Bloodied Hands

The Bellandi Crime Syndicate Series, Book 1

By: Adelaide Forrest

Narrated by: Meghan Kelly, Patrick Zeller

She’s an innocent.

Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

My Angel is the one who got away—the only person in the world I love. When she is caught in an unsanctioned bank robbery in my territory, only my reputation protects her.

She should have stayed away.

Instead, she charges back into my life like a shining beacon in my otherwise bleak existence. She has no place in my world where hardened criminals toy with the lives of the innocent.

A better man would let her go—again.

There’s no white picket fence in life with a Bellandi, and she deserves so much more. I pushed her away once, but now that she’s back I won’t let anything else come between us.

Not even Ivory herself.

Bloodied Hands is a full-length standalone novel with dark content. The Bellandi Crime Syndicate Series includes several full-length standalones that can be listened to in any order, but would present a better listening experience following the suggested listening order.

©2020 Adelaide Forrest (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

A bit of a miss on audio

I had some issues with the story, but the female narrator really ruined it for me. So flat and monotone and didn’t do a good job with the occasional Italian words thrown in (i.e. cara mia). It just really took me out of the story, which was already just “meh” for me. The “hero” did a couple of unforgivable things and there was zero grovel. Not even a come to Jesus with the heroine. She just accepted it because his fears about her safety were proven true.

Not sure I’m going to continue the series, but I definitely will NOT be continuing on audio if the narrator is the same.

Brutal narration

The narration was brutal. The female was whining and monotone. Males voice wasn’t much better. I powered thru it but will not listen to book 2 because it has the same narrators.

Weak women make Sick!

Ok, there is being persuaded, and then there is simply weak. Overall, the storyline is ok, but the extreme way the female character just takes everything with little to no pushback is annoying.
Surely, we can do better.

Narrator

From the first minute I was not sure if I will make it to the end… I could not stand the female narrator. I’ve checked opinions and agree with all regarding it. Question in each sentence… I am sure the author did not want get character to be whiny and weak, but narrator has made her so. Out of respect, as I am a polish writer too, I have listened to the end. To the narrator- your voice is ok, but please work with someone and learn. You can do it, but you need someone to teach you how to not waste author’s work. You can do it!

Female voice was awful

The male voice was smooth and sexy but the female voice was so annoying I almost didn’t listen to the whole story
Had to stop to get a break from her voice

Loved it!

Great story and great characters. Bravo! I’m a new fan of the author. I can’t wait to read her other books.

The story is simple

I like that the story is simple and straightforward but I don’t like the narrator’s. The female is kind of robotic and her voice doesn’t fit the character the male is fine but still not the greatest narration.

good story

Teenage heartbreak 😭💔 so hard to get over. Liked they both felt the same. Hard to get over 1st loves. I enjoy mafia stories. Loved the lizard. I've heard these narrators before in another mafia stories and I had to get over how she reads in order to get through the books. loved the ending.

Terrible female narrator

I will not listen to another audiobook narrated by this woman. She has zero soul. Do yourself a favor and read this don’t listen. It’s awful. Can’t think of a worse narrator. Even virtual voice is better than her. Good story though.

Bloodied Hands

WTH 🤦🏼‍♀️ Who chose the female narrator? They should be fired! The voice was awful (no offense to Ms. Kelly) it was sooo wrong for this book the only saving grace was Patrick Zeller’s yummy voice.🫦 Storyline was good, ending with an HEA & a bambino was helpful lol. Is it worth a credit? NO, thankfully this book was free!