Great story

This is an interesting story. Well written and with likeable characters. The narration is good as well.

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Luck of the Oirish....

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

I have purchased both, but not actually gotten around to the reading the text versions in full yet. I don't think you can honestly compare the two on equal ground - the text version is my own interpretation and the audio, inevitably, is someone else's. I've enjoyed both equally, but for different reasons.

What did you like best about this story?

The characters, the chance to revisit other stories and plot lines and the balance between essential detail and filler in the narrative. The author does a great job of balancing everything.

What does Tristan James bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

I am so sorry but the DEPLORABLE Oirish accents employed over the entire series. I come from an Irish family and, no, just no. Hysterically he even manages to use different regional accents and inflections for members of the same family (the vast majority of which are American natives and not of Irish birth) when he switches characters and sometimes get them confused. This irritated me in the first book, but once I got over myself and relaxed into the performance then it became nothing more than a fond amusement over the course of time. At least with a text version I can just ignore badly written or constructed accents on the page, the audio version made me work for it.

Still worth it though!

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Not What He Wanted, But Everything He Needed...

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Despite the narrator's Irish accents this series of books is a great listen and well worth your credits. He's entertaining, engaging and generally a joy to listen to. He does a great job of switching between characters and building the tension for the action scenes. Nothing ever feels rushed and you get swept long by the story brilliantly. The stories themselves are a little OTT in terms of characterisations (The matriach of the family for instance) but I have them in my head as a gay version of the MacGregor family beloved of Nora Roberts readers so forgave the OTT in this regard. The author is very talented and spins a good tale and if you want good old fashioned escapism and entertainment then I can't recommend this series enough. Text or audio you won't be disappointed!

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Another great Rhys Ford book

I enjoyed both the story and Tristan James' narration which, put together, made for a very enjoyable listening experience. Humerous bits in the book which made me smile when read, made me grin when they were narrated as Tristan gave the dialogue that little extra boost. It was great to revisit some of the other characters again - Miki and Donal especially - and I'm looking forward to listening to the next book in the series. (Although I have a few Rhys Ford books in my TBT (To Be Listened to) Library so I'm a bit spoilt for choice)
I woukd recommend this for a bit of murder-mystery, romance & family solidarity with humour as well as the serious stuff. For the full experience, listen to them in order although it's not strictly necessary.

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super third book!

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**AUDIO REVIEW**

I LOVE this series, and it gets better and better! This is Connor's story, the eldest of the Morgan Clan, and also the straightest. He has plans, career, house, wife, children. In that order. But meeting Forest, the adopted son of a murdered music shop owner, throws all that out the window, and Connor is knocked off his plan in a most stunning way!

I love Rhys Ford, and all the books of her's I've "read" have been in audio, and I dont want wo go off in the middle of a series and switch from reading to listening, so all three (still got the novella to do yet) main books in this series have been listened to.

Ford spins a tale like no other, it has romance, drama, sex, violence, funny bits and almost make you cry bits. And this book has them all, all wrapped up in 9 hours of superb narration from Tristan James. That man could read the phone book, and make it sound so darn good!

Connor is the eldest Morgan and as such feels he sound follow in his fathers footsteps. THATS why, meeting Forest, falling in love with him, throws Connor off so much. He feels like he is going to let his Da down. And that comes across in such a sweet but painful way in the scene that Da and Connor talk. (more on Da and Ma shortly!!) This book is told from both Connor and Forest's POV, and I do love it when the main characters tell what they need to. You get all the dilemma that Connor has, flipping to the raging attraction that they both feel, flipping to the pain Forest feels about his "Mother"(and I use the term loosely!) We dont get anything from the baddie here, as we did in Whiskey and Wry, but its not missed, and whodunnit is not revealed until quite late.

I sooooooooooooo love that we get some Kane/Miki and some Damien/Sionn and all the rest of the Clan Morgan :-)

Tristan James has narrated all three of this series, and he does a sterling job. He keeps his tone even, and clear, even during the difficult scenes, those with intense emotion. Since he did do the others, and all the characters from those books, plus we meet Kiki, a younger sister, appear in this one, the voices are all the same, and clear and distinct.

I know there are two more books planned, one with the younger brother, Quinn, and then back to Kane/Miki but I would so love, I mean absolutely LOVE if Ma and Da had a story. I love them, they are such beautiful people and they love all their children, partners and extended families equally.

5 stars for the story, and 5 stars for the narration

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Love Comes Calling

If you could sum up Tequila Mockingbird in three words, what would they be?

Brilliant romantic thriller

What did you like best about this story?

Without doubt the blossoming love between the two main characters, and all the twists and turns that ensued.

What about Tristan James’s performance did you like?

A brilliant narrator who really brought the characters to life

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Sinfully delicious!

Any additional comments?

This is the third book in the 'Sinners Gin' series and I cannot recommend it highly enough! Rhys is a brilliant storyteller who has become my favourite author. If you have not read or listened to any books by Rhys, you don't know what you are missing!

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More humour here

Lighter than the others in my view. Found myself laughing in more places at the odd humour

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