audiobook rec
Sep. 29th, 2024 07:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marcicatI always find it challenging to rec any pro-published work, because it feels more fraught, somehow. With fanfic, I figure AO3 includes all the tags and warnings, so it's easy for anyone to get a basic idea of whether they want to read something. (Plus there's always Ctrl+down arrow, my personal favorite technique! I just want to know how it ends, okay? I GET NERVOUS.)
But I've recently been enjoying audiobooks as a way to read and crochet at the same time, and searching out free offerings on Libby and hoopla (both offered through the local library, both highly recommended!). And I've especially enjoyed audiobooks by Jessie Mihalik, which seem to hit the sweet spot for me of 'I wonder what's going to happen next?' without veering into 'I wonder if I can skip ahead and not miss too much' or 'I AM SO STRESSED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS BOOK.'
(ALSO after my previous grumbling about four-book series, I'm pleased to report that each book in Jessie Mihalik's trilogies can be enjoyed as a standalone story. There are plot arcs that carry through, but nothing I would call a cliffhanger, particularly relationship-wise.)
But I've recently been enjoying audiobooks as a way to read and crochet at the same time, and searching out free offerings on Libby and hoopla (both offered through the local library, both highly recommended!). And I've especially enjoyed audiobooks by Jessie Mihalik, which seem to hit the sweet spot for me of 'I wonder what's going to happen next?' without veering into 'I wonder if I can skip ahead and not miss too much' or 'I AM SO STRESSED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS BOOK.'
(ALSO after my previous grumbling about four-book series, I'm pleased to report that each book in Jessie Mihalik's trilogies can be enjoyed as a standalone story. There are plot arcs that carry through, but nothing I would call a cliffhanger, particularly relationship-wise.)
