Love Walked In

By: Marisa de los Santos

Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda

Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's summary

Award-winning poet Marisa de los Santos crafts an irresistibly touching debut novel. Love Walked In is a contemporary tale, steeped in nostalgic, cinematic charm, of love in all its forms.

Unapologetically idealistic about love, Cornelia Brown appears to catch the break of a lifetime when the dashing Martin Grace, her own personal Cary Grant, comes strolling into her life. But it is Martin's connection to 11-year-old Clare Hobbes that touches Cornelia's heart in ways she never imagined.

©2005 Marisa de los Santos (P)2006 Recorded Books, LLC

Background noise

Distracting background noise in chapter 24 that was disappointing to hear. Laughter and other noises.

Unexpectedly Good

The story is beautiful and sad with sprinkles of humor. It did start a bit slow; to be honest I was tempted to stop reading at the beginning but I’m grateful I didn’t. Once the story started to unfold I couldn’t drop the book.
I wish the voice of Clare were a bit more childlike (audiobook comment), I think it could have made the transitions smother and the story’s flow more realistic. I’m glad their story isn’t over, just noticed there is a series, I want to see how this love story continues to grow

Disappointing

Would you try another book from Marisa de los Santos and/or Jennifer Ikeda?

Probably not. The story has interesting parts but is tied up too neatly and rather unbelievably at the end.

Has Love Walked In turned you off from other books in this genre?

Not necessarily.

What didn’t you like about Jennifer Ikeda’s performance?

Jennifer Ikeda's reading of Cornelia is very annoying. If there is "overacting" in reading an audiobook, this is one example of it. I almost couldn't get past the first part. Her performance of the male voices is also quite awful (the girl's father sounds like he's constipated) and it's hard to listen to them. The woman who reads the girl's voice is much better though there is a lot of background noise and, at some points, as other reviewers have said, you can hear people laughing in the background. Very poor production.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Maybe.

Any additional comments?

I will make sure to read reviews before I buy an audiobook next time.

Laughing in the background!

I liked the book, but the narration drove me crazy. There are so many times when you can hear voices or laughing in the background while the narrator’s speaking. How did nobody catch or fix that??

Beautifully written

A touching unique story of love unlike the typical storylines. Love in many forms. Sophisticated prose.

Wonderful story

Interesting in so many ways. Plot and characters well developed. I really enjoy de Santos stories

Surprising Story

I enjoyed this story but not the recording as you could hear laughing in the background.

Beautiful!

I listened to this at the recommendation of Anne Bogel but didn't expect to fall in love with it. The story is beautiful and heartbreaking. I honestly didn't see it unfolding the way that it did. It took me a little bit to get into, but I'm so glad I stuck it out and kept listening.

Performance gets a lower rating because of the random chatter in the background at points. It's annoying to hear laughter and talking during the narration. I loved the story, but wouldn't recommend the audiobook. Go buy the paperback.

Big Love!

This is a heart opener!!! Love walks in when we open the door with our hearts not our heads! Love Big!! Amy

Great author, not so great narration

Would you listen to Love Walked In again? Why?

No, but then I don't listen to or read books more than once. Unless it's

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

The narrator who plays Clarice is slightly annoying but not horrible. Just a bit too perky for me. The narrator in Clare's part is not good. You can hear her swallowing and at times it sounds like she could use a glass of water. Too many mouth noises. To top it off there are several times you can hear men talking and laughing in the background. Once when my house was quiet and I was alone I actually thought someone was in the house! Whatever you do don't listen to it while wearing headphones. The mouth noises are far worse then.

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