Infamous Heart

Men of Vanguard Series, Book 1

By: Ryder O'Malley

Narrated by: Lance West

Glorifying superheroes is my job, being seduced by one is a perk.

One day, I was a mild-mannered designer for a premiere superhero magazine. Turned down for a promotion yet again, I let loose years of repressed anger. That's how I got fired. Lesson learned. Now my career is as successful as my love life. But it's hard being upset when I storm out of the office and into the huskular man of my dreams.

Sebastian is successful, confident, and the way he fills out those pants, it's basically a crime. Working as the art director for a rival magazine, I beg for him to look at my . . . ahem, portfolio. But in this city, you can't throw a rock without hitting a supervillain and, for reasons I can't fathom, this one wants me dead. They were about to ruin my date. Thankfully, Sebastian has gifts of his own.

Now, I'm trying to get the job of my dreams, while I figure out how to be a sidekick to a superhero. Oh yeah, and not get myself killed.

Must be Tuesday . . .

Contains mature themes.

©2021 Ryder O'Malley (P)2023 Tantor

Ok.

Story 3.5

I believe this was a first for me by this author but not by the narrator.

For me, the story starts out great. Griffin was engaging if not a little annoying with his woe is me attitude.
I love the over all premise of superheroes being a part of every day life and even having an app. Honestly, what got to me was the fact that the story just dragged on and on. And that Griffin never grew as a person throughout the story. He started as a whining character, making Sebastian conform to his beliefs and ideas. Not listening to anything else. And ended the story the exact same.
By the last few chapters I was ff through them just to finish.

The narration was great. And it was kept me going through out the whole tale.

Meh

I'm obviously not a superhero fan after listening to this. I kind of stuck it out, but I did fast forward through multiple chapters to get to any good bits. it's not that it was bad writing, it's just that I didn't like the story. narration was okay. I'm sure somebody who likes superheroes and that sort of thing will love this! just not me.

DNF

Not even worth FF time…at least, not to me.

Boring. Boring. Annoying. Boring.

Thank goodness it was a free listen…I’d be irritated if I accrued a paid-DNF.

If it’s still free when you come across it…try it, as you might like it…especially if you usually like the narrator.

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