Yesterday I DNF'd an audio book that wasn't working for me.
Sad face.
But then I started an audio book that I instantly fell in love with.
Happy face.
Even though I didn't have a burning desire to read Get a Life, Chloe Brown (I just wasn't on the hype train for this one #sorrynotsorry), my library had the audio version available so I decided to give it a go. The overall narration wasn't bad - I didn't love it but it was okay - but the voice the narrator used for Chloe's sister Evie was awful. We're talking nails on a chalkboard. Screechy and cartoonish and I just couldn't do it. So, goodbye annoying narration! Maybe I'll try Get a Life again at some point but it definitely won't be on audio.
Things turned around immediately when I started my next audio book. It was love at first sight listen! See what it is right down there ↓.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
Currently reading: Last week I read King and Tyrant and I was so hooked that I kept right on going with the third book in the series. I was happy to find that Lawless is Bear's story. He's kind of messed up after what happened to him in Tyrant but I'm guessing Thia will help heal that.
Current progress: 42%
Currently listening: It was practically love at first listen with Boyfriend Material. From the first chapter I was hooked and completely charmed. The writing is so snappy and so clever and it's the kind of humor that just does it for me. Luc is kind of a hot mess and I can't wait to see where things go with Oliver.
Current progress: 17%
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?
Read: Having already read one by Frazier (The Dark Light of Day) this year, I knew that she gets dark. And since that's what I was in the mood for, I picked up King, which has been sitting on my shelf for at least 3-4 years. I was totally hooked on both King's and Doe's story and the way it ended had me jumping up and running for the second book.
Listened to: The Player ended up being an okay read/listen but nothing that thrilled me. I liked Warren but never warmed to Camila. She was completely hung up on money and social status and it was annoying. She could also be whiny and self-pitying and I just wasn't there for it. But I did like Warren and the overall story was entertaining enough so there was that.
Read: Tyrant was the continuation of King and Doe's story and if things were intense in the first book they were amped up times ten in this one. Frazier definitely isn't afraid to go there.
Listened to: The Player ended up being an okay read/listen but nothing that thrilled me. I liked Warren but never warmed to Camila. She was completely hung up on money and social status and it was annoying. She could also be whiny and self-pitying and I just wasn't there for it. But I did like Warren and the overall story was entertaining enough so there was that.
Read: Tyrant was the continuation of King and Doe's story and if things were intense in the first book they were amped up times ten in this one. Frazier definitely isn't afraid to go there.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL READ NEXT?
I'll either continue my binge-read of the King series with Soulless or, if I need a break, I'll pick up my ARC of Want You To Want Me.
What are you currently reading?
I wanna know! :)
I wanna know! :)
I just finished the audiobook of Boyfriend Material and I loved it! Funny, I had set the ebook aside. I was laughing, but it felt like I was trudging through it (if that makes sense), but the audiobook was so good. The narrator was fantastic and hilarious. Glad you are enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteSo happy to hear that you loved it, Sam! Luc and Oliver are making me ridiculously happy! :)
DeleteOoh I really want to read Boyfriend Material, so I'm happy to hear you are enjoying listening to it!
ReplyDeleteI hope you can get to it soon, Ethan. Maybe squeeze it in between all those horror books this month. :)
DeleteI just got the audio for Boyfriend Material. I keep hearing amazing things about it!
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll love it, Amber! I'm enjoying it so much.
DeleteI really think I need Boyfriend Material in my life!
ReplyDeleteKaren @ For What It's Worth
I agree, Karen, you definitely do. :)
DeleteI want to read Boyfriend Material! That one seems amazing!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving it, Sophie! :)
DeleteBoyfriend Material!! So glad that you're loving it!! I have really been looking forward to it!!
ReplyDeleteIt is so smart and funny! I hope you'll love it, Alison!
DeleteI am so happy that you are enjoying T.M. Frazier, I have enjoyed King but still need to continue the series. And you have me wanting to grab those books up that are still sitting on my kindle. :)
ReplyDeleteI am flying through the King series (well, flying through it for me). I've read three of the books in the last nine days and am starting the 4th today. I'm loving these characters!
DeleteI have definitely DNFed audiobooks because of the narrator's voices before!
ReplyDeleteThe narrator can definitely make it or break it!
Deletesometimes a break between books in a series can be a good thing
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
Sometimes it is but in this case I just wanted more. :)
DeleteI love that so many people are commenting on Boyfriend Material. I JUST read an ARC of it and it's sooo amazing. I'm really glad the audio is great and you're loving it too.
ReplyDelete-Lauren
www.shootingstarsmag.net
I'm so glad to hear you loved it! I'm only maybe 30% in but I am loving it so much. :)
DeleteBoyfriend Material sounds like an awesome book!
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
It really is. And the audio version is perfection. :)
DeleteThat's such a bummer about the Dani Brown audiobook. Makes me so glad I did the ebook instead. I'm glad to hear Boyfriend Material is a winner for you though. I keep hearing great things about it and just recently added it to my wishlist.
ReplyDeleteYeah, if/when I decide to give it another try I will definitely go the ebook route.
DeleteI'm so happy you're reading and loving Boyfriend Material! I just finished it and LOVED it!
ReplyDeleteI listened to Chloe Brown on audio and felt the same way! I'll pick up the companion book Dani Brown on ebook instead, that's for sure.
Yay! I'm so excited to see that you loved Boyfriend Material. :) I'm not even halfway through but I am loving every interaction between Luc and Oliver. ♥
DeleteHa! So it wasn't just me with the Chloe Brown audio! Oh my gosh, it was just painful. I'll do like you with Dani Brown and go for the ebook.
Sometimes an audio version can completely ruin the story! I have had to switch to traditional reading before too, but like you I'm not overly excited to read Get a Life Chloe Brown. It's not on my TBR. Glad to hear you started another fantastic book!
ReplyDeleteDespite everyone and their mother reading and loving Get a Life, Chloe Brown it just didn't particularly interest me. So when the audio version was such a dud I wasn't too bummed out. LOL
DeleteI don't know why, but Bear's stories were the hardest for me to stomach. I felt a big attachment to all the characters, though. That's probably why I keep reading the series.
ReplyDeleteEven though I connected more with Doe/Ray and King, the stuff that happened in Bear's books were huge. The violence in those was so extreme. And Soulless also had a shocker at the ending that made my jaw drop! :)
DeleteI love the cover for Boyfriend Material and you're not the first recently to comment on how good it is. I'll admit I'm curious.
ReplyDeleteHideous accents, voices etc with audiobooks will get them binned from me too. Although, I can get used to it as evidenced by my current audio reads, lol. I have the ebook of Chloe Brown and I am quite excited to read it but obviously not too excited or it wouldn't have sat on my kindle for over a year, lol.
Narration for audio books is such a personal thing. I started a series by Ilona Andrews on audio and took an immediate dislike to the narration. Everyone else seems to love it and she's so well liked that she does the whole series - but I hated it! LOL
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