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Showing posts with label Alpha & Omega. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alpha & Omega. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Review of Alpha & Omega by Camilla Ochlan and Bonita Gutierrez.

The Alpha & Omega (The Werewolf Whisperer, #2) by Camilla Ochlan & Bonita Gutierrez 4*
BLURB: Ever since K-Day and the "werewolf apocalypse," life has been rough for The Werewolf Whisperer team of Lucy Lowell and Xochitl MagaƱa. But it's about to get a whole lot rougher.
As Lucy's uncanny ability to control the Were population takes an unexpected turn, she's thrust into an unfamiliar world that's more vivid, more alive and more scary than she's ever known. And now, with the ominous words "You're makin' a mistake, Lucy Lowell. Trustin' all the wrong people" still running through her mind, she's on the hunt.
Xochi's world has just turned upside down again…and she's freaking out. Not only is she running from a psychotic blonde while a hyperactive teenage Were howls in the backseat of her pristine Toronado, her best friend is hell-bent on tracking down the woman she once thought of as a second mother. All Xochi wants is to find a hole, crawl inside and forget K-Day ever happened. But the more she learns of Lucy's history, the more separated Xochi feels from her friend.
Now for the first time in two years, Lucy and Xochi find themselves on different roads. Unfortunately, the women discover that something evil is about to surface, and they must put aside their differences to once again save society from itself. Wanted, disgraced and set-up, Lucy and Xochitl hurtle toward a confrontation that will shatter everything they thought they knew.

My Review: I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review. So this is a sequel to The Werewolf Whisperer and I thought I knew what to expect from it. However it surpassed those expectations by a mile. It was so much more than book one and yet it still had all the things from book 1 that I enjoyed. The great world building, the interesting characters, the intrigue, the action, and the unexpected twists and turns that keep the reader glued to the pages. I honestly don't know what else to say about this book without giving away spoilers, so I'll just leave it to you to get the book and find out for yourself, just hang on to your hat when you do as it's a true roller-coaster of a ride with Lucy and Xochitl at the wheel. You won't regret it, but make sure you've read book 1 before you read this one as it isn't a standalone kind of story.

Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Some more audio books

I've been doing a lot of crocheting for Christmas and customers of my new shop so I have listened to a number of audio books lately. I am adding a short review of them here:

Fuzzy Nation (UNABRIDGED)by John Scalzi
Narrated by Wil Wheaton , John Scalzi
5* for story and narration
The storyline was excellent and, having read the book it was based on, I was pleased with how well John Scalzi adapted his story. It made me laugh and cry and gasp aloud and I was very emotionally involved throughout. The part when Fuzzy spoke was done so well by the narrator that I could almost see him stood there.

The Vortex Blaster: Lensman Series (UNABRIDGED) by E. E. 'Doc' Smith
Narrated by Reed McColm
4* for story and narration
I really enjoyed the narration on this one - the vivid images I got from it were so much better than what I remembered the book to be like. In fact, just like in the original story I read so long ago, I still enjoyed the character of Dr. Neal "Storm" Cloud the best. The idea of someone being so good with maths still fascinates me. I also think that hearing it narrated was so much better. The narrator gave such wonderful pronunciation to all the alien planet names and words I had so much trouble with back then.

Alpha and Omega: A Novella from On the Prowl (UNABRIDGED) by Patricia Briggs
Narrated by Holter Graham
5* story 4* narration
I bought this to compare it to the print book and was pleased that I did as it was so well done and now I can listen to it any time I want instead of reading the book until it falls apart. The visual imagery I got from the good narration made this an audiobook that I would rank near the top. I certainly had a more emotional response to the story than I had reading the original print version. Overall it was a good experience.