Hidden Species: The Complete Series

By: Louisa Masters

Narrated by: Joel Leslie

Indulge in all the shenanigans at CSG in one volume! Hellhounds declaring a glitter fight? Vampires at war with accounting? It's another day at the Community of Species Government.

Edition contains the following titles:

- Demons Do It Better

- Naughty Neil (novella)

- One Bite With A Vampire

- Hijinks With a Hellhound

- Sorcerers Always Satisfy

©2020, 2021 Louisa Masters (P)2024 Tantor

Awesome world building, fluid narrative throughout each book regarding plot, subpar romance, boring spicy scenes

As I titled my review, the world building is excellent, very interesting and kept me listening. The voice acting is peak, super great, absolutely loved it through every book in the series, they do great at conveying the emotions of the scenes for sure.

I will say, I came to this series for romance and spicy scenes, these books did not deliver in those two aspects from my perspective. I will say, for romance, I enjoyed the first and last books the most, they felt the most interesting when it comes to the chemistry between the characters. Noah's story and Alister's were sadly disappointing, both of their books felt like their romance was taking a back seat in comparison to the main plot. It also became lecturing (towards the listener) at times, like yes, it is important to mention how important consent is, of course, but it became too much and takes you out of the immersion with just how much the author mentions it in the vampire book.

Fortunately, the main plot is very interesting! It kept me to the very end and I feel it was worth the listen! Still, if you want romance to be the key point and if spicy scenes are important to keep your attention, I would not recommend since the chemistry was just not there most the time and the spicy stuff was kept to a minimum and unmemorable for the most part.

Put simply, I'd recommend if you're interested in stories with good world building, great narration, interesting characters and some fun plot twists.

Masterful Narrator at Work!

This is a series full of wonderful characters and an intriguing plot! Louisa Masters has crafted a fascinating world. I found myself grinning out loud during so many scenes.

Joel Leslie deserves 5-stars for every character he voiced in these amazing tales…and that is a whole lot of stars! I’ll be listening to this one over and over.

fantastic series

intriguing plot, left me staying awake all night! couldn't wait to find out what happened next. Noah and Sam were my favorites.

Really Good!!!

Incredibly well written, fantastic narration, and so funny that I had to close my office door so nobody at work would hear me cracking up or see me crying from laughter. I can't wait to read the next book!

Hot and hilarious

Great story telling and an amazing performance. Loved that it was wrapped up in a nice bundle so I didn’t have to fiddle around and go find the next title.

love this series

This is a great series. I love the world building. Joel's narration is top notch.

Full of fun, fantasy, heat and heart with a save the world mystery adventure thrown in

I'm not sure I knew what I expected when I started this series, but i wasn't expecting them to be so funny! I absolutely love it when books can keep the humor mixed in with other things that are more serious in tone, especially when it's the type of story where "everything is on the line" or the characters are "saving the world" etc. if the dramatic parts can still be dramatic and the humor and heat make sense in the story- it's perfect. and Joel Leslie is fantastic at portraying so many different voices you forget this audio is only one narrator

Loved!

I had already read and loved the books in this series so hearing them come to life was awesome!

Masters is right!

Joel Leslie brings these characters to life. His voices are distinct enough that I can always tell who is speaking, I love that! Even better are the words he is reading. Louisa Masters really is a master of writing an excellent story. Each story is a complete adventure and romance while still adding to the overall storyline. Each couple becomes my new favorite during each book.
I also loved having these five books playing in a row, there’s no need to figure out which is next or a book ending at the wrong time. It just keeps going on! I fully recommend purchasing this version of the series, it’s a total money saver.
My only issue is regarding the cover art. The last two men should be switched. It’s currently showing David then Alistair when the books are the other way around. But that doesn’t detract from my enjoyment, just more of a nit picky thing.

Over all good read

I enjoyed hearing this series. Love the dynamics between the characters didn't feel like a regurgitation of the same stories and character pairings.