Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: Arctic Sun
SERIES: Frozen Heart #1
AUTHOR: Annabeth Albert
NARRATOR: Cooper North
PUBLISHER: Harlequin Audio
RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2019
LENGTH: 10 hours, 34 minutes
BLURB:
Everything’s bigger in Alaska, especially the HEAs. Annabeth Albert kicks off the brand-new Frozen Hearts series with Arctic Sun, an opposites-attract romance between a rugged outdoorsman and a smoking hot former male model.
He’s built a quiet life for himself in Alaska. But it doesn’t stand a chance against the unrelenting pull of a man who’s everything he shouldn’t want.
Ex-military mountain man Griffin Barrett likes his solitude. It keeps him from falling back into old habits. Bad habits. He’s fought too hard for his sobriety to lose control now. However, his gig as a wildlife guide presents a new kind of temptation in superhot supermodel River Vale. Nothing the Alaskan wilderness has to offer has ever called to Griffin so badly. And that can only lead to trouble…
River has his own methods for coping. Chasing adventure means always moving forward. Nobody’s ever made him want to stand still—until Griffin. The rugged bush pilot is the very best kind of distraction, but the emotions he stirs up in River feel anything but casual, and he’s in no position to stay put.
With temptation lurking in close quarters, keeping even a shred of distance is a challenge neither’s willing to meet. And the closer Griffin gets to River, the easier it is to ignore every last reason he should run.
REVIEW:
Annabeth Albert and a brand new and shiny
series?
– I’m so there. I couldn’t wait to listen to this book.
I loved the idea of this book. Two lonely and dented men, still struggling with
their respective issues, addiction and disorders. Neither of them were looking
for that special someone, yet couldn’t stay away from each other once they met.
Set in the Alaskan wilderness was a definite bonus. In theory this should have
really worked for me. However, I just didn’t feel it. The magic we’ve all come
to love and expect from Albert wasn’t there. It lacked depth and feeling and I
wasn’t able to connect to it. I didn’t believe. Often a reason why I don’t
connect to a story that I don’t connect to the narrator, that wasn’t the case
here. I loved Cooper North and think he did a wonderful job, but the story
itself felt lacking.
Cooper North was a new narrator for me and one I will definitely keep an eye
out for in the future. I loved his voice, it was just so pleasant and had me in
a good mood from the start. He tried for different voices for the characters
but wasn’t able to maintain them throughout. I honestly didn’t mind that much
his voice made up for it with gusto. The voice he had for River (when
maintained) was spot on. It captured his personality, and energy. It captured
him.
I loved the idea and set up for this series, and while this one wasn’t a major
hit for me I will definitely stay with it, because there’s major potential
here.
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