2.) It sounds like one giant run-on sentence, no punctuation or punctuation in awkward places (sounds like a 5 year old reading to you).

1.) Monotone, the narration and lines from all the characters sound exactly the same. In my opinion it's better to listen to the text-to-voice option on your iDevice or Kindle, that's how bad it is. I got through chapter 1 and part of chapter 2 and couldn't listen to it anymore, I deleted it immediately. If you listened to the first audiobook 'Change of Heart' read by Sean Crisden and expect this one to be just as good- you're in for a rude awakening. I read the book which was excellent, but the audiobook was PAINFUL to listen to. The story is great (when you read it on your own), the audiobook was so terrible to listen to that I deleted it shortly after chapter 1. Rerecord the entire thing with a different narrator who listened to the first story. How could the performance have been better? The story itself as in the printed version, is excellent. What disappointed you about Trusted Bond? All in all, it is a great book and if you can get around the narrator, it is a great book in the genre.

Listeners like consistency and we all have our favorite authors and narrators. I have been an Audible listener almost since the company's beginning and isn't the first time I have noticed the quality change when audio publishers change and narrators change. This just shows a lack in production control and very poor sound editing by this studio apparently. There are also several spots in this recording where the book just repeats itself. Another problem is the difference in pronunciation of the special titles and words used here, but this just goes back to the different narrators. Jeff Gelder's voice makes it difficult to follow which character is speaking at times, not to mention the monotone and dull recitation with a decided lack of inflection at times. I see that the first book has a different audio publisher so this explains the new narrator. I was all set to hear Sean Crisden, and it was such a let down. Unfortunately, I didn't pay attention to who the narrator was until after I had purchased the book. I love this genre and story line and was ecstatic to see the second book here. Wonderful 2nd book, less than stellar narrator.

Trusted bond by mary calmes