The decision to make Dex half human was such a jump the shark moment.

I think she's gone off the rails, and is the perfect example of what happens when a series goes on for too long. What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?ĭisappointment. He hasn't bothered me before, but I had to stop and re-start over multiple days because I could only handle his narration for 10 minutes, tops. The narration is so awful that it sounds like it's being read by a 1940's B-Movie villain.

This is actually why I gave it such a bad review. Would you listen to another book narrated by Mark Westfield? By going where she did with Dex, she's pretty much cut out the danger factor in his missions. This would have been more enjoyable had she not blatantly ripped of True Blood with the marked storyline. What could Charlie Cochet have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?Īnyone who is such a sucker for the series that they'll put up with any of its flaws I need to take a little minute to talk about the ending of this book! And what an awesome ending it was! I went from sat on the edge of my seat biting my nails, to devastated to ecstatic and eventually 'awwwwww'. There's plenty of twists and turns and a whole shed load of angst in this one that particularly in audio had me right on the edge of my seat and bravo to Mark for all the voice changes throughout this book! Secondary characters are as always awesome and exceptionally well developed and I loved the undercurrent of family woven throughout this book. This book centres a lot around TIN, Sparks and all the underhanded psychopaths. Sloan was so sweet and really stepped up in caring and supporting him. Poor Dex, I really wanted to hug him and look after him following his capture and torture as he understandably struggled with the after effects. This book starts off after the dramatic cliff hanger from the end of book 6 where Dex was kidnapped from right under Sloan's nose.

I just love these two so much and in this book their relationship has definitely deepened and we learn more about their bond and the changes taking place. I will say although I loved Ash and Cael and Cal and Hobb's books I loved that this one was back to Sloan and Dex. A lot happens in this book, I mean A LOT! Which I obviously won't spoil because if you've got this far in this series you'll want to read/listen to it for your self. We are back to Sloan and Dex in this book and yet again Mark Westfield's awesome narration really brings this story to life and brings a whole new dimension to the book. This book is definitely not a standalone. AUDIO REVIEW Book 7 in my revisiting this series in audio - BEST ONE YET.

Smoke & Mirrors by Charlie Cochet