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Title: A Boy Toy for Christmas

Author: Mark A. Roeder

Narrator: Roy Wells

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-20-13

Publisher: Mark A Roeder

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Chauncey Cadbury is rich, young, and appears to have it all, but lives under the shadow of his family. He wants only to live his life in his adopted hometown of Bloomington, Indiana, but his domineering grandfather will not let him be. Desperate to get his grandfather off his back, Chauncey devises a plan to so shock his family that they'll never want to see him again.

He searches for the perfect boy for the job and discovers Cole, a teenage prostitute and Goth who despises the over-privileged. Together, the mismatched pair enters the insincere, backstabbing world of the Cadbury family and shares an adventure that changes their lives forever.

Members Reviews:

I got about a sentence in!

What would have made A Boy Toy for Christmas better?

If it were Narrated by anyone other than Roy Wells

What could Mark A. Roeder have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Yeah, I dont know because i only got a sentence in before i had to shut it off. I don't know why i didn't listen to the sample before purchase...LISTEN TO THE SAMPLE!!!!!!

Would you be willing to try another one of Roy Wellss performances?

UH NO

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

incredulity at the voice.

Any additional comments?

no

An Uncomfortable Listen

What would have made A Boy Toy for Christmas better?

A new narrator and less use of the words "boy toy"

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I can't react to the ending without spoiling it, so I will just say that I liked it.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

His voice was creepy and uncomfortable. A distinctly older man reading the words of an 18 year old Goth just doesn't work. In fact, both of the characters wouldn't sound anything like the author and it came across as a real distraction and made it uncomfortable to listen to.

could of used a higher voiced male narrator

Where does A Boy Toy for Christmas rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

I would rank A Boy Toy for Christmas as a three. I think a higher voiced male narrator would of given some credence to the main character. The narrator of the story sounded like a very old man instead of some young man who wanted a boy friend who just turned 18.

The reader's voice, the narrator's personality

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

There could have been more erotic moments. The reader's voice was so gravelly that it's hard to imagine the narrator as less than 65 years old with a 45 year cigarette habit.

What was most disappointing about Mark A. Roeders story?

Not as sexually exciting as his other book I read.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Roy Wells?

I'm not sure.

What character would you cut from A Boy Toy for Christmas?

This is not my point.

Great Story wrong choice for narrator

Would you listen to A Boy Toy for Christmas again? Why?

Probably not. I will be reading the story again but the narrator's voice reminded me of an older gentleman, more fit for a classic book or epic fantasy story than a gay romance. Made me think of my Grandfather reading.