Welcome back to another Quicky Review.
A lot of the time I like to read short stories, prequels and free audiobooks that are short and sweet. But why do a full review on a story that is say...80 pages long. So I do Quicky Reviews for the shorties and children books as well. Basically, the short stories get short reviews.
Here are just a few sentences on three audiobooks (about 2 hours or less) I got from Audible.com.
There are other Quicky Reviews for you to check out too and don't worry there will be more to come. I like short stories because most of them are FREE and I can get in and out of one in no time.
Previous Quicky Review
Quicky Review #16: Bluish and The Transfer
Quicky Review #17: Miss Moppet, Sleep Donation and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Quicky Review #16: Bluish and The Transfer
Quicky Review #17: Miss Moppet, Sleep Donation and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Night of Cake and Puppet
Author: Laini Taylor
Release Date: November 26, 2013
2 Hours and 46 minute
Book Description
In this new stand-alone novella from New York Times bestselling author Laini Taylor comes the story of a romantic, funny, and fantastical first date. In Night of Cake & Puppets, Taylor brings to life a night only hinted at in the Daughter of Smoke & Bone Trilogy--the magical first date of fan-favorites Zuzana and Mik. Told in alternating perspectives, it's the perfect love story for fans of the series and new readers alike.
Petite though she may be, Zuzana is not known for timidity. Her best friend, Karou, calls her "rabid fairy," her "voodoo eyes" are said to freeze blood, and even her older brother fears her wrath. But when it comes to the simple matter of talking to Mik, or "Violin Boy," her courage deserts her. Now, enough is enough. Zuzana is determined to meet him, and she has a fistful of magic and a plan. It's a wonderfully elaborate treasure hunt of a plan that will take Mik all over Prague on a cold winter's night before finally leading him to the treasure: herself!
Violin Boy's not going to know what hit him.
My Thoughts
OMG!!! I loved EVERYTHING about this audiobook. OMG!!! It was wonderful! beautiful! well written! And the perfect story in the mist of all the crazy from all the other books. I have to say that Khristine (narrator) did not hold to her voice for Zuzana throughout the audiobook but I loved it anyways. PERFECT story! I love Zuzana and Mick and now I love them more.
I just had to add a gif to this one. It was THAT good!!
Author: Agatha Christie
Release Date: July 13, 2012
1 hour and 20 minutes
Book Description
Back in print in an all-new edition is the engaging and illuminating
chronicle of the life of the "Queen of Mystery". Fans of Hercule Poirot
and Miss Marple and readers of John Curran's fascinating biographies Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks and Murder in the Making
will be spellbound by the compelling, authoritative account of one of
the world's most influential and fascinating novelists, told in her own
words and inimitable style - and here in her own voice. These audio
excerpts were dictated by Agatha Christie herself.
The New York Times Book Review called Christie's autobiography a "joyful adventure," saying, "she brings the sense of wonder... to her extraordinary career."
My Thoughts
I didn't finish this audiobook at all. I had a hard time hearing and understanding what she was saying. This recording is old and scratchy with a her voice sounding far away from the microphone. I had to just stop and give up half way in.
DNF
Author: Mark Dery
Audible Studios
Release Date: September 10, 2013
48 minutes
Book Description
Downton Abbey has brought out the Anglophile in American fans of
the hit TV series. But Anglophilia has a long history in America. Why
are some native-born residents of our Shining City Upon a Hill, where
All Men Are Created Equal, seduced by the fluting tones of manor-born
privilege? At last, Anglophilia explained - in American, thank you.
My Thoughts
What the heck? This was a waste! I have no idea what the point of the essay was at all. What? I feel a bit upset I wasted 48 minutes of my time on this. Nothing was explained at all. Waste! Thank God I didn't pay for it.
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