audiobook adventures
Jan. 25th, 2025 08:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marcicat*Got 'The Wedding Witch' by Erin Sterling from my hold list this week, which is the third of a three-book series. Getting it was a fun prize all on its own, since notifications like 'the book you placed on hold is now ready to borrow' are an EXCELLENT use of technology.
*The first two books of the series were largely memorable for the talking cat (obviously my favorite character). The talking cat only had a tiny cameo in this book, which was unfortunate. There was a second cat introduced, though -- a delightful surprise despite not having a speaking role.
*The summary offered bears Very Little resemblance to the story itself (like, way less than usual). Unless 'Declan' is the Welsh way of saying 'Colin,' which could actually be the case, I don't know.
*I really thought the author was going to do something clever to wrap up the plot, not just 'time travel is so weird, I guess magic?' BUT I absolutely respect the 'I'm finishing this story and that's THAT' strategy, and I was definitely not reading it for the plot. So, that's fair.
*I definitely WAS reading it for the cat and the relationships (both romantic and family), which got the main focus. Hooray!
THE BEST PART OF THE AUDIOBOOK
*It's narrated by Mary Jane Wells. This is the first book I've listened to with her narrating, but she was GREAT. I was experiencing 'Raphael Corkhill narrating 'Winter's Orbit'' levels of listening enjoyment. I immediately looked up what else she's narrated and tagged some for future listening. A book I enjoyed that leads to other books I might enjoy: MY FAVORITE THING!
*The first two books of the series were largely memorable for the talking cat (obviously my favorite character). The talking cat only had a tiny cameo in this book, which was unfortunate. There was a second cat introduced, though -- a delightful surprise despite not having a speaking role.
*The summary offered bears Very Little resemblance to the story itself (like, way less than usual). Unless 'Declan' is the Welsh way of saying 'Colin,' which could actually be the case, I don't know.
*I really thought the author was going to do something clever to wrap up the plot, not just 'time travel is so weird, I guess magic?' BUT I absolutely respect the 'I'm finishing this story and that's THAT' strategy, and I was definitely not reading it for the plot. So, that's fair.
*I definitely WAS reading it for the cat and the relationships (both romantic and family), which got the main focus. Hooray!
THE BEST PART OF THE AUDIOBOOK
*It's narrated by Mary Jane Wells. This is the first book I've listened to with her narrating, but she was GREAT. I was experiencing 'Raphael Corkhill narrating 'Winter's Orbit'' levels of listening enjoyment. I immediately looked up what else she's narrated and tagged some for future listening. A book I enjoyed that leads to other books I might enjoy: MY FAVORITE THING!
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