So excited to see Indigo on Audible

One of my favorites by Ms. Jenkins. I've read Indigo several times and when I found it on Audible I had to get it right away. Felt the same after seeing Vivid another of my favorites. Story is exceptional and told with elegance and intrigue. Falling in love along with learning a bit of history makes this book a phenonimal good read. HOWEVER, I cringe at this narrators French accent for Galen. So disappointing! He speaks French but is not French so why oh why did she feel Galen needed to have a French accent???? It's HORRIBLE. I imagined his voice to be strong deep and controlled but what we got was a weak terrible sound squeaky voice with a terrible French like accent. I love the story and will finish the listen at the same time I'll imagine Galen's voice as it should be not what I'm hearing. Love Beverly Jenkins my ALLTIME favorite authors

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Good enough to read it and ditch the narrator!

Where does Indigo rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Its a great book with well fleshed out characters and storylines.

Would you be willing to try another one of Robin Eller’s performances?

I really am not trying to be mean but this reading is a disservice to the book. Its just awful. Flat, dull, monotone, annoying...really horrible. The text-to-speech on my Kindle was better and less distracting than this narration. I wound up just reading it with no sound. If they re-record it with a more lively narration I would purchase it. How does, Thomas Penny or the other guy sound better, for male and female voices, than a women reading a romance novel? Thanks but no thanks.

Any additional comments?

This is a wonderful story. As always, full of history and romance. Please don't use Ms. Eller as a narrator anymore. I want to return the book but I wont just to support the author and the ability of getting this specific niche on audiobooks, there is nothing out there like Ms. Jenkins writings.

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SCHOOL DAYS

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Yes because of the writer; no because of the narrator. I fell asleep on it several times.

What other book might you compare Indigo to and why?

Vivid - same author. Same narrator too. (Although, her narrations were better with Vivid).

Would you be willing to try another one of Robin Eller’s performances?

I did - Vivid.

Was Indigo worth the listening time?

Because I read the book first, yes.

Any additional comments?

I don't know if the narrator was just not interested in the book or had no concept of the time period in which she was reading but I thought she was reading a textbook. I think a little prior knowledge would have made this a more pleasurable listen.

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Worst narrator OK story

Not a particular fan of romance novels, I read this for a book club. While the story was uninteresting it did make me look up additional info on a number of subjects such as the Dred Scott decision and the Underground Railroad. I learned a lot from my searches, so the book was good for that. However, this was the worst narrator I've ever heard. She mispronounced many words, paused in sentences where there was no reason to, thereby ruining the meaning many times. Her use of a French accent was unneeded and horrible. Several times in the middle,of a sentence, she would forget the accent and speak without it. This was very distracting! If I see another book narrated by Robin Eller I will avoid it like the plague!

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Narrator was horrible

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

No, At least not by this Narrator. What happen to Thomas Penny or Kim Staunton

What was one of the most memorable moments of Indigo?

The total book is just wonderful

How could the performance have been better?

A different Narrator

Who was the most memorable character of Indigo and why?

Love them all

Any additional comments?

Please get Thomas Penny or Kim Staunton

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Still my favorite book!

Of all the books I've read Indigo is at the TOP of my lists. It's by far one of the best books I've ever read so when I saw that it now available in audio format I immediately purchased it. Hester and Galen's fight against slavery is one to be admired. The characters are very well developed and the feelings that blossom between the two are truly lifelong. Ms. Jenkins has a way of teaching you about history within the story and you never walk away after reading her books the way you started. She's still no. 1 in my book. And after having said all that I will say this...I hate this narrator! Lord why??? I almost cried when I heard her interpretation of Galen's voice. Her attempt of a french accent did not make it's mark. The rest of the voices were ok but her french accent has got to stop. (I feel awful for this by the way, I wanted it to be good SOOOOOOO bad).

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Horribleness

This is one of my favorite BJ stories but this lady reading is by FAR the worst I’ve EVER heard. I’m infuriated that this is even on here. The attempts at the French dialect is disturbing. I mean... did this not have to be approved by someone who actually gave a damn?

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All time fav love story!

I read at least 5x and love the story more each time! It's a love story like none other. Its historical romance at its finest.

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Good story but the narrator is HORRIBLE

I loved the storyline but the narration ruined the book it absolutely monotone, no expression at all. Instead of me losing myself in the story and listening all day as I normally would, this book took me weeks to finish.

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Amazing!

I absolutely loved this book. Hester and Galen are both so complex and yet personable. What an amazing read/ listen!

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