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Title: Guardians of Stone
Subtitle: The Relic Seekers, Book 1
Author: Anita Clenney
Narrator: Renee Raudman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-04-12
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 435 votes
Genres: Romance, Fantasy
Publisher's Summary:
The BrainsKendall Morgan, a relic expert born with the family gift for sensing the history and location of ancient artifacts. The BucksNathan Larraby, the enigmatic billionaire who has hired Kendall to locate four powerful relics. The BrawnJake Stone, the tough, sexy mercenary with a mysterious past, contracted to protect Kendall.
Every mission Kendall accepts carries certain hazards, but Nathans latest is proving to be the most dangerous yet. Kendalls attraction to Jake - and to Nathan - is making it hard to stay focused, and none of them can afford the distraction. Because theres someone else hunting the relics, someone who will stop at nothing to put them to his own sinister use. But the dark secrets Nathans keeping could cost them the mission, their lives...and the history of mankind.
Members Reviews:
Feeling Torn on this one...
What disappointed you about Guardians of Stone?
I wasn't crazy about the narrator.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
I thought it was pretty good. I'm intrigued, I'd definitely like to listen to the next one to unsolved some more mysteries.
How could the performance have been better?
The narrator kind of spoke weird. Almost like a lisp or something that frequently made her "s" sounds sound more like "sh." I guess it's nit-picky, but it bugged me. It just seems like if you're going to have someone narrate a book, you'd weed out things like that. I don't know...
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Interest mostly. One of the reviews I read for this compared it to a girl version of Indiana Jones. I love that series and I can definitely see how that comparison can be made. There was adventure and mystery and a bit of romance, although honestly, I like a little more romance than there was in this book, but I think it might be leading there a little bit. The main point of the story isn't for romance though, it's the adventure/mystery angle.
Any additional comments?
It's pretty cheap, so I think it's worth the buy.
Ugh!
Series looked great and I had hight hopes. So much trite in the first three and chapters. Adding this to my did not finish pile.
This Book Needs To Take A Cold Shower. Seriously.
What made the experience of listening to Guardians of Stone the most enjoyable?
I really enjoyed the fantasy elements of the story. I think it's an interesting mechanic and I'm excited to see where it leads.
Have you listened to any of Renee Raudmans other performances before? How does this one compare?
No, this was a first. I have to say though - I wouldn't seek out her narration. Her accents in particular simply take me out of the story, especially when, in subsequent books, she uses the only distinct accent she does well for subsequent different characters.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I laughed on more than one occasion, though it was more being taken aback by an off-color comment than anything else.
Any additional comments?
I really wish she sexual component of the books weren't so... prominent. There's definitely something to be said for sexual tension, but rather than "fantasy" being the primary category for this book it falls into "soft porn". The whole series suffers from the same problem.
