Bulletproof

A Matter of Time, Book 5

By: Mary Calmes

Narrated by: Jeff Gelder

Jory Harcourt doesn't have to go looking for trouble. Wherever he goes, it seems to find him - particularly when his partner, Sam Kage, is working undercover on a federal task force.

After the recession forces him to close his business, Jory goes to work as a matchmaker and event planner. From there, it's only a matter of time before his big mouth and up-front attitude make him the rope in a tug-of-war between a trust-fund baby and a drug-smuggling criminal. Then, as if that situation weren't delicate enough, Jory's undercover lover shows up working for the smuggler.

Between the men who want him and the men who just want him dead, Chicago is getting a little crowded for Jory, so on the advice of his brother, his boyfriend, and the FBI task force, he heads for Hawaii...where a serious accident threatens his quality of life. Can Sam and Jory keep the faith and prove that their relationship really is bulletproof?

©2011 Mary Calmes (P)2013 Mary Calmes

Great story

I was not a fan of the narrator. He had quite a few mispronunciations and was too computer generated sounding. I love the story though!

Good story

Ok, I love the series but the change in narrator was a huge mistake.. When binge listening the whole series I have hard time listening to this one because of the narrators interpretation of Jory's voice.

What Happened to Jory?

First, the editing is bad and the new narrator is jarring compared to the first. Next, it's like Jory is a completely different person from any of the other books before or after. It's like someone else wrote him. This book is always disappointing when I read it.

Like reading a manual...

One of my favorite books and I just wanted to delete it, it was so badly narated... First time this happenedbto me!!! Just glad he didn't do the next one because I would have given up... Very dry and monotonous...

Would have been better with a different narrator.

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I would change the narrator. He has a nice voice, but his inflections at the end of sentences was a bit irritating. You know that thing where some people talk like each sentence is a question? That's how it sounded to me. Sentences that do not end with a question mark sounded like it did. Also, there was very little variation between character voices which made it difficult to tell which character was speaking in scenes where there are several characters talking and there weren't narrative clues like 'x said' then 'y said'.

Other annoyances were how the narrator spoke too fast, where he stumbled a few times and repeated some words or seemed like he was about to say something else.

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

Less of the whole 'Everybody Loves Jory' thing. It was getting really tiresome with how everyone just loooooooves Jory, wanted to sleep with him, or look like him, how everyone just kept telling him how beautiful, perfect, etc. he is. It would have been nice if Sam Kage had more scenes rather than all those random characters.

Would you be willing to try another one of Jeff Gelder’s performances?

Not unless he can change the way he narrates. Don't talk as fast, don't end sentences like they're questions when they aren't. Or having weird pauses within a sentence. He actually did Sam's voice pretty well, which is what stopped this from getting 1 star for performance.

Did Bulletproof inspire you to do anything?

Nope. Not really that kind of book.

Any additional comments?

I wouldn't mind buying this again if they got the same narrator that did the first 2 books (Morey) to re-do this one.

🎧

This installment in the Matter of Time series takes place three (or so) years after Matter of Time Part IV. Jory and Sam are still happily married, Jory is still a trouble magnet, and he's still as zoned out, snarky and wonderful as always.

The blurb really does give you a great idea of what's happening in the story, so I won't rehash. Even though Sam and Jory are separated for 2/3rds of the book, I didn't actually mind because the story flows so effortlessly. As always, Jory, being Jory, manages to find trouble in the most unlikely of scenarios, which ends up bringing him in a direct conflict of paths with Sam's undercover assignment.

“Jory, most people, when hit men come after them, they get killed. You’re lucky, spontaneous, and your guardian angel is overworked and way underpaid.”
“I know, right? My angel walks into a bar and the other angels are like, ‘Oh shit, that’s the poor sap that’s got Jory Harcourt. Look at him, he started drinking again.’”

What I loved more than anything else? Jory actually saves Sam's ass, not once, but three times. Ha! Actually, Jory saves the day quite a lot in this one to my everlasting joy.

For the narration, I love the character voices Jeff Gelder uses for Jory and Dane, but I'll admit I definitely prefer Paul Morey's growly Sam character voice. That being said, Jeff Gelder just doesn't do a great job with the narration. In parts he loses inflection and his reading becomes flat at times. Worse, he self-corrects and mispronounces words often (example: saying "prostrate" instead of prostate.) Argh!

Though this is my second favorite story in the Matter of Time series, it's my least favorite audio. The flubs and issues aren't enough to nix it and it's still a good listen, but you should definitely be aware before buying if that sort of thing drives you bonkers. For me, my love of the story outweighs my annoyance with a few parts of the audio, so it's not an issue, and I re-listen to the audio book every few months. I just love this story, and Sam and Jory, so much!

Love Sam & Jory!

Another edition that looks at the life of Detective Sam Kage and his Partner Jory. Of course, with Jory around there is bound to be trouble & fun and lots of headaches for Jory's brother Dane.

perfect as always

Following Jorry and Sam's story has been so much fun. seeing their love grow stronger with each moment spent together is just perfect.

The change of the Narrator was quite an adjustment. The narration for the first four books made listening such a pleasure and I missed it on this book. I missed Sam's tone of voice when he said 'What the fuck is going on?'. Other than change, it was a pleasure and so much fun listening to this audiobook and I look forward to listening to the next.

Jory and Sam, love ❤️ them

I have enjoyed the series so much that I have realisoned many times and the only thing missing is there wedding... It shouldn't have been skipped or just vaguely referenced but that's just my opinion but it's a piece that I'm missing..

Another great one!

What made the experience of listening to Bulletproof the most enjoyable?

I love very one in the book...

What other book might you compare Bulletproof to and why?

n/a

Would you listen to another book narrated by Jeff Gelder?

I have and some books hes great but I rather the other narrator from the first two narrated this book. He had all the voices right so I hope the next book he is back!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Some parts made me laugh Jory is funny....

Any additional comments?

Bring back Paul Morey!