D.M. is slowly becoming one of my favorite authors , although this book broke my heart in certain parts it’s dark and with each chapter there’s a new twist. I listened to the whole book in one sitting I highly recommend it .
I listened to this book and from the get go i was chuckling. It was a good read. I would recommend this one if you like shifters and witches.
This is my first book from this author and i will be looking into her others.
She has a way of making humour come out evenly throughout the book without it going over board. The story kept you interested. A good hook to see to the end.
Even though i haven’t read much in the way of shifter’s with witches it was interesting mix for green eyes.
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Vengeance (The Journals Trilogy Book Two) Audio Book
By D.M. Earl
4 stars
After listening to the first book in the series I was really looking forward to settling down with Vengeance and it didn’t disappoint. Once again the narration was really easy to listen to and I was easily engaged in what I was listening to. I liked that the read time was quite short; I listened to it in 2 sittings. There were some triggers in the story that made it difficult to listen to at times especially as it’s spoken it really does feel like you are listening to someone’s real life. Quinn’s story is quite powerful to listen to and is definitely thought provoking! I admire her strength of character and I am looking forward to seeing where her story goes in the next instalment of this series!
FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS!
I loved this book. I was laughing the entire time it was being read to me. Audiobooks are great because you can multitask while they are being read to you. “Shift Happens” was so good, I would rewind it just to be sure I didn’t miss anything! It kept me smiling and upbeat the entire time. Also, the narrator of this book makes the characters come to life with her accents and change in tone when reading quotes. I listened to the first book in the “New Orleans Nocturnes” series, and when I saw the second one available, I was so excited to listen to it! This author writes in such a modern tone that it makes me feel like I’m living it. I look forward to reading and listening to more books by Carrie Pulkinen.
This is a new genre for me, I love all things witches but never read many books about them.
This book was so fun, funny and engaging. I love listening to audiobooks it makes me feel so much closer to the characters. The narrator dos a great job of demonstrating the emotions of the character. My favourite was the sassiness of some of the characters, I could picture them acting in my head.
It has me intrigued to read the first book in the series. I very much enjoyed this audiobook, if you love werewolves and witches but mostly steamy romances THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!
Four stars
I love Pulkinen’s writing and thoroughly enjoyed experiencing this story through audio. The narrator does a nice job conveying the emotion of all of the characters, especially the sass of a southern lady who is trying desperately to fit in to the supernatural community without an ounce of magic to her name, or so she thinks. A fun book and a fun listen.
Shift Happens….. just the title gives you an indication of how witty and hilarious Carrie Pulkinen’s writing is. She’s a master with comedy and character development. This second book in the series is just as good as the first.
Hollie Jackson did an amazing job with the narration and really brought an extra layer to the characters and story
I’m excited for the next one especially the witty title
Shift Happens by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Shift Happens: A Frightfully Fun Paranormal Romance by Carrie Pulkinen
Narrated by Hollie Jackson
Shift Happens is just as funny and feel good as License To Bite was. Carrie Pulkinen is on my must listen to list. I would suggest you listen to this series in order. It will definitely be worth your time. They had me laughing out loud. Sophie and Trace are a perfect blend and add Jane, Ethan, Gaston, Crimson and Jackson in the story is full of witty dialogue and New Orleans charm. I look forward to listening to the rest of the books in the New Orleans Nocturnes series.
Hollie Jackson also narrated this book and it is wonderfully brilliant. Her accent was great and she really hit the laugh factor. I will be keeping my out for other books narrated by her.
Review by @sunbarn
Shift Happens (New Orleans Nocturnes Book Two) AUDIO BOOK by Carrie Pulkinen was a great listen. I loved Sophie in the first book and she just shines in this one. You do not need to read/listen to the first one to fit right into this one. Trace and Sophie were on fire and I loved their interactions. I loved the twists in the story and the dialogue felt genuine.
New to the supernatural world, Sophie is struggling to uncover the secrets of her late grandmother’s witchy abilities. Unfortunately for her, she was also bitten by a werewolf and is running out of time until the next full moon. At the same time, the werewolf who bit her, Trace, has been tasked with finding the source of a curse placed on his pack – never mind the attraction he feels towards his main suspect: Sophie. Though the story was short, I loved every second of this hilarious, yet steamy, paranormal romantic comedy. I can’t wait to see what’s in store in this world of the New Orleans Nocturnes Series!
I loved this book’s audio. This is an author that has continued to impress me with her writing skills and attention to details. This book is no different. I loved listening to this book. The reader had lots of emotion in their voice. I had no problems listening or imagining being with the characters. It was easy, fun and entertaining to listen to. I don’t normally listen to books but I would go back for more from this one. The reader brought the characters to life and pulled me into the story from the beginning. I highly recommend this book.
Review by @bjwagner
This really wasn’t my kind of thing, I don’t know why but the story just didn’t resonate with me and I wasn’t particularly gripped. The writing wasn’t bad, but I just didn’t feel an affinity with the main character of this book. It’s a shame really because I was really intrigued. I don’t think its anything that Earl did or didn’t do, because I am certain that lots of people will find this enjoyable – it’s emotive, real and raw, what more could you want – I just didn’t for whatever reason.
I will say that I did like the description of the journals and the way they played into the story, the colour coding thing was an interesting touch that made me think it might be cool to do that myself. I don’t think I’d have the commitment though unfortunately. We are introduced to Quinn. She is the voice of the story, she comes across as a prickly character right from the get-go. Quinn is not exactly easy going but it is because something dark in her past always drags her back from the brink of happiness before she ever gets chance to truly settle into it. And when her past comes to smack her full force around the face it’s all Quinn can do not to unravel and round the pain.
Like I said, this has an interesting premise, and I am sure that a lot of people will find this enjoyable and entertaining. It just wasn’t for me.
Anguish
The Journals Trilogy
Book 1
AUDIO BOOK
By D.M. Earl
☆☆☆☆☆
What a start to a suspenseful romance.
Quinn has a story to tell. But the best way for her to tell her story, was to start a journal. While she has a lot to tell, it is best written down. In one horrific event, her whole life changed. I have to say not in a good way. This is her struggle. She is stronger than even she believes. With the help of the one person who has been in the shadows, watching over ber. Will Quinn take her lifeback?
D.M. Earl is a new author for me. Where have I been? This story is so believable, you will have no choice to keep reading. This book will suck you in on the first page, and leave you wanting more on the last page. I love the characters in this story. Quinn is such a strong and brave woman. Her journals, her struggles, her life! I am looking forward to reading book 2 in this trilogy. Well done D.M. Earl! Well done!
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Desperately Seeking Sixty-Nine by J.D. Frettier
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Never judge a book by its length. This audiobook may have been the shortest one that I’ve ever listened to, but it ranks as one of my top favorites. It has steam, hijinks and adventure in what is an amazing depiction of what happens ‘after’. I cannot wait to pick up the next book in the series. If you are a fan of the hippie movement and want to see a flower child stumble through what seems to be an amazing afterlife, grab this book, put on your headphones, and settle in!
The narrotor does a real good job of doing this story. Well done descriptive of anxiety. Past has caught up with Quinn Brother found her again the person that destroy alot of Quinns life.
Quinn running from her past
Walker is not a nice person he’s vicious. He got worse over time. He’s manipulation is beyond what you thought.
This is such an emotional listen. This is things that happen in real life it can be hard to listen to. The way that this is portrayed is one of the best I’ve ever know. There is alot of history and side effects from family history.
Anguish – Audio Book
By D.M Earl
5 stars
This was a really interesting book to listen to. I did wonder when I read the synopsis how the narrator would get the authors words to come across as they are meant but I was really impressed. The story itself was really emotional at times and hearing Quinn’s words read to me felt like she was really telling me her story.
I really enjoyed listening to Anguish and I am definitely looking forward to the next book in the series.
Desperately Seeking Sixty-Nine Audible Logo Audible Audiobook by J.D. Frettier
5 Stars!!!!!
OMG!! What a way to take a great short book and make it better. I love how the narrator just brought this book to life. I really found that this added and made the story better. I could so picture the whole story in my mind.
I really like how the narrator uses expression and it really adds to it. I just love the fact that the story comes to life through the voices. I really could relax and get into listening.
5 Stars
Desperately Seeking Sixty Nine (The Green Room Chronicles, Book One) AUDIO BOOK by J.D. Frettier
What a fun and quirky book. I’m asking myself why I haven’t been listening to more books before now. I don’t honestly have an answer. This one had me chuckling and shaking my head a lot. I really enjoyed listening and Bonnie is something else. She meets and falls in love with Peter Hampton in 1969. But she dies one after having hot sex with her husband now finds herself in the “green room”. The Green Room is not really hell and certainly not heaven. She finds herself having a hard time coming to terms about leaving her soul mate behind. Find out if she gets her HEA in the afterworld. You guys this is a must read/listen which ever you prefer. But you won’t be disappointed either way.
This is the first book in The Journals Trilogy. This audio book is just under 2 hours. This story follows Quinn, who has just about lost everything and everyone, and Stone, who protects her from a distance. She remembers his eyes from that fateful night and now, a decade later, she sees those eyes again. Danger is lurking around the corner. She has been writing everything in journals to help her cope, and with those journals and the person attached to those green eyes, she just might survive again.
Desperately Seeking Sixty Nine (The Green Room Chronicles, Book One) AUDIO BOOK by J.D. Frettier was a funny and cute listen! I love Bonnie, she is really funny and relatable. I was hooked from the start, I did not know what to expect but the dialogue was golden. I loved the pace and how even it was a short book it still felt fully developed. I cannot wait to read more by J.D Frettier.
Four stars
Frettier writes such a fun story and I loved continuing this series in print and in audio. The narrator does a fantastic job conveying Linda’s emotion and diving into each scenario. Not meant for listening around innocent ears. But what a hilariously fun read and listen. Many laugh worthy moments!
I know what you are thinking this book is about… that cover and title really draws your attention right away. I had never read/listened to anything from JD Frettier before so I had no idea what to expect. JD Frettier, you are a clever mind! I adored this fast ride to the afterlife. At just under fifty pages we get a big story in a small package that makes you feel the gambit of emotions.
In Desperately Seeking Sixty-Nine you have the story of Bonnie McMillan. In the summer of 1969 bonne and her husband met at the infamous Woodstock. A life of hippie style love and sex, is what they have lived for a wonderful forty-seven years. All of that is changed and ripped away in one night of raunchy fun together. Bonnie finds herself in what they call ‘the green room’. She embarks on a mission to reinvent herself and find a way back to ‘sixty-nine’. What a journey it is too! I can’t wait to see what will come next in the second book in the series.
Review by @lizaileen
I have yet to come across a India Kells novel that I didn’t absolutely adore and devour and this one, Night Justice, is no exception to the rule. I do enjoy the way that India Kells can weave a deep and emotional, yet gripping story that has a clear and loud plot mixed in with the passion she writes so well. I sincerely love the suspense novels that she does and this one would have to be on the top of that list of favs.
In Night Justice, A Chicago Vigilantes Novel, we get to follow Orla, a determined reporter with a mission. She must find a way to stop the distribution of a new drug that is terrorizing Chicago while also searching for a Vigilante with his own ideas of justice at play in the city. These will develop a team that will be unstoppable if they can get over their feelings and insecurities. Will she be able to do all of this and find love in the process? This book will take you on a crazy ride through Chicago and bend your mind as you try to figure out all pieces of the puzzle and where they fit! I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in this series and any others that India Kells will grace us with soon!
Review by @lizaileen
J.D. Frettier had me belly laughing again with this, the second installment of The Green Room Chronicles. Linda, Bonnie and Dee become the infamous trio and takes over the Green Room with their HILARIOUS vengeance plans.
The spell that Edwina did…… hell has no fury like a woman scorned.
If you’re looking for a laugh you’ll definitely enjoy this.
Anguish by D.M. Earl
Narrated by Nya Simpson
Five Stars
Anguish is the first book in The Journals Trilogy by D.M. Earl. This is the first book I have read/listened to by this author. I have to say this book surprised me. It wasn’t what I was expecting when I stated listening. It was a roller coaster of a ride from the very beginning and it never stopped. Quinn is such a strong woman who suffered greatly. There are some explicit scenes in this book that could be triggers. I listened to this book in one sitting because I just had to know how it ends, but that just left me wanting more. So I will be listening to Vengeance in the near future.
This book was narrated by Nya Simpson and this is the first narration I have listened to by her. Her voice was mellow and easy to listen to. She really brought the characters to life. I look forward to listening to many more books by her.
Review by @sunbarn
Linda Gets Her Groove Thing by JD Frettier
Narrated by Hollie Jackson
Five Stars
Linda Gets Her Groove Thing is the second book in The Green Room Chronicles by JD Frettier. This series cracks me up. The short stories are fun to listen to and they make me hope there is a Green Room after death. This book can be listened to as a standalone but you really don’t want to miss the first book because they are both five stars for me. This story had me laughing out loud and I love when books do that.
Hollie Jackson did a great job narrating this book. Her voice and inflection is easy to listen to . She really brings the characters to life.
This is definitely an 18+ book. I can’t wait to read more from this author. Highly recommend.
Review by @sunbarn
Night Justice (A Chicago Vigilantes Novel Book 1) Audio Book by India Kells
4 Stars!!!!
I have no listened to the audio book and I have to admit that it really does add to the book and experience.
The narrator does such a great job not only with different accents and voices but also with emotion and feeling
in the reading. I really find the choice of narrator a good choice. Sometimes it can be a toss whether or
not audio will add but in this case it definitely did. I really enjoyed this second reading of the book
and as in most cases found new things that I had overlooked when reading the normal book.
I have read another series by this author and I have to say that I was not let down with this new
series. I really like the author’s style and find her plot very original. I also like how the characters
just really come to life and just seem to jump off of the page.
I like how there is drama and intrigue along with romance. All the elements are very balanced and the
book really just flows. I was not able to put it down. I really like how Orla works with the vigilanty and
how their connection blooms. I like how there is a crime element to the romance and that both genres
really blend together to a great start to a series. I will read more from this author in the future and this
series.
Review by @caraleeloonat
4 stars
This fun romp was a very enjoyable read and I was excited to get the audiobook. The narrator does a great job bringing this story to life and taking the humor to a new level. This quick story is one that will leave you laughing and blushing – just a whole lot of fun!
5 Stars
A Sun So Bright (Reigning Hearts, Book Three) AUDIO BOOK by KG Fletcher
A Sun So Bright is the third book in the Reigning Hearts Series by K.G Fletcher. I absolutely loved this book and listening to it was even better than when I read it. This author never ceases to amaze me her style of writing is simply amazing and her characters are fun, relatable and fully developed. This is Fiona and Chris’s story . Fiona comes up with a plan to hire a boyfriend to attend the functions with her so she’s not going alone. Chris is a guy who is living with his mom and saving money for his own house some day. He’s a bar tender. These two holy cow the attraction is there but Fiona is not wanting to admit. What will happen when secrets come out? Can these two have a future together? I highly recommend reading or listening to this book. I can’t wait to listen to more of this authors stories.
This was such a cute read! I really liked the male role in this novel! I think normally writers are lead to believe women want to read about a rugged, rude and dominant male but I enjoyed how he was so secure with himself but was patient with her! Would definitely recommend!
I also really enjoyed the princess and the pauper take it had and how we’re so consumed with what society says about us. Also, i think it’s interesting that her friends are the judgemental ones, despite them coming from a family that is ‘well educated’. I think it shows a lot about that phrase and how being of high class doesn’t mean anything if you’re not a nice person.
By @t-tahir
