Category Archives: Audiobook Review

White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Review of the Book – the book was ok, it was nothing to write home about. A typical contemporary with an uber ALPHA male, aka, a Hunter…and the wronged woman…ugh…I kinda figured out about half-way through who the bad guy/girl was. I’m def. going to say that i’m more a fan of JAK’s historicals under the Amanda Quick name and not so much her contemporaries. That being said, I did like the first book in the series, and with this being the second, i’m going to give the third a chance (also under her JAK name) before deciding if i’ll continue the series or not.

Review of the Narration – on a cheese factor scale of 1-10 with 10 being the cheesiest, this was easily an 8 or a 9. The dialogue was omg…and the narration didn’t help much. David Colacci was ok and I could at least distinguish his various characters – Kathy Garver not so much…at one stage, 3 women were in the same scene and I had no idea who was talking because they all sounded alike…so it made for an interesting listening experience. I can’t say that I will be rushing out to listen to either of their narrators again in the future.

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The Future of Us by Jay Asher
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is one of those books that I really wanted to love. The concept behind it – over 5 years or so before facebook was launched (FWIW, I vaguely remember having an account in college, when it was just students and only a limited number of colleges) – what if you could have access to your facebook account and see your future? That is what happens to Emma and Josh when she gets a free copy of AOL online (wow, those were the days) to install on her computer. Intriguing right?

Unfortunately, Emma has to be one of the shallowest characters I have read about in a while. It was like she had no concept that her actions could seriously screw stuff up down the road. However, I did like Josh – he provided a needed sensible balance to Emma’s idiocy. The supporting cast of their high school friends, crushes and family members provided an interesting mix and perspectives.

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Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have to admit, sometimes there are advantages to coming late to a series…case in point, I only have to wait 6 weeks to find out what happens to Georgina, rather than the year that lots of people have had to (sorry guys, I don’t know how the heck you’ve done it). Admittedly, this ending was not as bad as the book 4 to book 5 in Fever series (and I only had to wait 3 painful days for that one) or the pending book 4 to book 5 in Chicagoland Vampires (November can’t come soon enough) – but this one still has me thinking…

anyways, onto the review…at the end of book 4 I was so mad at both Seth and Georgina (AGAIN!) because of what had happened, I was unsure if I would continue the series (although, I don’t know why I keep saying that because I know I will…lol) – but book 5 opens following Seth’s engagement to Maddie, Georgina’s best friend (ouch!). For me the most interesting part of this book was seeing Georgina’s past. Throughout the series, we have heard what she did when she became a succubus, but for the most part, we have only seen brief glimpses of her past. In Shadows, we were able to see more and it helps me to understand more about her and why she has done some of the stuff that she has done. It also makes me curious to see how it is all going to resolve itself in the last book. I have my theories, but don’t want to discuss them without risking spoilers (although I might post a spoiler review of the book on my blog, but i’ll let you know)

another 4 star, nearly 5 star read for me – i’d probably called it 4.5, and Richelle Mead is going firmly into the authors I want to read more from in the future list.

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Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I’m definately in two minds about this series right now – on one hand, I hated the ending of book 3 (probably like most readers) because I felt betrayed by the author and wasn’t sure if I was going to continue and yet, I was so preoccupied by what happened that I knew I was going to pick up book 4 because I had to find out what happened.

I ended up really enjoying this book, although Georgina pissed me off for a good portion of it with her woe is me attitude – i’m sorry honey, some of this shit you brought on yourself and Seth…well, he needs a good slap upside the head (a la Gibbs)…and yet, I find that I want to read book 5 to see what happens and can’t wait for book 6 to be released…ugh!! Glad to see Roman back as well as Seth’s nieces (or at least one of them), I was really hoping that they weren’t going to disappear from the storyline because they are super cute…and the ending, well…now I got to think…I wonder why what happened did…

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Succubus Dreams by Richelle Mead
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I hate Seth with every fiber of my being right now and yet, I know that i’ll pick up the next book in the series just to find out what happens…

In this one, book 3 in the series, Georgina and Seth try to continue on with their forbidden relationship, admist an arrival of a group of angels in town and dreams that are leaving her drained of energy.

I love this series, there is just something about someone who is evil, yet, who makes for a compelling main character as she struggles with her life. The supporting cast of Seth, Jerome, Eric, Carter, Cody and Hugh continue with laughs all around, and adding to the mix is Dante, and Tawny. Have to admit that I’m not a fan of Maddie and yet at the same time, i can see why events that occurred did (as much as I hate to admit it)

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Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Several of my friends have been raving about how funny Christopher Moore was, but I was hesitant to try him out because some how they rarely live up to expectation. Boy was I wrong – I was driving down the road listening to Fluke and nearly crashed when a section about Whale Penii (penis’s or whatever the proper plural form is). A lot of humor, a touch of romance and some sci-fi made this an entertaining listen on the commute into work and i’ll be reading/listening to more in the future.

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