(This was an audiobook, so I will be reviewing it as such.)
W-O-W! The book and storyline by itself was spicy and addicting, but the narrators on this audiobook I think are my new favorites! I thought since it was two narrator's it would be two POV's but it was actually only one POV, with Joe Arden performing the male dialogue. I could honestly listen to him all day, his voice was like the Johnny Depp of audiobooks. I have heard Maxine Mitchell on audiobooks before, and I am a fan! Both narrator's delivered the lines beautifully and brought another layer of intensity. Absolutely loved it! I already have the other books in the series sitting on my Kindle waiting to be read.

***3.5 Stars***
This book came highly recommended and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to review an advanced listening copy through Netgalley. I went in blind. This book has a lot of hype on social media, but I knew nothing about the story and had very few expectations of what it would be about. The story had lots of mystery and intrigue and was narrated by the very talented Maxine Mitchell and Joe Arden in Duet, with Joe narrating all the male dialogue. Joe's narration of Sean reminded me a bit of Matthew McConaughey in Fast Times at Ridgmont high. A bit of a hippie stoner who takes life as it comes. Dom, was much more dark serious and brooding in his lower register. Cecilia gets twisted up in the business of these townies and begins to fall hard, for two men who are very different but similar.

The story definitely kept me intrigued and the bedroom scenes were extremely spicy. Once scene where Cecilia was reading in bed was a particular favorite. There were some issues I had with the book primarily that for large sections of the story I didn't like the characters. I found Sean and Dom to be selfish and manipulative at times and got angry with them for how they acted towards Cecilia more than once. For her part Cecilia made some silly choices as well, ones that might be expected of an 18 year old and showed her immaturity.

I very much enjoyed Flock and will probably read the ebook for book 2 because I don't know if i will be able to wait for the audio for book 2.

I received an ALC of this book and voluntarily give my review.

Wow. Just wow. I loved how vague the synopsis of this is because you don't wanna know what you're getting into when you crack this bad boy open. What you do need to know is this is SO different to anything I've ever read by this author and it might be her best work yet. It's go angst and suspense by the bucketlload and all the steam you can ask for. I implore you to pick this up. You won't regret it.

First I’ll start off with the narration since it’s one of my favorite styles. The book is narrated in duet style meaning the male speaks all male parts and female speaks all female parts regardless of what POV the chapter is in. This really adds to the story in my opinion. Both narrators did a fantastic job.

As for the story be ready! This is the type of book that will give you a lot of highs and lows. You’ll love and hate characters and you’ll be itching to get to the end. It does end in a cliffhanger so be ready. This story definitely is unexpected and full of secrets so if you like that I recommend giving it a try. I can’t say more as I don’t want to spoil the story.

Unfortunately, I chose to DNF this audiobook.

I didn't enjoy the vagueness and the lack of plot which the author tried to cover up with a sex-crazed polyamorous relationship.

Ive also come to the realization that I no longer enjoy reading about TOXIC, ABUSIVE, and CONTROLLING men. It's not cute ladies!

When this book came out last summer, I saw it everywhere. EVERY romance reader was talking about it and raving about it. Sometimes, that just turns me off because what if the book doesn't live up to the hype? I was kind of nervous to go in. But, All I have to say is it lived up to the hype. It was unique, sexy and filled with a suspense that left me with a few questions and I can't wait to read/listen to the rest of the trilogy.

I'm so glad I didn't really read what the book was about nor did I read any spoilers. Do you know how hard that was?! Well, I did it and I am so happy I got to go in blindly and experience book one in The Ravenhood trilogy by audio. The performances were amazing and it was the first audiobook I've listened to with a duet narration. And it was fanfrickintastic! It was so nice to get the female POVs with a female voice and the male POVs with a male voice. It was like listening to a movie and putting my own (very naughty) visuals to this all consuming story.
Maxine Mitchell captured Cecelia and her young, questioning ways of adulthood and sexuality with a finesse that was utter perfection. And her French accent for another character was spot on. She made me feel who Cecelia was and everything she was grappling with. From her parents to her life in Triple Falls with a group of men, I got to experience everything through her eyes and it was HAWT!!

And then there was Joe Arden's performance. While this story is told all from Cecelia's POV, we still get the male characters from him. Damn damn damn! He did Sean and Dom and the others so well. You could distinguish between the characters and he nailed the sexy and fun Sean just as much as the dark and broody Dom. And his use of our favorite F word? Just perfect! These were the perfect narrators for this ultra sexy romantic suspense set in a small town.

While the narration brought this story alive, the book itself was unique, sexy, well written, hot as sin, with a bit of mystery suspense thrown in. I felt at times I was concentrating on relationships and growth of our main character, but there was so much more going on behind the scenes that I didn't even really put together until the end and it was like "WOW".

With all that said, I'm not going to say much about the details of this book. It's a book best left to go in blind. But know that Kate Stewart knows how to bring it. She may take you out of your comfort zone and it will make you question a lot of things that happen around you on the daily. It is well written and filled with intrigue, angst, secrets, lies and chemistry between characters that is scorching. This unconventional story was perfectly paced from beginning to end. I'm invested in these complex characters and where the story is going to go next. And if you get a chance to listen to the audio, I can't recommend it enough.

"The only love I've ever known or craved is the kind that keeps me sick, sick with longing, sick with lust, sick with need, sick with grief. The distorted kind that leaves scars and jaded hearts."

Talk about a wild ride! This book was released last year, but with the audiobook publishing soon, I couldn't pass up the chance to hear how the narrators bring Cecelia, Sean, and Dominic to life. Maxine Mitchell and Joe Arden were the perfect choices for the story, and I found myself being able to get lost in the book so much easier than when I tried reading it via my kindle. Obviously that is personal preference and could be for numerous reasons, but I truly feel that this format brings a special something to the story, an engaging quality that let me feel I was in that small town just outside of Charlotte, NC with them.

There are so many cryptic reviews surrounding this title, mainly because it's chocked full of spoilers, in just about every aspect of the plot and characters. What you need to know going in is that Cecelia is the heir to her father, Roman's, business empire, even though he was absent for nearly all of her existence. She's going to live with him for at least 1 year, working on the line with the other factory employees, before she is eligible to inherit it all. Along the way, she meets fellow employee Sean, who introduces her to his friends Dominic and Tyler and the rest of the crew, and thus a suspenseful force of nature is put into play that cannot be stopped. If you enjoy slow burning romance and have an open mind (trust me, it is HOT 🔥🔥🔥) definitely give this one a try. Don't be scared by the massive cliffy; the next book is already available to read for free in KU!

Flock is about a girl, Cecilia, spending the summer with her estranged father. She is working at one of his company’s plants and begins a relationship with her supervisor. After meeting his gang of friends, she realizes they keep many secrets and she will always be at a distance. Without giving anything away, you don’t know who the main love interest is (or if there is one) and there are many spicy scenes. This is not for the faint of heart! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced audiobook and I hope I can get my hands on the next two in the series after that cliffhanger!

Ok, this is not my usual trope to read. I admit I'm still reeling from that ending. The pacing was a little slow but the story was interesting enough that it didn't bother me to much. There are plenty of twists and turns. And if you like dark erotica with a mystery thrown in you will enjoy this book. Take my word when I say go in to it blind.

1.5 stars

I can't see why this book is so hype up because frankly if I didn't read this in audiobook I'd dnf-ed it so fast.
I hated the heroine from the get go. How can someone be so old and yet so immature? I kept wondering what "romance books" she was reading that made her believe toxic relationships were okay? She even admit the guy she's pinning for is toxic and uses (and abuses) her but... ***So RoMaNtIc*** ... nope.
I didn't even enjoy the "mystery" here because in most of the chapters I ended up confused and annoyed rather than entertained.
Now I was going to try and read book 2 because this ends in a cliffhanger but after one of my friends (who read this and loved it) read that sequel and hated it, I've decided that I'm good.
This book, I can see why so many people loved it but unfortunately I'm not one of them.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the chance to listen to this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

WHOA!! What did I just read?!! To say I was thrown for a loop several times in this book is an understatement. At one point I’m heading north and then the next moment I’m heading Northeast and then BAM I’m driving past a train wreck and I can’t look away. Then as I think we’re back on track I start to veer to the south and finally, I’m going west towards the ocean where I get slammed by a tsunami of more mystery.
FLOCK:
● CHAPTER 25 – iykyk
● steamy
● angsty
● secrets
● cliffhanger

Chapter 25 had me pulling the car over to message my friend, Christy, to ask her what she had gotten me into. *lol* I mean, I did see the foreshadowing happening early on in the story but to actually see it come to fruition was on a whole another level.

I’ll admit at times I questioned what I was reading and tried to make sense of it. As I’ve heard that is pretty common and as you get further in the book more stuff starts to come together. I have to admit it is fun reading and not knowing where the story is going to take you. That is something that becomes harder to do for a reader who has read a lot of books. Well done to the author! I enjoyed the wild ride.

The Ravehood series is a continuing story!

The audio was well done! Both narrators were excellent and added flavor to the story.

**Complimentary audio copy in exchange for an honest review.**

I really don't see the hype with this book and series. Nothing was making sense, the story and the characters weren't connecting at all. Honestly, I probably would have dnf'd if I didn't have the audiobook. The cover is pretty though.

The narrators Joe and Maxine were perfect and loved the Duet style.

I received this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this unbiased review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙄 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡, 𝙞𝙛 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩, 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨.“
Oh my gosh, I need a minute or 10 years to fully sift through my emotions and thoughts for this one. If you’ve ever read anything by Stewart before this, you know that she has this way of sucking you in and then leaving you gasping. That’s where I am right now. This might even slide Drive out of its top position in my favorites, and that’s hard to do. These characters are unlike anything else I’ve come across, the topics relevant, and honestly, I don’t know how long I can wait for a conclusion.
Read this. Listen to this. If you read nothing else all year, all of your life, put this on your tbr and then dive in immediately.

These narrators were an absolute perfect fit for these characters, bringing them to life even larger than before.

Ummm WOW! My mind & my heart are blown away! I am totally in love with Flock🤯 Cecelia, Sean😍 & Dom🖤 have hit me counting the days until Exodus audio is out!!

Joe & Maxine are rockstars!!

This is a hard review for me to write because I truly think Stewart is a gifted writer and will try another book from her, but I truly could not connect with the characters. She has wonderful world-building skills, great character development, and a wonderful flow to her story, it just isn't my cup of tea. I found the characters to be well written, easily pictured in my mind, and like they had true distinct voices, I just didn't personally like them as people and that makes a book hard to enjoy. I wish her the best of luck with this book and know others will absolutely love it, so remember this is just my opinion and there is nothing wrong with the writing style or the author!!

I won't be leaving reviews online since I don't want to cause negative attention for the author or the book.

Mind. Blown. Kate Stewart brought a totally different kind of read with Flock and I loved it! This review is going to be short and vague because this is a book you want to go into blind.

Cecelia meets Sean at her first day at work. She’s working at a place her father owns to earn her spot there. She and her father are estranged, but she’s living with him and working for him for reasons bigger than herself. She’s expecting to just survive this year of working for her dad, but with Sean and his group of friends, everything changes.

I love books that make me think, make me feel, and keep me guessing. This one did all three. I’m so glad I had no idea what this was about. I’m glad I went in blind and was surprised with each twist and turn. No one crafts a story quite like Kate Stewart, and I was blown away by this one. It was on my mind for days. I couldn’t stop thinking about what happened, what’s happening, and what will happen next. I have so many theories!

If you have the chance to listen to the audiobook, it's a MUST LISTEN! The two narrators, Maxine Mitchell and Joe Arden, do an INCREDIBLE job voicing these characters! So good.

This story is unique, it’s twisty, and it’s insanely sexy. After finishing book one, all I have to say is to buckle up, ya’ll. You’re in for a ride! I’m so glad these books are releasing so close together because you’re not going to want to wait long for the next one! If you’re looking for an epic romantic suspense, pick up Flock!