really disappointing because the Rivers series had been enjoyable.

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Welcome Back, Radclyffe

Would you listen to Love After Hours again? Why?

No. As much as I loved the story, I'm simply not a fan of the narrator.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Blake and Margie. They're just so darn cute together.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Paige McKinney?

Collen Marlowe. Paige McKinney sounded as if she was reading to a bunch of 5th graders. I mean it is an adult romance, after all.

Any additional comments?

This is the reason why I started reading Radclyffe in the first place. Her story telling and character development is what first drew me to her work. Unfortunately, her recent stuff has been a bit dull and started to turn me off. It's nice to see her get back to old school where the stories are good and the sex is hot. If I have one complaint, it's that the main characters, Carrie and Gina reminded me of Devon and Leslie from, "Where Dreams Tremble". Still I loved this story and am looking forward to more at the Rivers. Hopefully, she would do something with Pam. It would be nice to have more women of color as major characters in the Radclyffe universe.

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Not Radclyffe's Best

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would not highly recommend it as I would with many of Radclyffe's books. I enjoy the Rivers series (and most of Rad's other work), but this story felt a bit rushed to me - and more contrived than some of her other romances. While we got to know Carrie a bit better than in prior books, she seemed much different than I expected. She does not strike me as someone who would say they were well on the road to falling in love after such a short time. The narrator on this book did not help. I actually thought I had set the speed to slow down speech and had to check. She was difficult to listen to in many parts of the book.

Would you be willing to try another book from Radclyffe? Why or why not?

Yes. I have read most of her work and generally enjoy her stand alone books as well as the series she has published.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Paige McKinney?

Abby Craden;

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

Maybe.

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Worst narrator I have ever heard.

I really enjoy Radclyffe’s stories but the narration actually ruined it for me. It was so slow I had to listen at 1.25x and she sounded like a teenager girl when she did Carrie’s voice. Hard to even get through the whole thing.

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Why is narrator Paige McKinney so bad

She talks so slow, nothing sexy or intelligent about her tone. Only reason I am finishing the series is I want to get through all of radclyffes books. I am dreading the last one cause of her voice. I wish Abby craden did all the narration.

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The story is nice but

This is my 27th Radclyffe Audible book and by far my least favorite. The story was great but the narrator had me all off. Abbey, Glenn and Blake all had the same annoying sing-song monotone and after the 5th chapter I couldn't take it anymore and ended up buying the Kindle book. They sound like lecturing parents and who wants to hear that?

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Love Radcylffe, narrator was not good

The narrator of this story was lacking the ability to capture the characters correctly, everyone sounded the same and they were all insanely girly sounding.

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Dreadful narration

The narrator is either 13 year old valley girl or an adult trying to sound like one. Every single character's dialogue is read to sound snide and sarcastic. Simply awful.

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