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    Cronin's Key
    Cronin's Key
    Cronin's Key
    Audiobook10 hours

    Cronin's Key

    Written by N. R. Walker

    Narrated by Joel Leslie

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    About this audiobook

    NYPD Detective Alec MacAidan has always been good with weird. After all, his life has been a string of the unexplainable. But when an injured man gives him cryptic clues, then turns to dust in front of him, Alec's view on weird is changed forever.

    Cronin, a vampire Elder, has spent the last thousand years waiting for Alec. He'd been told his fated one would be a man wielding a shield, but he didn't expect him to be human, and he certainly didn't expect that shield to be a police badge.

    Both men, strong-willed and stubborn, are still learning how to cope with the push and pull of being fated, when fate throws them another curveball.

    Rumors have spread quickly of turmoil in Egypt. Covens are fleeing with news of a vampire who has a talent like no other, hell-bent on unleashing the wrath of Death.

    Alec and Cronin are thrown into a world of weird Alec cannot imagine. What he learned in school of ancient pharaohs and Egyptian gods was far from the truth. Instead, he finds out firsthand that history isn't always what it seems.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMay 23, 2017
    ISBN9781541473904
    Cronin's Key
    Author

    N. R. Walker

    N.R. Walker is an Australian author, who loves her genre of gay romance. She loves writing and spends far too much time doing it, but wouldn't have it any other way.She is many things; a mother, a wife, a sister, a writer. She has pretty, pretty boys who live in her head, who don't let her sleep at night unless she gives them life with words.She likes it when they do dirty, dirty things...but likes it even more when they fall in love.She used to think having people in her head talking to her was weird, until one day she happened across other writers who told her it was normal.She's been writing ever since...

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    • 4/5
      Predictable but still interesting.

      Loved the narrator! He's quite sexy.
      I love most things Vampire, but these are the most tame Vampires ever! Most new mates wouldn't be able to function until the "claiming/mateing" needs are handled. Not these vamps, they are very sedate. Plots weak and overdone, I mean if it's a repeat the least you can do is make it better not worse.

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    • 4/5
      I loved this I thought the story was so cute and being Scottish made me like even more the narrator didn’t do a great accent but it’s better than some I’ve heard the only thing I didn’t like is that the narrator used broken English for some of the characters really put me off but other that a fantastic book I can’t wait to read the next one
    • 1/5
      Love the characters and the historical details. The reading with his inflection and different voices enhances the listening pleasure.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this. New interpretation on vampires and what they had to do was interesting. The romance was sweet. Wanted more spice but can’t wait to read more.
    • 5/5
      This is book worth reading. I was absolutely "smitten" with the story and the characters from the beginning to the end.
    • 5/5
      Ammmazing this narrator is amazing all the accents and I totally love this story
    • 4/5
      The basic idea behind this book is something a little bit silly but I had a lot of fun reading this. I like paranormal romance when it is pair with a lot of action which this book did have. I know it may seem like I'm giving everything 4 stars lately, but I know what type of romance I like and I am very easy to satisfy when it comes to trope filled romance.

      The plot basically centers on the idea that vampires are real and that they are responsible for some of the great human tragedies, such as the plague, and that they are gearing up for something like that and must be stopped. That certainly is an interesting idea and though the book does take that idea seriously, I was able to have a lot of fun with the plot and the characters.

      Soulmate type stories can be kind of hit or miss for me, depending on how it's done. I thought this book did a good job not trying to explain too much while still explaining how the world works, what people think about soulmates, and how the vampire thing plays into it.

      The romance between Cronin and Alec was very sweet. It is based a lot on their sort of put upon feelings because of the soulmate thing they have going on but that idea of free will in that scenario is discussed. I would like to see their relationship developed a bit more if I go on to read the other books as there wasn't too much discussion of some of the possible issues that might arise in a relationship between one person who is like 30 and a vampire who is over 1000 years old. Though it is nice to see how much they grow to care about each other over the book, I think there are a lot more elements of the relationship that could be explored once we move past the fact that they are fated to each other.

      The side characters were also really good. I cared about the main ones and their relationship as well, probably just as much as I cared about the main characters. It was interesting to hear everyone's backstory from before they were vampires and I liked how obvious it was that the group of vampires cared a lot about each other and had a very deep friendship.

      I think this story was a fun, quick read. I thought it laid good groundwork for things that could happen in later books and things I would want to see more of in later books while still entertaining me with the plot of this one story. This book resolve well and you probably wouldn't have to read any of the other books, but the threads are there to pull you in should you want to keep reading the series. I liked this enough that I probably would continue and I think that shows that this book did its job well.
    • 3/5
      Re-read attempt on May 26, 2018I quit the re-read at 26% because it's so so bad. I don't remember it being this bad. Goes to show what your mood does for your reading enjoyment. Original review: 3.5 starsThere were things I loved. The insta-love that was done just right for my tastes, the vampire lore was interesting, and I loved the special-power thing. Also, Alec and Cronin were hot together. On the other hand, I was irked by some stuff too like how "Alec is a cop turned criminal" part of the plot was completely unnecessary and a bit forced, and how Alec was too accepting of everything paranormal. While I enjoyed this book overall, and I'm looking forward to the sequel, this certainly isn't NR's best work.
    • 4/5
      M/M romance/adventure story with vampires and a plot to end the world. Characters are fun, humor is great, world building is interesting, plot is a little rushed. A fun, quick read.