Adventures in Audio – The Last Town on Earth and An Echo in the Bone

CarrieK | March 11, 2010

Adventures in Audio is a semi-regular feature in which I talk about the audiobooks I am currently listening to. If you are an audiobook listener and you would like to join in, feel free to link to your post in the comments.
The Last Town on Earth by Thomas Mullen is a historical novel set in [...]

Mini-reviews: Going Bovine by Libba Bray, Down the Long Hills by Louis L’Amour, Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell, The Game by Laurie R. King

CarrieK | March 9, 2010

Title: Going Bovine
Author: Libba Bray
Genre: YA speculative fiction
Publisher: Delacourte Books for Young Readers
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Audiobook from the public library
First line: The best day of my life happened when I was five and almost died at Disney World.
Cameron Smith is dying of Mad Cow disease. Instead of wasting away in the hospital, [...]

Adventures in Audio (Going Bovine and The Game)

CarrieK | February 24, 2010

Every week in my Teaser Tuesday post, I get to give you a little taste of my current reads. I love reading other people’s teaser posts – although it is hazardous to my to-read list. I’ve been thinking, though, that I don’t usually talk about my current “listens.” I’m a not only a multiple-reader; I’m [...]

Book Review: A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

CarrieK | January 28, 2010

Title: A Breath of Snow and Ashes
Author: Diana Gabaldon
Genre: Historical fiction/fantasy
Publisher: Dell
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Source: Audiobook from the public library
First line: The dog sensed them first.
Whew! I just finished listening to the audiobook edition of Diana Gabaldon’s A Breath of Snow and Ashes – all 48 discs of it! And after being a [...]

Book Review: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

CarrieK | November 20, 2009

Title: The Fiery Cross
Author: Diana Gabaldon
Genre: Historical fiction/fantasy
Publisher: Dell
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Source: Audiobook from the public library
First line: I woke to the patter of rain on canvas, with the feel of my first husband’s kiss on my lips.
Can you believe it? I finally finished listening to The Fiery Cross on audio. It took [...]

Interview with Lorelei King, actress and reader of the Stephanie Plum audiobooks

CarrieK | November 16, 2009

I have been an audiobook lover for a long time, but it’s only been the past six months that I’ve discovered one of the best things about listening to books: it makes time spent at the gym almost bearable. Not just any audiobook, though. I need to listen to something that will keep me lifting [...]

Book Review: Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Janet Evanovich

CarrieK | November 12, 2009

Title: Finger Lickin’ Fifteen
Author: Janet Evanovich
Genre: Mystery
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Audiobook from the public library
First line: When I was a kid, I was afraid of spiders and vegetables.
Finger Lickin’ Fifteen is the latest title in Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. I have listened to so many of these books on [...]

Book Review: The Sky Inside by Clare B. Dunkle

CarrieK | November 10, 2009

Title: The Sky Inside
Author: Clare B. Dunkle
Genre: Middle grade dystopian fiction
Publisher: Ginee Seo Books
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Source: Audiobook from the public library
First line: The big television cameras of the “You’ve Been Caught Napping Game Show” prowled in the darkness at the edge of the set.
Martin Glass is the 12-year-old protagonist of The Sky [...]