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Pointe of Breaking

By: Sarah J. Pepper, Amy Daws
Narrated by: Valerie Gilbert
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POINTE

Getting screwed over backstage by my married ex tears my heart into a million tiny pieces. I live in my pointe shoes, not even my ex can taint my love for ballet. And then my whole world changes when I notice the smoldering gaze....

OF....

Leo Richards. Concentrating on anything except his sexy...everything, is impossible. He makes me second-guess everything I've ever dreamed about. Fighting him is a strategic sport - no clothes allowed.

BREAKING

Our scandalous rendezvous is plastered all over NYC's tabloids. My ex will stop at nothing to tear us apart. Rumors about his past keep building. When it came to Leo, I only knew the big things. But uncovering those things about him [her] may push us past our breaking point.

©2015 Dawper Publishing (P)2016 Dawper Publishing

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  • 11-06-18

Overall Pretty Good But...

I usually enjoy Amy Daws books so I'm wondering if the other authors writing style is what I found annoying. Overall, the story was pretty good but the amount of times they say the words "however" and "never the less" is beyond ridiculous. It got to the point that I'd laugh each time they said those words. I'm sure I would've enjoyed this book more if it had been edited better. You might want to pass on reading this book if you notice grammar problems or get bored with repetitive writing. Sorry Amy Daws... this one was disappointing in comparison to your other books.

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Interesting read

The story was different, and a bit too much drama at a times, but it kept me entertained. I couldn't connect with characters and didn't see a draw between them either.

The narration was very good and it made the book better.

I received a credit as a gift and this review is freely given.

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RUIN Was My Point of Breaking

This novel is very good, and I thoroughly enjoyed the story. I loved the H and h, even though they were both flawed and made some mistakes. I felt that their actions were realistic for a couple of early 20's college kids in their situations. I liked the intrigue and the sheer evilness of the ex and his minions. It was different and wholly entertaining, and I highly recommend it as a written work.

I very much like the narrator's tone and her voices, and most of the time, I have absolutely no problem with her performance. She's quite good. Sometimes, a narrator pronounces something a little off, and it's no big deal. Had the authors used the word "destroyed" more often in this book, I would not hesitate to give Valerie Gilbert 4 solid stars for her narration. Unfortunately, the authors chose the word "ruin," a 2-syllable word, about 3 dozen times, and VG pronounces it with just 1 syllable as "rune." Over. and. over. and. over. "I'm RUNED." He will RUNE me." "If I wanted to RUNE you, I could in a second." "Fine. RUNE me." I AM sorry, but that loses a star for me.

Granted, I am easily distracted by mispronunciations, and MANY other people are not, but those who are should be warned so they can read an awesome, well-written book themselves and not dislike the work because they had a problem with the listen. Believe it or not, I really do not like to give criticism, and I feel terrible about the lady who pronounced wolf as WOOF in the werewolf book and the lady who said MEER instead of mirror dozens of times in another one because, truly, mispronouncing wolf, mirror or ruin is only a big deal when they are read over and over. I can take a few instances, and it is just bad luck that VG got a book with so many instances of the word "ruin." I can't just blame the performers for this. There REALLY needs to be a sound editor/producer/engineer whose job it is to double check pronunciation and proof the recording prior to the finished product being released.

I received this audiobook for free in exchange for an unbiased review. The number of stars I award in the 5-star rating system is based on where I believe this audiobook rates with other audiobooks of the same type, length and general feel-- not where it rates in comparison to all audiobooks of all time.

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Overall the story was good!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this book to a friend. The story was good and it had some hotness to it. I can't say that I agreed with eveything but hey I always think that someone does something stupid in these stories. The crazy thing is that we normally do stupid things in real life all the time so nothing that the characters did stopped this book from being good. The narration was pretty good. This book was given to me for my honest opinion and I thought this was a genuinely well written and well narrated story.

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Engaging and Emotional Story!

Pointe of Breaking is an engaging and emotional story about a ballet dancer, Adeline, and Leo, a college student that has everything including secrets. They are drawn to each despite outside forces that try to keep them apart. The roller coaster ride that the authors create for us is exilerating, taking us through the love and heartbreaks and everything in between, including all the twisty turns, as Leo and Adeline find their to each other.

Valerie Gilbert was just wonderful as the narrator for this book. She had the ability to makes us feel all the emotional twisty turns from beginning to end.

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Exhilarating and Sexy Romance!

This book captured me right from the start and never let go. Adeline has worked hard to get to where she is today. She has always wanted to dance but an innocent choice just may put her dreams at risk. Leo is drawn to this passionate, talented dancer and will do whatever it takes to make her his. Unfortunately his family secrets could ruin them both. This story is a rollercoaster of emotions that kept me totally engaged. Valerie Gilbert was a huge part of that. I was totally lost in her ability to bring these characters to life. The passion and inflection she used, especially when describing the emotional dance routines was thrilling.
I really liked both Adeline and Leo. They worked hard to be together when there were those who tried to keep them apart. Their journey wasn't easy and the twists and turns kept me totally engaged. If you are looking for a heartfelt, emotional, sexy romance, you will definitely love this audiobook!

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men...can't deal with men! just kidding

Talk about the biggest a-hole you'll ever meet! Blake Rossi is a breed of his own.

Adeline is a mess. Her life has waves where others only experience ripples. Closed off and avoiding a repeat of the man who destroyed her is her only mission in life outside of her career. Well, it was until he caught her eye!

Leo Richards. Another complication in what is an already jumbled mess of complications.

Read/listen along to the chaos that is their dance.

So here's my nitpicky moment...I enjoyed the story. I may not have been a fan of some weaker moments between dumb dudes letting other tell then what to do...but it was solid. I did however get frustrated that the narrator kept dropping the character. At times while doing the voice for Leo, she dropped it and it drove me crazy thinking O missed the transition to switch back to Adeline.

It was a fun story and actually my first by both authors. Guess I need to keep my eyes open for more!

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Bad boy meets Ballerina

This was a good concept of a story. A secret socialite society, rich fraternity bad boy and a broken ballerina. They find each other unexpectedly, but have to work extra hard to stay together due to their secrets and social statuses. Leo and Adeline were a good match at times, and other times notsomuch. The narrator was good, but I had a a hard time following the change in characters or the tone of the situations at times. It was a good solid 3 star listen for me.

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Interesting



I was given this audiobook in exchange for a fair review. The story is good but I wouldn’t listen it more than once. I had trouble keeping track of which character was speaking so it was difficult to follow the plot. It may be better in print

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A great listen!

Loved this story, it’s sexy, angsty and empowering. Great narration by Valerie Gilbert. Highly recommend this audiobook.

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