Fade into...

Pretty great addition to a hot series. But I honestly recommend reading it rather then relaying on the audio to get into this series. Tantor changed narrator's this time but it still was rough getting though, what should be a hot listen. Elizabeth Hart was slightly better then the previous books narrator, she has potential (maybe) but I still had a hard time trying to just get into the story and ignore the irritation

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Good story avarage narrator

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes, but only if they read the series.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I would have elected to hear someone with a stonger voice. The person narrating the story was not convincing. Too monotone and the voice sounded too young for the main character.

How could the performance have been better?

The narrator needs to put more emotions into her reading.

Was Take Me On worth the listening time?

Maybe, I like the story but again compared the the person who orignally narratated the other books in the series I found it lacking in emotion.

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Good, but not my favorite by this author

What did you like best about Take Me On? What did you like least?

I have always liked Cherrie Lynn's books ever since I started listening to them. Her stories are always very hot and sexy with some humor mixed in. However, although I did like this book, it was my least favorite of the four that are listed on this site. I didn't like the story as well. It was worth the credit but usually I can't stop listening to her books until the end but this one took me a while to get through just because I wasn't as excited about listening to it as I was the others.

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Warning: A few mild spoilers possible below...

I am so thrilled that there is a narrator who does a good job in this publication rather than the one for the first books in the series! Alex Dale had that nasal fry (a la Kim Kardashian) that is like nails on a chalkboard to me. I DNF any of the first books and really couldn't evaluate the writing for itself. Elizabeth Hart delivers a smooth, non-intrusive narration in this novel with inflection at the right spots. No pseudo sexy voice for her, thank God!

As far as the writing itself, the plot is somewhat tired and worn. Even so, the author does a good job with the trope of an unexpected pregnancy from a one night stand. The MC's are both likeable so it is easy to invest in them. The family, like all families, is not perfect but the message that they are still family when needed is important and present.

Now from my soapbox...I had 20+ years of my nursing career starting as a Certified Nursing Assistant while working on my Bachelor's degree (4 years) then on to a Master's degree (2 more years) with certification in High Risk Perinatal and a Nurse Practitioner in Neonatal ICU. In this tale, the FMC, Gabby, was supposedly a pediatric nurse but she exhibited little knowledge of the basics of obstetrics. It doesn't matter what area of nursing a person decides to specialize in, while working on a degree it is mandatory that rotation through various fields are required. Therefore, Gabby should have already known that spotting in the first few months of pregnancy is not at all unusual (although should be checked out), back pain in late 3rd trimester is often one of the first signs of labor, when the amniotic sac ruptures, you don't worry about changing the sheets, you go in to get it checked out whenever it happens, amniotic fluid smells different from pee and that late in an overdue pregnancy is usually a sign of active labor, etc. There were so many things that any nurse would know that her ignorance in the book drove me a bit crazy. I really recommend that a writer get a health care beta reader if they plan to write about issues related to the medical field or do their due diligence in research. If I were to write about being an author, believe me, I would have to do mine.

My second and last soapbox (for all you pregnant ladies) is about how labor pain is depicted in our society including this tale. I labored for 69 hours (long story there) with my first and last pregnancy. My OB said I "must have been trying to be brave" and the nurses called me "Iron Lady". But really it just wasn't as painful as I had expected from my observation during my stint as a student and then in L&D after graduation. I may have been somewhat inured to pain already having had 6 ruptured discs and 3 spinal surgeries but I think it was something else. Myriad studies and just personal observation have shown that pain can be reduced by the individual's attitude. I not saying it makes pain disappear but I have noticed that the more relaxed patients deal with pain better. I was calmed by the fact that I knew what to expect both during labor and with the baby. Furthermore, I did whatever relaxed me (card playing, listening to Audible=-) during labor and didn't let my mind idle. I walked a lot by the bed since I was tethered (I was High Risk at 42 yrs old and toxemic). In fact, I never had any trouble UNTIL my epidural prior to my C/S due to arrested progression @ 6 cms. I had a hypotensive episode which scared the anesthesiologist (his hands were shaking) then bladder hypotonia after a epidural Duramorph inj post op (given to me without being asked). So drugs are not the answer for everyone. Education and individual preferences are the key and however each person needs to deal is OK. I just think society could emphasize that the pain is survivable especially when approached without terror. It always seems to me that the pain of childbirth is exaggerated to escalate interest in the story.

In conclusion, I probably would not have taken the time to write all this except I am laid up with my 4th spinal surgery. And if it helps even one pregnant person, then it was worth the time.

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Good Story

Wish they would not have changed narrators. The new one is unfamiliar and very drab compared to the amazing narrator for the first three books.

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Why

I love this writer. I hate this narrator. I read the second and the third book through audible and the narrator was good but this narrator is really not great. Her voice is both nasally and irritating at the same time it sounds like my aunt reading not a professional...

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Good book. Worth the read.

I have enjoyed getting to know the characters in this series. It is worth the read. Everybody has problems of their own. Sometimes someone comes into your life and they are so not what you are looking for but yet they just fit perfectly.

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So dissapointing!

Terrible narrator. I went through the 4 books in order. I was surprised that the narrator changed for the last book. She sounded monotone, like she was just reading. It was hard to discern the different characters, unlike the last narrator. It took so much away from the story. Dissapointing!

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Really entertaining storyline.

I liked the original narrator for the previous 3 books. It is also always better to have a different voice for the male female roles.
All of the books in this series have interesting stories and I like the way the characters from the previous stories actually interact in the later books.

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IRRITATED!!!!!

SPOILER ALERT********** Gabby really pissed me off after her mother gave her unwarranted and completely unnecessary thoughts about Ian. Gabby came off as a weak woman due to her reaction. The fact that she even gave Mark the time of day was fucking ridiculous. She basically considered given him another chance. She said "I'm not desperate" to Mark but that's exactly what she was. Using terms with Mark like "we" and "fix" was mind boggling, telling Mark maybe there was a chance??? She really pissed me off, how dumb can you be. & WHY THE HELL did her mother tell Mark she was pregnant? Her mother didn't like Ian but was ok trying to get Mark another chance with her first born, only baby girl. The Mark that left her daughter at the alter. I am sorry but Gabby is a fucking BITCH! She became pissed at Ian then at Mark then at Ian. She is just dumb and weak. I don't like her character, pregnant or not she is a dumbass. She was a walking contradiction, whoever liked this book is insane. Gabby ruined the whole thing. I kind of wish Ian went on a date with another woman, an ex! See how she feel, choosing her mother's happiness over her owns. I would not fight for this heroine, she sucks. SHE FUCKING LET THAT PIECE OF SHIT KISS HER! DUMBASS

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