Mystique

By: Amanda Quick

Narrated by: Suzanne Bertish

A tantalizing tale of a legendary knight and a headstrong lady whose daring quest for a mysterious crystal will draw them into a whirlwind of treachery - and desire.

When the fearsome knight called Hugh the Relentless swept into Lingwood Manor like a storm, everyone cowered - except Lady Alice. Sharp-tongued and unrepentant, the flame-haired beauty believed Sir Hugh was not someone to dread but the answer to her dreams. She knew he had come for the dazzling green crystal, knew he would be displeased to find that it was no longer in her possession. Yet Alice had a proposition for the dark and forbidding knight: In return for a dowry that would free Alice and her brother from their uncle's grasp, she would lend her powers of detection to his warrior's skills, and together they would recover his treasured stone. But even as Hugh accepted her terms, he added a condition of his own: Lady Alice must agree to a temporary betrothal - one that would soon draw her deep into Hugh's great stone fortress, and into a battle that could threaten their lives...and their only chance at love.

©1995 Amanda Quick (P)1995 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House, Inc.

Not the best effort Amanda Quick ever made.

I really dislike abridged audiobooks but I didn’t notice until too late. I also dislike the reader who used almost the exact same voice for all the characters using Received Pronunciation rather than a more appropriate form of English. As a result of the abridgment, action whips from one bitter facedown to the next. Although I love Amanda Quick, I do not recommend this novel nor anything read by this reader.

Not unabridged.

I liked the book but was also disapointed that it was abridged. I love Amanda Quick so I really could have listened to more of this book.

Loved it..as usual👍

I liked the narrator's voice. The music fit the era the story, it helped with the image of the characters and places. I really like the historical stories best....they are a fun escape!
Enjoy😉

VT. FAN

I AM A HUGH AND LOYAL FAN OF ALL AMANDA QUICK'S BOOKS, BUT NOT OF MANY OF HER AUDIOBOOKS SIMPLY BECAUSE SHE OFTEN USES FLOSNICK AS A NARRATOR AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE TRIED TO GET THROUGH HER NARRATIVES BECAUSE I AM FOND OF THE BOOK, BUT, NO NOT HAPPENIN!. IF YOU ARE A QUICK FAN AS I AM AND FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT FLOSNICK THEN GET THE QUICK AUDIO'S , SUCH AS THIS ONE WHERE SHE USES OTHER NARRATORS. I HAVE THEM ALL AND THEY ARE VERY,VERY GOOD.

The island is special, as is it's Lady

Not a bad tale, just a bit trite for my tastes. Somewhat typical of the author's earlier writings.

A good Amanda Quick Novel

Would you consider the audio edition of Mystique to be better than the print version?

Unabridged would be 1000 times better! This is a funny book from beginning to end and was disappointed with how much was cut out. Please, Please do the full version!! Hopefully with Richard Armitage :)

What other book might you compare Mystique to and why?

If you are a fan of Amanda Quick this is up there as one of her best!

What about Suzanne Bertish’s performance did you like?

Slightly slow but good definition of charaters.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, and did! Parts made me laugh out loud, will be one I will listen to over and over again.

Music too Distracting

What did you like best about Mystique? What did you like least?

I liked the storyline. The music was distracting and ran over some of the words.

Enjoyable

I love Amanda Quick's novels, and this one was no exception. The narrator did a wonderful job and the music was perfectly timed. I was a little dissappointed when I realized that this audiobook was abridged. The title said "unabridged" and I naturally trusted that. Abridged novels tend to feel just a little hollow, not quite living up to the fullness of the story. That is why I gave this audiobook a three. Otherwise, I would have given it a five.

Not what I was expecting...

I have grown to enjoy Amanda Quick's regency romance/suspense novels, although I've noticed they all have the same characters and virtually the same plot so that I often confuse them. I think she may have been trying to break out of that mold, by haphazardly moving the same characters and plot to a different era, but it doesn't work here. The romance in this one is like an afterthought to an overworked mystery that becomes very predictable once all of the characters have been introduced. My favorite Amanda Quick novel, The Paid Companion, blows out of the water everything they offer on audio here.

Short Sweet and Entertaining

Don't dare to miss a word of this interesting plot. There is more meat to this short story than you think. You will love the happy ending!