Epilogue

The Dark Duet: Book 3

By: CJ Roberts

Narrated by: Anthony Elmer

Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

I’m writing this because you begged. You know how I love the begging. In fact, you probably know too many things and know them far too well. Who am I? Well, that’s what I’m trying to figure out. I was a whore in my youth, a killer since my adolescence, and a monster as a man. I am the man who kidnapped Livvie. I am the man who held her in a dark room for weeks. But, most importantly, I am the man she loves. She loves me. It’s quite sick, isn’t it? Of course, there’s more to our story than can be surmised in a few short sentences, but I’m at a loss for justifying my behavior back then. I assume if you’re reading this, I don’t need to make those justifications. You’ve already made your own. You’re reading this because you want to know about the rest of the story. You want to know what happened that warm summer night in September of 2010, the night I met Livvie at The Paseo. It was the night my life changed all over again. It didn’t happen exactly as Livvie said. She’s been very kind to me in the retelling of our story. The truth is far more…complicated.

©2013 CJ Roberts, Neurotica Books (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Ugh! This narrator!

I had so much trouble sticking with this because this narrator is just rushing through it without proper emphasis or intonation. it sounds like someone reading aloud but not enjoying it or caring what it's about at all. I loved the 1st two books and was really looking forward to the conclusion. the switch of pov from hers to his with this narrator is making me think I should go back later and just read it myself to get more out of it. It has to be better than how I feel after listening to this.

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What didn’t you like about Anthony Elmer’s performance?

EVERYTHING!!!!!!! This book should be re-recorded with a different narrator. Jonathan Cole is at the top of my wish list (I've listened to beautiful secret like a million times). Sebastian York is a close second.

Do you think Epilogue needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Huge loose end with Vladik and James. Would love to see a future plot involving that relationship.

Any additional comments?

I've never written a review before but I am so pissed off by the narration that I feel compelled to warn others. Please think twice before purchasing -- the narration is THAT bad. Shame on me for not listening to the other reviewers. Don't be idiotic like me!!! What the heck was the producer thinking??? Didn't he/she listened to the first 2 books in the series??? I listened to the books back to back so the audio version was especially jarring. It completely ruined the experience of the first 2 books. There was nothing and I mean nothing erotic about the narrator's delivery. He read way too fast, the accent (or lack thereof) was all wrong and the cadence for all characters had a teeny bopper effect. It was so painful I couldn't even finish -- hence the 3 stars for the story which was rated only on the merit of the earlier books. Yup this is definitely getting returned.

Not as Good as the first two.

I have to say that I am a little disappointed in this book. It might have been the narrator. It seemed that he was rushed when saying his lines. There were some really good lines and he just blended everything together. I also don’t understand why the author did not use someone with an accent. This just threw me off a bit. I really loved Caleb and Livie's story. This series really makes you think about things. The content is often dramatic, disturbing and yet captivates you. I think that if I did not listen to this book, I would have felt ok with the just the two books. I did like hearing more of Caleb and Livie's story and yet again the author writes from a different perspective. I really like that about this series. This book is done from Caleb’s point of view and I am glad that he is still broken as it is more realistic. If he was all put together overnight, then it would be disappointing. It is a good listen but not as great as the first two. This whole series was an amazing surprises and I am glad that I took other readers advice and gave it a listen.

Love

the way he explained his side of the story was perfect with so much detail. he let us see how he also fell in love with sofia. it was a great ending.

Narrator could have been a different choice.

What made the experience of listening to Epilogue the most enjoyable?

The narrator needed to have an accent to keep with the story line. That was a big deal, in my opinion. He sounded too chipper to be Caleb.

What did you like best about this story?

That there was an insight to their future.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

No, it felt a little rushed. This story was too nice compared to the first two. It should have been darker to match the first two books.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

No.

Any additional comments?

I still love this series.

well...I loved it!

I must say with surprise...I loved this book! I hated book one and two...but I really liked this one!

Good ending

The story was good, but the narrations was rushed in my opinion. I couldn't get in to the story as much as with the other books, only because of the narration.

Good moments, but overall lacking

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

No. I think I would have preferred reading this one, but overall, the tone of Epilogue was juvenile and it didn't match the first two books in the series. It felt like a quickly written response to fans who wanted more from a story that had ended so well already in the Duet.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

I liked a few of the tender moments. I liked finding out what happened in the gap between the end and the epilogue of Seduced in the Dark.

The least interesting is Epilogue's epilogue 2.0--it is the most juvenile of juvenile commentary in the book.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Anthony Elmer?

Let me say this first--I think Anthony Elmer has a good voice. I think he would bode well with comedy, or even the Brothers In Arms series. As Caleb/James, not so much. Another point in his favor is that I think the actual writing lent itself to a bubblegum interpretation.

Mostly though, he needed the accent that Emily Durante, or anyone who could do it justice, could portray. He read way too fast, and the characters seemed way more comical than the serious ones we had grown accustomed to in the Duet. If he'd read with more even pace and sensuality, I think I would have been able to overlook the missing accent (some). Still, the tone of the writing was what drastically changed.

Could you see Epilogue being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No, but the Duet may bode well on Cinemax.

Any additional comments?

Even though Caleb and Livvie were "above ground" in this book, I think it was too light. It was difficult to go from an erotic scene, or a (borderline) anger scene, to most of the others, because it was so OMG--so Twitterverse--so Sweet Sixteen. I purposely used that terminology to put you in the frame of mind I was in as I listened, after expecting to read about the adult challenges of two broken people trying to make a twisted love work, without the comfort of seclusion. I don't think you can go back to being a bubblegum teen after being human trafficked. Thankfully, I don't know for sure, but that's my best guess. The series would have ended better at book 2.

Caleb, sweet mercy

This is how to write a anti-hero male protagonist. Great reading! If not a tad disturbing. Really lets my imagination work. Hate books that constantly remind readers how hot a character. Like we have amnesia or some such ailment. It's belittling.

A disappontment

I loved the first two and listened/read (did whisper sync) both, but I just couldn't get into this one. I think part of it was the voice just didn't fit what I had in my head for the character and part of it was that the story was pretty good being over after book two.