Great story

Interesting story, well written with likeable characters. Unfortunately the narrator wasn't on his usual form with differentiating the voices.

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Tristan James....my audio dream

Loved this book when I read it, adored it just as much listening to it. And with Tristan, yiu can't go wrong. First heard him with the Marshals series by Mary Calmes and am so happy hearing him back here. Can't wait to listen to the next in the series!

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a new favourite for me, good shifter m/m romance

It took me quite some time to decide to purchase this audio. Hesitating because I am not too fond of a certain characteristic of Mary Calmes’ books: the way one of her main characters tends to be universally loved and fawned over by everybody. However, this doesn’t pop up in this one until the second half, and then it is different (and acceptable to me) because it concerns him in his role as the Alpha of a shifter pack that needs him.

Turns out I love this book. I really like both main characters, the way they interact and the intensity of their feelings for each other, as they finally come clear about those feelings.
I love the setting of the story, the shifter universe and the secondary characters. I felt the ex-lover thing was a bit over the top, but okay.

There are a few things in here that would warrant a sequel. I haven't found out if there is one yet. (There is no open ending though.)

Tristan James is an excellent narrator and he does not disappoint. He was one of the reasons I decided to take a chance on this book.

I think I will be relistening to this one regularly, it’s just one of those books for me.

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Loved this book

Would you consider the audio edition of Old Loyalty, New Love to be better than the print version?

Yes, bought it, I enjoyed the story even more listening to the narrator.

What did you like best about this story?

The relationship between Roman and Quade

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The description of the town. It sounds beautiful and festive.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes and I did

Any additional comments?

The narrator was excellent, really made the book, one of my favourites thus far

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Just fine

I read this twice to make sure it really is a 3 star read, but maybe it should be 2 stars.
In this novel we have not <i>one</i> Mary Calmes' Patented Protagonist, but two. Both the MC and his love interest are kind, successful, and loudly adored by everyone. The interchangeability is made worse by the narrator using the same voice for both. The novel starts at the day both lovers start dating, which feels like instalove of the highest order.
Second shortcoming of the narration is ignoring every nuance in expression the author made by writing shouting, whispering, cursing, and so on. He just glossed over it.

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It could have been such a great story

I'm giving the story 3 stars because I remember how much I loved it when I first read it but now, listening to it... I just couldn't wait for the book to finish.

This is the point where Mary's writing has taken a turn to detail us to the death with things that have nothing to do with the story. Yes she wants to paint a picture but why not go the road of "happy little trees" but instead to describing to the death with things none can notice or imagine in their heads a very, Very, VERY costly piece of furniture in the midst of your sister describing that the Alpha of her pack is circling around her daughter to pimp her out? How is not this throwing us out of the story and to a WTF moment?

After that point the story soured for me and I lost much of my interest towards the characters.

Tristan is doing a good job but it is not his best work.

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