Cut & Run (Cut & Run, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

May 21, 2012 Lisa Kay rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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★★★½☆ (This is a review of the audiobook.) Hmmm. I’m not sure how I like the narration on this novel. At times Sawyer Allerde, a self-proclaimed “narrator specializing in Gay Fiction,” showed his narrating ability, at others, not so much. (I think I’m getting really spoiled by some of the excellent narrators out the

This photo of Edgar Allan Poe's Grave Site and Memorial in Baltimore, Maryland – notice the customary bottle of Cognac on his grave is also present! – is courtesy of TripAdvisor.

★★★½☆ (This is a review of the audiobook.) Hmmm. I’m not sure how I like the narration on this novel. At times Sawyer Allerde, a self-proclaimed “narrator specializing in Gay Fiction,” showed his narrating ability, at others, not so much. (I think I’m getting really spoiled by some of the excellent narrators out there.) While he did varying voices for other characters, I thought Zane and Ty’s voices were quite similar.

Not that I confused them, but I think that was due more to the writing chops of the two authors. In addition, his falsetto voices for the women – fortunately few and far between – were abysmal. He gets a little monotone at some points and I actually fell asleep listening once, something I rarely do. I guess when a character got pissed, I wanted Mr. Allerde to sound more pissed than he was, especially when the situation warranted it. If a character yells, I wanted him to yell.

Interestingly, I do think he did a good job infusing the sound of humor into both men’s voices, and still made their tones sound distinctly different from one another, something I consider tricky to do. I don’t think he elevates the story through-out, but I’d be willing to give him another chance. A good thing, too, because I already bought the second in this series.

I liked this story – the first in the Cut & Run series by authors Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban – of two FBI agents on the trail of a serial killer, but I didn’t love it. Maybe it was hyped too much for me. I guessed who the killer was early on; regardless, I can say parts of the book were still exciting for me. This is yet another sign of the excellent writing present.

Though some of the issues pushed some of my personal buttons, I did like the relationship build between Zane and Ty; the set-up, the tenderness, the realism, the interaction, the dialogue, the dilemma. Not that I know, but I felt that this was a true relationship that two professional men working together would have – affectionate moments, differences of opinion, and all. It was conceivable that these two opposites – well written, distinct, complex personalities – would be attracted to one another. I just wanted them to be smarted than me.

The end was nicely done, as it wasn’t a cliffhanger, but left me wanting to go on with the series, to find out more about these characters.

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Jun 10, 2012 Mariya rated it liked it

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I wanted to read more M/M Romance books and CUT & RUN pops up everywhere, so of course I had to read it. I admit I had to drop it, because it was hell for me the first time. And I'm not a huge mystery/suspense/cop fan. So, I gave it another go. For my Second go at it, CUT & RUN turned out much better and I can appreciate some Ty and Zane!

“Ty Grady was a rude, insufferable, egotistical, stinking son of a bitch, and Zane was going to figure out how to tune him out. Otherwise, he just might give ...more

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Apr 25, 2015 ☘KathyD☘ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I enjoyed Zane's and Ty's story. My only issue really is that it seemed to loose some momentum then kind of hurried up to a conclusion. I'm interested to see where their story goes from here. ...more

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