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Title: Elite

Author: Rachel Van Dyken

Narrator: Sarah Franco

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-14-14

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 79 votes

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

For Tracey Rooks, life with her grandparents on a Wyoming farm has always been simple. But after her grandmother's death, Tracey is all her grandfather has. So when Eagle Elite University announces its annual scholarship lottery, Tracey jumps at the opportunity to secure their future and enters. She isn't expecting much - but then she wins. And life as she knows it will never be same

The students at Eagle Elite are unlike any she's ever met and they refuse to make things easy for her. There's Nixon, gorgeous, irresistible, and leader of a group that everyone fears: The Elect. Their rules are simple. 1. Do not touch The Elect. 2. Do not look at The Elect. 3. Do not speak to The Elect. No matter how hard she tries to stay away, The Elect are always around her and it isn't long until she finds out the reason why they keep their friends close and their enemies even closer. She just didn't realize she was the enemy - until it was too late.

Critic Reviews:

"This is by far the best book I have read from this talented author." (The Book Whisperer)

Members Reviews:

Bad narration

The narration was absolutely awful! One of the worst I've heard. I'm not sure where the surfer accents came from but they were a fail. The story was good although unrealistic to the extreme.

Whiny main character - no real tension

This appears to be the first of two novels. Elect and it follow-on Elite. I have listened only to Elite. Based upon the first novel, I can already predict the best thing that could have been done was to write one novel by crushing them together and then edit aggressively. I blame this on the publisher. The conflict escalates so slowly that you almost miss it. As filler, the author has to throw in much whiny dialog. She introduces a sub character at the beginning leading you to believe that she will play a big role and then she vanishes except for the last five minute entry.

The narrator, Franco adds to the whiny tone.

I really have not much to say positive about this novel. With a few lines of editing, it would be better as a YA instead of romance of which there is not. I'd give it a read if you into YA but as a serious romance novel -- thumbs down.

Painful listen...not in a good way.

Although the story was pretty good, the narrator was awful. I only finished because I couldn't return it. The narrator made Tracey sound like a stupid, pathetic, whiny brat. Nixon was just weird and not at all sexy or mysterious the way the author intended for him to be. Chase sounded like an arrogant surfer dude. The characters we're hard to like and identify with because the narration was just so bad. I honestly hope this narrator did not get paid for this performance. I will probably check out the second book in the series, but definitely will not to go with the audible book.

TSTL Heroine!

Too stupid to live, heroine! She's such a pansy.

Rachel has some great books but this isn't one of them.

Meh

If you could sum up Elite in three words, what would they be?

I love this story. I had read the books previously so I knew I loved them. The audio did NOT work for me.

What other book might you compare Elite to and why?

Anything mafia, modern day Romeo and Juliet type story.

Would you be willing to try another one of Sarah Francos performances?

No. I thought she did a TERRIBLE job with the male voices.