Into the Smuggler's Arms (3 Book Series)

By: Maddie Syn

Narrated by: Suzan Butler

From book one:

This was supposed to be the proudest moment of my career, but then he ruined everything. When I hopped on the shuttle to Orb5, I dreamed of saving humanity with my research. But that was before an alien ship crashed on my new planet, bringing a whole slew of problems with them. For instance, the arrogant pilot of the ship who just won’t keep his hands to himself.

Little did I know when Adreax, the hulking alien man, came walking into my research camp, I would soon be forced to choose between trusting the rogue intruders or the corrupt arbiters of the law. Then I make a grisly discovery that sends me running straight into the smuggler’s arms. As I adjust to my new life among the outlaws, I discover that when the law is wrong, it takes a dangerously sexy alien, his ruthless co-pilot, and my fiery intellect to make things right.

Stranded is a full-length sci-fi romance novel with a HEA and steamy alien love. If you love bad boy aliens with a knack for causing trouble and lots of action, steamy and otherwise, you’ll love Stranded, the first novel in Maddie Syn’s new series: Into the Smuggler’s Arms.

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Horrible Narration ruins it

I'm only 30/40 minutes into the first book and while I've been pulled into the story, the narration is horrendous. Suzan Butler is basically reading it like someone would for the first time seeing words on the page so there is no acting, no following of the tone described, etc. I'm returning this as I can't fathom suffering through 3 books of monotonous reading sucking the soul out of me and these characters.

The narration should have been duel or duet style, but since that didn't seem possible, it should've been given to a seasoned voice actor/narrator who could add the necessary inflections and emotions.

I feel for the Author because this is a perfect way to ruin a chance at getting new listeners/readers hooked on your stories. If I wasn't a reader and just exclusively listened to books, this would've been a total loss for them. However, I am going to pick this up on Kindle since I know it has a lot of potential to be very entertaining.