I’m over at AudioGals with a review of The Single Undead Mom’s Club by Molly Harper, narrated by Amanda Ronconi. Not as romantic as some of the other installments but a lot of fun.
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I’m over at Dear Author with a review of Fangs for the Memories by Molly Harper. Written for fans, this novella tells the story of how Andrea finally accepted Dick’s invitation for a first date.
I’m over at AudioGals with a review of The Dangers of Dating a Rebound Vampire by Molly Harper, narrated by Amanda Ronconi. Fun and light-hearted, even if someone is trying to kill Gigi for most of the book. (Slightly irrelevant aside: the title baffled me a little – Nik wasn’t on the rebound.)
I’m over at AudioGals with a review of Snow Falling on Bluegrass by Molly Harper, narrated by Amanda Ronconi. Kelsey finally gets her man.
Why I read it: This is one of my own purchases. I think Harper and Ronconi are a winning combination.
What it’s about: (from Goodreads) When Sadie and Josh compete for the same Kentucky Tourism Commission job, sparks fly – turns out Kentucky really is for lovers.
Sadie Hutchins loves her job at the Kentucky Tourism Commission. Not only could her co-workers double as the cast of Parks and Recreation, but she loves finding the unusual sites, hidden gems, and just-plain-odd tourist attractions of her home state. She’s a shoo-in for the director’s job when her boss retires at the end of the year…until hotshot Josh Vaughn shows up to challenge her for the position.
Josh is all sophisticated polish while Sadie’s country comfort, and the two have very different ideas of what makes a good campaign. So when their boss pits them against each other in a winner-takes-all contest, they’re both willing to fight dirty if it means getting what they want. But it turns out what Josh and Sadie want could be each other – and Josh’s kisses are the best Kentucky attraction Sadie’s found yet!
What worked for me (and what didn’t): Molly Harper’s sense of humour just works for me and when Amanda Ronconi is narrating, it just adds to the fun. Ronconi’s comedic timing gels nicely with the text. This author/narrator combination feels in sync to me. There’s nothing earth-shattering about the stories, a Harper audio gives me reliable enjoyment and I know it will make me laugh. This series appears to be audio only and Audible only – although Goodreads tells me that the third book is going to be released by Pocket Star this month. When I did a search, the only versions which showed up of this book were from Audible however.
Why I listened to it: I have enjoyed all of the Jane Jameson/Half Moon Hollow books on audio and picked this one up at Audible when it was released.
What it’s about: (from Goodreads): Nola Leary would have been content to stay in Kilcairy, Ireland, healing villagers at her family’s clinic with a mix of magic and modern medicine. But a series of ill-timed omens and a deathbed promise to her grandmother have sent her on a quest to Half-Moon Hollow, Kentucky, to secure her family’s magical potency for the next generation. Her supernatural task? To unearth four artifacts hidden by her grandfather before a rival magical family beats her to it.Complication One: Her grandfather was Mr. Wainwright and the artifacts are lost somewhere in what is now Jane Jameson’s book shop.Complication Two: her new neighbor, Jed Trudeau, who keeps turning up half naked at the strangest times, a distraction Nola doesn’t need. And teaming up with a real-life Adonis is as dangerous as it sounds, especially when he’s got the face of an angel and the abs of a washboard—can Nola complete her mission before falling completely under his spell?
What worked for me (and what didn’t): To be honest, I nearly quit this one about 10 minutes in. I usually enjoy Amanda Ronconi’s narration but her accent for the narrator and main character, Nola, was putting me off. I persisted, in the hope I’d get used to it. Fortunately, by the middle of Chapter 3, it was explained that Nola’s accent was a horrid mashup of Boston and Ireland and maybe something else. And you know what? That’s exactly what Nola’s accent sounded like. I thought it was Ms. Ronconi doing a really bad Irish accent. But I did her a disservice when I thought that – she actually voiced the character as written – it’s just that it’s not written right at the beginning of the story so it was a little hard to understand at first. When there were Irish characters, Ms. Ronconi did a fine Irish accent. I can’t say I’m sorry that the Boston dropped out of Nola’s accent for the most part by the latter part of the story. It did sound a bit like Ms. Ronconi’s teeth were clenched and that can’t have been comfortable.
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