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  • Aries

  • The Zodiac Queen, Book 1
  • By: Gemma James
  • Narrated by: Alina Turnipseed
  • Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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Aries

By: Gemma James
Narrated by: Alina Turnipseed
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Twelve men. A virgin queen. One arranged marriage.

The first time I met the boys of the Zodiac Brotherhood, I was forced to my knees for the introduction. Still grieving the death of my parents, I was a young queen, a pawn in my uncle’s agenda for wealth and gain. As my guardian, he had the authority to arrange a marriage upon my 18th birthday.

That meeting took place six years ago.
Now those boys are powerful men.
Twelve headstrong men that want to own me.

And I must spend a month with each one.
Bending and yielding to their desires and commands.
Shedding pieces of my innocence so long as my virtue remains intact.

Because they want a virgin queen after the last month concludes, and my uncle plans to auction me off to the highest bidder.

Out of the 12 men, only one has my heart.
And only one can claim my hand in marriage.
If only it were up to me to decide.

Part 1 of The Zodiac Queen. Intended for mature listeners who enjoy dark and explicit themes. Listener discretion is advised.

©2019 Gemma James (P)2023 Gemma James
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Narrarator was lifeless

Could use some more oomph. Storyline is intriguing and I will read on to see what happens.

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Slightly annoyed and underwhelmed

I don’t know how it’s justified to charge 1 full credit for each book when they average less than 3 hours each. These definitely should be in collections of 3 or something to make it worth a buyer’s while.
As for the narrator, I understand the FMC is desperate and depressed about her situation, but even in the scenes when she’s supposed to be happy and falling in love, her voice is lifeless.
The story is an interesting premise that will get your feminist blood boiling, but at this rate it’s going to take too long and cost a fortune to get the end. I’m not sure if I’m invested enough to stick it out.
The writing itself is questionable; vocabulary used in the wrong context, redundant words, etc.
I have questions about the writing too. I can’t tell if the narrator is mispronouncing words, or if there was no editing done to make sure that words weren’t misspelled and the wrong words were used by mistake. Thus leading the narrator to correctly pronounce the words on the page, but use the wrong word for the sentence.

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