Cheeky and fun

Great narrator and a fun and interesting story. Can’t wait to read the next one.

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Well put together mystery

From an initially slow start, things really started to gather pace when the MC (Gus) caught up with the Contractor (Melody). From this point on I was hooked and kept going long after sleep was indicated. Andrea does an Excellent job bringing these characters to life and I am eagerly awaiting the second book in the series...
If you have never read William D Arand before, this is a good introduction, but please go try others as they are all well crafted works and worth your time!
I personally have an alert on for new releases and pre-order as I know I'm going to get a great story every time....

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Wait. What? I enjoyed this romp?

This book is so far out of my wheelhouse, I was genuinely surprised that I continued to listen after the first chapter.
Although categorised as erotica, the story is not explicit, fading to black at a kiss. Literally. Yes, it has a weird harem vibe going, but the male protagonist is not the "lead", rather dragged into the situation over time. It's not heavy-handed, nor overly misogynistic, though there are more than a few cringeworthy moments with descriptions of women in places, though less than in many "action adventure" stories I've read. I'd call it more polyamorous than harem. with a fetish for hypercompetant women.
In short, I was expecting this to be male power fantasy rubbish. It is not.
What kept me engaged was the world building and some decent characterisations of complex personalities. Gus, the protagonist, is surprisingly ell drawn: a monster with post war trauma who has, even if unknown to himself, a need for forgiveness. His desire to follow protocol continues to be a razor to the chaos of the world both inside, and outside, of himself.
Alas, there are some characters that are less well drawn: the "innocent and shy" Trish who is a nymph is one that is less believable and problematic on several levels. Her character feels "dropped in" and schizophrenic at times.
Now, the story itself. Dang! It's a crime drama ripped right out of Raymond Chander territory. Complex, but as it unravels, everything falls into place. I've read plenty of crime novels that don't do a half of the work in creating a conspiracy that this book does.
Finally, the performance of the book is close to perfect. Andrea's voice acting conveys both character and emotion. She is so good that I've begun hunting down other novels she has worked on. A rare talent.
In summary, this book is not highbrow. It's pure pulp entertainment. But it is mostly executed so well that you can look past some of the problematic issues of the characters.

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Swing Shift

William D Arand is one of the most talented and skilled author's. And it shows with this book I can't wait to buy his next book in this series. And with the voice acting talents and skills of Andrea Parsneau who makes the characters and world come alive with her narration.
This book is bloody brilliant buy and own this book in Kindle and Audible....12/10 stars.

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AMAZING.

The whole world created by the author is amazing, its unique and just so well written out.
The narrator is just pure amazing, im not normally a female narrator fan but I cant deny just how expertly how well done the whole book is.

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Super entertaining, 90s cop movie vibe with magic

loved the story, it felt like the great late 80s to late 90s cop movies but added magic and other cool abilities, myths and legends. A great read/listen all around. 1 of my favorites in the authors universe so far. Andrea as always does a fantastic job bringing characters to life.

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Awesome

Loved it👍👍 The idea of the boogieman, the old legends was a fantastic thing to write up. Absolutely loving the story and characters

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Bloody great book

I’m not into smutty stuff. Book is well written. Loved it. And the voice actor is amazing. Does the sexy voice perfectly and does the blokes voice awesomely. Didn’t even question it I bought the next book as soon as I was done

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Great listen

I really enjoyed the story. Although alot of things could be improved upon, such as character relationships, They're a bit too faced paced. There are still some things that were left unexplained and some things that needed more explanation.

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Got 5 hrs in and meh

Can't finish this terrible mc apex predator that is a puppy in everything. And the mc voice very hard to listen to.

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