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Title: Early Dawn
Author: Catherine Anderson
Narrator: Julia Gibson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-15-11
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 127 votes
Genres: Fiction, Westerns
Publisher's Summary:
New York Times best-selling author Catherine Anderson lights up the Old West with this tale of love, danger, and redemption. Forced from San Francisco by the slanders of her ex-fiancé, Eden Paxton heads for the wilds of Colorado. But on her way, shes abducted and abused by ruthless outlawsuntil shes rescued by Matthew Coulter, still obsessed with avenging his wifes murder. As Eden and Matthew try to elude their pursuers, these two wounded souls struggle to reconcile their tragic pastsand their growing attraction to one another.
Members Reviews:
Good Love Story
This was a sweet love story...traditional, good character development...I enjoyed it. If you are looking for a romance, this is a choice.
off-key, off-target
The novel itself is okay; nothing unusual or particularly engaging, but it is chock full of cliches, to an incredible degree. There are also some pretty big jumps in terms of characterization. All that I could live with if I were reading this novel -- I would skim for plot, and then forget the whole within a week or so. But the narrator. The narrator turns bland into something that reminds me of fingernails on a blackboard. She reads in a way that is both sing-song and monotone, drawing out every cliche with relish. There's a saccharine quality to the reading which drove me crazy. I forced myself to keep listening in the hope that it would improve, but by the last fourth, I had given up. Please note: I love well done audio of romance novels. This is not about the genre; it's about the mediocre quality of the book, dragged down into darker depths by the narrator.
Skip It
At first excited to read this author. This will be my first and only book by Ms. Anderson. this particular story is endless riding in circles to escape ruthless killers but somehow the outlaws are always still so close. OMG, I thought this book would never end. So boring. Sorry but it's the truth. Took me several weeks to finish. I would only listen after I finish another book until I just had to finish so I wouldn't have to push play again. The story in itself could have been told in one week not 6 endless riding in circles weeks. The narrator was okay. Some good moral messages which I did enjoy about loss and faith.
Good Listen
This was one of my favorite books of Catherine Anderson. The story flowed and I had a hard time turning it off. Eden was not complaining all the time and Mathew was not pathetic. Loved it
Fireworks starts with a bang and then fizzels
Any additional comments?
This story started with a bang and had me hooked with the 1st chapter, but 1/2 way through it fizzled and I found myself anxious for it to end.
It's a period piece and the writing in the beginning reflected that. The way the characters thought, acted and behaved as one would expect. The 2nd half of the book was as if another writer had taken over. Love scenes became very descriptive sex acts, instead of the subtle hints of sexuality. For me... it just didn't meld. I was quite disappointed and found myself fast forwarding through most of the last chapters.
The Narrator, Julia Gibson was pretty good, although she doesn't do the different voices or accents, it was easy to distinguish the different characters. If it hadn't been for her narration I wouldn't have finished the book.
