Madam Pince

Realistic and Scary

Revisado: 12-12-20

Nick Cade and his sister, Wendy, are killing time at the Palmetto Island dock while his parents attend a business dinner when a long-missing woman’s animated corpse — in other words, a zombie — drags away the canoe his sister is sitting in and disappears into the mist. When his parents learn she’s missing, they’re angry the pair didn’t stay put in the condo as instructed, and Officer McDonald thinks Wendy ran off to meet up with friends, even though she and Nick don’t know anyone on the island.

With the help of an island girl named Kat who speaks in a strange accent — “she had a funny way of making words interesting” — Nick visits a Gullah woman called Poke Salad Annie for help and plumbs the depths of Palmetto Island, but the real revelations come when an old case of Nick’s comes back from the dead.

Zane Van Wicklyn is a scarily talented young man whose voice, diction, and interpretation are well beyond his youthful years. He’s an inimitable narrator and fully brings Nick to life while also doing justice to the female voices of the story. This is an audiobook to enjoy over and over just to hear Zane’s delivery.

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Death is No Laugh

Revisado: 05-27-20 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Tempest enters his most frightening investigation as he chases down a murderous gang of klowns (that's how they spell it), the leader of whom has Tempest in his sights. Even with the help of his friends and Amanda, he and one man will fight to the death on their own. Charles Robert Fox is the perfect voice for the ex-soldier and paranormal investigator, bringing Rochester's most honorable and resolute detective to life.

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Patricia Scores the Stars

Revisado: 05-27-20 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Patricia investigates when the stars of an Indian ballroom dancing program are murdered onboard the Aurelia. Narrated by the lively Helena Miller, who not only brings Patricia to life, but effortlessly animates the novel over a five-hour span. Every Steve Higgs fan should add this to their collection.

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Patricia Puts Greece on Notice

Revisado: 05-27-20 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Deryn Oliver marvelously details Patricia’s escapades in Athens as she searches for the killer of Alastair’s nephew, Julian, who was killed when he uncovered skullduggery in the bursar’s office. Nearly five hours of heart-stopping action by Britain’s premier amateur detective chronicled by an energetic narrator.

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Tiny Earth Dragon Saves the Day!

Revisado: 01-10-20

Adana, a little brown earth dragon, feels rejected — she can’t do anything the other dragons do. She can’t play in the clouds like the air dragons, can’t swim and enjoy water games like the water dragons, and can’t breathe flames to toast marshmallows like the fire dragons — the one time she tried, by drinking fire water, it just made her throat sore. No one wants to be her friend because she’s boring and brown, and that makes her quite sad.

Then one day, while Adana is asleep in her cave, a giant stumbles into the dragons’ haven. The air dragons fly into his face to drive him away, but the giant just laughs and swats them away, and the terrified air dragons take shelter in Adana’s cave. Next, he stomps into the lagoon, splashing out all the water and chortling as he fends off the water dragons, who also seek shelter in Adana’s cave. Then he stomps to the lair of the fire dragons, where they’re playing toss the fire ball. They fight back when he interrupts their game, but their angry flames just bounce off his thick skin.

But as the frightened dragons cry in Adana’s crowded cave, she takes action: digging into the soft earth floor. She tunnels her way out to the giant, who’s lounging on a rock, and using the strength given to her by her natural habitat, she confronts the giant while safely hidden in her tunnel. Through politely firm demands and judicious pokes of her sharp claws, she convinces the giant to depart.

Debbie Manber Kupfer has written a children’s book that appeals to all ages, and the audiobook is expressively narrated by Fiona Thraille, who masters a variety of voices for all the characters. Clocking in at a brief 16 minutes, Thraille’s interpretation of Kupfer’s book is the perfect way to to ease into sleep at the end of the day.

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Difficult Story

Revisado: 01-01-20 El oyente recibió este título gratis

This is a well-written novel, but difficult for me to stomach. Family secrets tend toward the sordid.

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Lucy in Autumn

Revisado: 12-19-19

Lucy the Bunny is enjoying fall and visits a pumpkin patch, where she finds lots of fun enjoying the fruits of the season.

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Jace and the World of Weirdness

Revisado: 12-19-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Jace is on his way to fish when he notices a deer lift itself to its hind legs and walk like a human, so he follows the creature into a world where animals of all sorts speak and act like humans. But he's now lost and needs help finding his way home, which isn't an easy task. A thoroughly enjoyable fantasy romp.

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Interesting and Engaging

Revisado: 10-14-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Melt Zone is an interesting novel that, while it requires some suspension of disbelief, is still quite engaging and interesting. David Loving’s performance paired with Simon Rosser’s manuscript created a story that held my attention, unlike many audiobooks. I did very little rewinding because I’d lost my place, although I did repeat favored portions. I thoroughly enjoyed Melt Zone and recommend it to readers looking for a good action-adventure book.

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Excellent beginning to suspenseful story

Revisado: 09-14-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I’m a longtime fan of A.R. Shaw, and this story didn’t disappoint— good people, suspenseful story, reliable dogs. Tracey Rooney was a superior narrator, especially for a female-dominated story. Highly recommended. Post-apoc fans can’t go wrong with this duo.

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