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Bonnie

Cape Coral, FL, United States | Member Since 2009

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  • Deep Storm

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 3 mins)
    • By Lincoln Child
    • Narrated By Scott Brick
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1805)
    Performance
    (454)
    Story
    (455)

    Former naval doctor Peter Crane is summoned to a remote oil platform in the North Atlantic to help diagnose a bizarre medical condition. But when he arrives, Crane learns that the real trouble lies far below on "Deep Storm", a stunningly advanced science-research facility built two miles beneath the surface on the ocean floor. The top-secret structure has been designed for one purpose: to excavate a recently discovered undersea site that may hold the answers to an ancient mystery.

    Tom says: "Must Read"
    "Exciting well-developed thriller"
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    What did you love best about Deep Storm?

    interesting story line. one of Child's better works..


    Have you listened to any of Scott Brick’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    I like him as a narrator, easy to understand.


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    Not really, would have been too much. Best broken into parts. keeps the interest that way.


    Any additional comments?

    Would recommend to those that like this genre, thriller with science fiction flavor.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Murder of a Pink Elephant: A Scumble River Mystery, Book 6

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Denise Swanson
    • Narrated By Christine Leto
    Overall
    (24)
    Performance
    (24)
    Story
    (23)

    When Skye Denison's brother forms a band called Pink Elephant, the town goes wild-maybe too wild. First, a groupie turns stalker, seducing the band members one by one. Then, one of the Pink Elephants winds up murdered. Who's to blame? Everyone seems to think it's the drummer - and now Skye has to clear her brother's name.

    Bonnie says: "Love this series, light entertainment"
    "Love this series, light entertainment"
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    What did you love best about Murder of a Pink Elephant?

    Good entertainment


    What other book might you compare Murder of a Pink Elephant to and why?

    Any in the series


    Which character – as performed by Christine Leto – was your favorite?

    Skye. She seems to only have two female voices.


    Any additional comments?

    Great to mix-up with my more serious selections

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Footprints in the Sand: A Wedding Cake Mystery, Book 3

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 18 mins)
    • By Mary Jane Clark
    • Narrated By Therese Plummer
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (20)
    Performance
    (14)
    Story
    (17)

    It’s the dead of winter and struggling actress and wedding-cake decorator Piper Donovan is thrilled to be in warm and romantic Sarasota, Florida, enjoying the powdery white beaches and golden sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico. She and her family are there to celebrate her beloved cousin’s wedding. Not only is Piper creating the wedding cake, she’s also the maid of honor. But a cloud seems to hover over the whole affair. Shortly after a bridesmaid mysteriously disappears, a kindly neighbor’s car is run off the road and a prospective witness, an innocent Amish teenager, is threatened to keep silent. Then a body is found....

    Bonnie says: "lots of twists and turns, everyone is suspect"
    "lots of twists and turns, everyone is suspect"
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    Would you listen to Footprints in the Sand again? Why?

    No, the narrator gets a bit tiring and I almost quit when she horribly mispronounced cities and areas. If you are going to narrate about a known setting, learn how to pronounce the names. Pitiful. Also her voices all sounded alike, she had one female style and one male style. Again, if you want to narrate learn how to do it.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Footprints in the Sand?

    Good story overall. Everyone was suspect right to the end.


    What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

    See above, terrible narrator


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    No


    Any additional comments?

    Served it's purpose of light entertainment.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Head Wounds: A Sam Acquillo Hamptons Mystery

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 59 mins)
    • By Chris Knopf
    • Narrated By Richard Ferrone
    Overall
    (61)
    Performance
    (35)
    Story
    (37)

    Peel back the glamour of the fabled Hamptons and you'll find a beautiful place filled with ugly secrets. This is Sam Acquillo's world. Moving effortlessly across the social divide with wry pal Jackie Swaitkowski and rich guy Burton Lewis, the ex-boxer, ex-corporate infighter seems doomed to straddle the thin red line between envy and love, hate and forgiveness, goodness and greed - and sometimes, life and death.

    Carol says: "Narrator and story click"
    "Pretentious, "hero" not likable"
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    Would you try another book from Chris Knopf and/or Richard Ferrone?

    NO. Main character had no redeeming qualities, pretentious, obnoxious. Readers was horrible, like fingernails on chalk board.


    Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Richard Ferrone?

    Will not get another book he reads.


    Any additional comments?

    Definitely want my credit back for this loser. I listened for over two hours and the story and characters just did not peek my interest at all. I have a graduate degree and knew the lines of poetry and other references but I felt this was terribly snobbish, maybe the setting...argh! Enough, I quit.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Murder of a Snake in the Grass: A Scumble River Mystery

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 25 mins)
    • By Denise Swanson
    • Narrated By Christine Leto
    Overall
    (36)
    Performance
    (33)
    Story
    (32)

    Skye Denison and the rest of Scumble River is celebrating its bicentennial in style - with reenactments, a bingo tent, and a coal-tossing contest. Best of all, the guest of honor is the town founder's great-great-grandnephew, Gabriel Scumble. But his visit turns out to be short-lived when he is found dead. The murder weapon: a pickax. Meanwhile, Skye's ex-fiancée is back in town. But is he here simply to create turmoil in her love life...or does he have a connection to Gabriel's death?

    Bonnie says: "just who was the snake"
    "just who was the snake"
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    If you could sum up Murder of a Snake in the Grass in three words, what would they be?

    interesting twist


    What did you like best about this story?

    Learning about Skye's ex-fiance


    Which scene was your favorite?

    Skye's swimsuit as undergarment


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    No, I enjoy these over several days, spreads out the enjoyment


    Any additional comments?

    This one had more twists and turns than usual, which I liked. No spoilers sorry.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Murder of a Small-Town Honey: A Scumble River Mystery, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 25 mins)
    • By Denise Swanson
    • Narrated By Christine Leto
    Overall
    (64)
    Performance
    (61)
    Story
    (62)

    When Skye Denison left Scumble River years ago, she swore she'd never return. But after a bout with her boyfriend and credit card rejection, she's back to home sweet - homicide....

    Martha Orosz says: "Love this Series!"
    "Fun to learn how it all started, love this seriers"
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    If you could sum up Murder of a Small-Town Honey in three words, what would they be?

    Mystery with a kick


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Murder of a Small-Town Honey?

    Skye and Simon's first encounter, too funny and all too real to many of us.


    What does Khristine Hvam bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    I love audio books so I can do something else while listening, consummate multi-tasker. Khristine is easy on the ears, especially when they are old ears. Easy to understand her and good tone and inflection while reading.


    If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

    Can you believe this town is close to Chicago?


    Any additional comments?

    Light and entertaining. Skye never thought she would have to eat those words so carelessly said at her graduation, lesson for all of us. Loved the interaction of all the characters and will be fun to see how they all develop. (I started listening towards the end of the series.)

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Sticks and Stones: A Cat DeLuca Mystery

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By K. J. Larsen
    • Narrated By Vanessa Hart
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (16)
    Performance
    (12)
    Story
    (12)

    What does a woman do when she discovers her husband is an incurable cheater? If she’s Cat DeLuca, she launches the Pants on Fire Detective Agency. Now Cat does what two years of unholy matrimony taught her to do: she catches cheaters. When a client, Cleo Jones, shoots her cheating husband’s bum full of buckshot, he disappears, taking her money, dog, and sister with him. Private Investigator Cat DeLuca promises to retrieve the dog and money if her client stops shooting at Walter.

    Bonnie says: "Quit after 2.5 hours, wasn't going anywhere"
    "Quit after 2.5 hours, wasn't going anywhere"
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    Would you try another book from K. J. Larsen and/or Vanessa Hart?

    Nope, trying to be like Janet Evanovich and just not up to that challenge. Delucca is no Stephanie Plum.


    What was most disappointing about K. J. Larsen’s story?

    Very drawn out and didn't go anywhere, totally missed the boat on this one.


    You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

    Concept was good but not developed well at all.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Two Graves

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 22 mins)
    • By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
    • Narrated By Rene Auberjonois
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1139)
    Performance
    (972)
    Story
    (976)

    After his wife, Helen, is brazenly abducted before his eyes, Special Agent Pendergast furiously pursues the kidnappers, chasing them across the country and into Mexico. But then, things go terribly, tragically wrong; the kidnappers escape; and a shattered Pendergast retreats to his New York apartment and shuts out the world. But when a string of bizarre murders erupts across several Manhattan hotels, NYPD Lieutenant D'Agosta asks his friend Pendergast for help.

    Katherine says: "Not their best work"
    "Excellent Pendergast, hope it's not over"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    Yes, I enjoy this series. Good thriller, maintains your interest even with some of the fanciful storylines.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    Agent Pendergast of course. HE is the reason for the books.


    What about Rene Auberjonois’s performance did you like?

    I enjoy his narration, easy to understand and not boring.


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    at the end when Tristan revolted, wonderful.


    Any additional comments?

    Some old storylines were tied up which made me wonder if the series will continue. Did miss Lieutenant D'Agosta, not much involvement. Thought the storyline with the girl and her father was a bit out of context of the story. Felt like some of the storyline was right out of Boys From Brazil.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Notorious Nineteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 7 mins)
    • By Janet Evanovich
    • Narrated By Lorelei King
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1175)
    Performance
    (1014)
    Story
    (1028)

    After a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie's bail bonds agency, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put her checkbook back in the black. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions from Trenton's premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Now it's on Stephanie to track down the con man. Unfortunately, Cubbin has disappeared without a trace, a witness, or his money-hungry wife. Rumors are stirring that he must have had help with the daring escape...or that maybe he never made it out of his room alive.

    G. House Sr. says: "Tedious Formulaic with same-old same-old"
    "Another Stephanie Plum hit"
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    Where does Notorious Nineteen rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    High on the enjoyment list...just plain fun, light and entertaining.


    Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

    Not really, the plots of these books are not real good mysteries but I am OK with that because I enjoy the characters.


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    No, I listened over a few days, spread out the fun. It isn't a page turning thriller that you want to gobble up all at one time. Trite expression, it is what it is, and I enjoy that and look forward to the next book.


    Any additional comments?

    BABE

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Poseidon's Arrow: A Dirk Pitt Novel, Book 22

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 59 mins)
    • By Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler
    • Narrated By Scott Brick
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (443)
    Performance
    (373)
    Story
    (372)

    It is the greatest advance in American defense technology in decades - an attack submarine capable of incredible underwater speeds. Nothing else in any other nation’s naval arsenal even comes close. There is only one problem: A key element of the prototype is missing - and the man who developed it is dead. At the same time, ships have started vanishing mid-ocean, usually never to be found again, but when they are, sometimes bodies are found aboard... burned to a crisp.

    Karen says: "Another great adventure for Dirk"
    "He's Back"
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    Would you listen to Poseidon's Arrow again? Why?

    Probably, Love Clive Cussler


    Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

    Interesting but not edge of seat thriller, but good Cussler


    What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?

    Standard Scott Brick


    Any additional comments?

    Great to hear the old gang together. Need more original Dirk Pitt books.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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