Social Science Quarterly, 56, 129вЂ“142.ДЄyres, I., & Siegelman, P. Untangling the effects of race and sex: The disadvantaged status of Black women. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.Almquist, E. I received an AudioBook copy of the title from the author for purpose of honest review. A fun story, this is a nice introduction into RothвЂ™s work for those not familiar with her writing, and sure to please those who enjoy a paranormal fantasy romance with a bit of heat and a smart-mouthed heroine.

What I can say is that during the more action-heavy scenes, she does speed her pace slightly and the hesitations between the words seems to diminish slightly. What that did was add a hiccup in the flow: I understand that careful attention to the written word is important, and clarity in speech is necessary, but the quest to not make errors (when they WILL happen) halts the natural flow of the narration. What I did notice was a decided lack of вЂњperformanceвЂќ in the narration: concise and clear speech is necessary for the listener, but the tiny pauses as each single syllable and word is enunciated ( slowly вЂ“ I вЂ“ faced вЂ“ them ) left me knowing that the text was being read. Her tone is pleasant and her speech is clear, and while the performance starts with only small modulations in tone and pacing to delineate each character, those changes became more pronounced as the story progressed and worked to smoothly set Brady and Madelyn separate from the other characters that were introduced. Narration in this story is provided by Sarah Van Sweden. But, this led the story into the well-developed and still transforming relationship between her and Brady, and from the seriously palpable sexual tension that was unfulfilled, we move into some incredibly inventive and steamy moments with plenty of heat and action to spur the imagination. A temper tantrum, some smart ass comments, even a few punches would have felt better for me. Thinking she had to manage it all, and believing that those who вЂknewвЂ™ her secret didnвЂ™t understand her, when the pieces start to fall in for her, she is far too complacent in her reaction. And then, the revelations starting coming fast and furious- and here I thought Mady was a little вЂoffвЂ™. And as kick-ass as she is, and able to manage just about every challenge she faces in her efforts to protect the innocents, she just canвЂ™t seem to put all the pieces together. Not only is Madelyn the only woman in guardianвЂ™s history вЂ“ it seems that everyone is keeping secrets from her. But they do, at first, dance to that cliff and back in nearly every interaction. The only person to know MadyвЂ™s secret вЂ“ Brady is that stand-up guy that you want in your corner, and that is her main reason she isnвЂ™t willing to endanger the relationship that they had with sexual games. Brady is the latest Hollywood hot thing, an actor that works for MadelynвЂ™s father. Madelyn is a guardian, protection of the innocents with her not insignificant fighting skills. Madelyn and Brady are friends, roommates and absolutely adorable together. I never quite know what IвЂ™ll get with a Mandy Roth title, beyond the smart-mouthed comments and some incredibly hot and sexy scenes, the layering of her characters with otherworldly traits, unique settings and inherent conflicts can be set anywhere: from real-world to outer space. Nice introduction into RothвЂ™s paranormal romances

It felt like she was reading the novel for the first time. The narrator paused in odd places that actually made it hard to understand what was being said. It's bad characterization for the sake of drama in story. The characters (other than the POV) are all centuries old, but act like teenagers. A lycan who is several hundred years old has no idea who the leader of all the Lycans is? Exactly how out of the loop is this guy? There are several flaws in the world building like this. The fight scenes do not make sense from a logistics standpoint, as well as a results of damage. Apparently these werewolves run like arthritic grandmothers using walkers because the conversation drags on and on. The worst was during a battle two characters hold a serious conversation while the enemy are running at them. The author needs to read her dialog and figure out that a five minute conversation does not fit into a 30 second scene. To quote Harrison Ford, you can write this shit, but you can't say it. Unfortunately the outline got fleshed out. Where to start? First, this has the bones of a good story. Author and reader both need more practice

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