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A review by kayemnic
Hot for Him by Sarah Mayberry
3.0
Audiobook version narrated by Elisabeth Livingston
Book 3.5*
Narration 3*
This was a very enjoyable audiobook and if I was rating it only against other category romances it would be a 4-5 star. Claudia Dostis is a producer for a daytime TV show and her competition in ratings and industry awards is Leandro Mandalor, producer for a rival show. When an extortionist throws the two of them together, the attraction between them explodes but growing up with an alcoholic mother has taught Claudia that marriage and children lead to unhappiness.
This could have been typical example of the genre except Sarah Mayberry excels at creating very human characters who rarely end up following the expected plot progression. Claudia and Mandalor certainly generate the expected sexual heat for a book in the Blaze line but as Claudia deals with her family and struggles with her mother's addiction, the reader gets one heck of an emotional wallop. The strong female friendships in the story are a nice addition to the overall plot and there is witty dialogue scattered throughout the book. In a nice change-up, it is the male lead who wants to settle down and the female lead who has to be convinced (or really, convince herself.) This book has strong, engaging, and adult characters who are navigating life and love with thoughtfulness and humor.
The narration was pretty good although I struggled with two aspects of it: the emotion in Leandro's voice often didn't sound genuine to me and I felt there was a certain level of detachment in the narrator's voice during the sex scenes which made me uncomfortable with them. All the character voices were unique and Ms. Livingston gave Leandro a rather delicious voice and overall I did enjoy the narration.
Book 3.5*
Narration 3*
This was a very enjoyable audiobook and if I was rating it only against other category romances it would be a 4-5 star. Claudia Dostis is a producer for a daytime TV show and her competition in ratings and industry awards is Leandro Mandalor, producer for a rival show. When an extortionist throws the two of them together, the attraction between them explodes but growing up with an alcoholic mother has taught Claudia that marriage and children lead to unhappiness.
This could have been typical example of the genre except Sarah Mayberry excels at creating very human characters who rarely end up following the expected plot progression. Claudia and Mandalor certainly generate the expected sexual heat for a book in the Blaze line but as Claudia deals with her family and struggles with her mother's addiction, the reader gets one heck of an emotional wallop. The strong female friendships in the story are a nice addition to the overall plot and there is witty dialogue scattered throughout the book. In a nice change-up, it is the male lead who wants to settle down and the female lead who has to be convinced (or really, convince herself.) This book has strong, engaging, and adult characters who are navigating life and love with thoughtfulness and humor.
The narration was pretty good although I struggled with two aspects of it: the emotion in Leandro's voice often didn't sound genuine to me and I felt there was a certain level of detachment in the narrator's voice during the sex scenes which made me uncomfortable with them. All the character voices were unique and Ms. Livingston gave Leandro a rather delicious voice and overall I did enjoy the narration.