The Witch's Ladder

Detective Marcella Witch's Series, Book 1

By: Dana E. Donovan

Narrated by: Eric A. Shelman

Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

A group of talented individuals proficient in the psychic academia of clairvoyance, mental telepathy and bilocation work together to understand life's most unusual secrets. But secrets among psychics are hard to keep, and the members of this group soon realize that even their abilities of mind over matter can't protect them from the blade of the Surgeon Stalker.

©2011 Dana E. Donovan (P)2016 Dana E. Donovan

Boring

I found this book very boring. Halfway through I was still waiting for it to get interesting. The characters weren't terribly interesting or sympathetic. Almost no character building was done. With better execution I think it could've been awesome. But the writing felt kind of rough to me.

The narrator was decent, but not very good at female voices.

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Enjoyable

Where does The Witch's Ladder rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The narrator was expressive and the voices were easily distinguishable. The accent of the Latin Detective was very realistic and not caricature at all.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

It could have been more descriptive. I had a hard time picturing the characters and their surroundings.

Have you listened to any of Eric A. Shelman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not listened to any that I am aware of.

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

I enjoyed the lightheartedness late in the story.

Any additional comments?

Overall, it was an enjoyable story and was told very well.

Interesting and Intriguing read

Where does The Witch's Ladder rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Among all the audiobooks I listened to of this genre, The Witch's Ladder would place in the top 20.

Who was your favorite character and why?

My favorite character is Lillith because of her non apologetic attitude. She doesn't care what you think or what comes out of her mouth. I found her character the most interesting.

What does Eric A. Shelman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Eric Shelman brings the book to life. He has great pace, inflection is a very enthusiastic narrator. He does not bore you and manages to assist you in envisioning the scenes as they happen.

Any additional comments?

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Even more interesting when listening.

A little fast on reading,but keeps your attention on point. Reminds me a lot of the old time radio shows
Love those am so happy to see that it has returned. As they go on male and remake readers for the parts. Highly recommend these books

ERic Shelman a brings great characters to life

the Witch's Ladder introduced me to the world of Tony and Lilith and Narrator Eric Shelman brought them to live adding another layer to already intriguing characters. I would recommend this to everyone who likes paranormal stories with a twist. Lilith is one of my favorite characters for her strength and she sure knows how to stand up to anyone.

So horrifically different, I couldn't put it down.

Any additional comments?

I had no idea what to expect, but this certainly wasn't your run of the mill cozy detective mystery. Detective Tony Marcella told the tale of a bizarre series of murders occurring at an institute for paranormal studies in his town. The deaths came fast and frequently and always with more description than I would expect... which sometimes made me wish less time had been spent on the gruesome descriptions. One in particular that stands out - I won't spoil by telling you who is the victim - was the description of stringy hamburger being blown out of someone's nose while their head was getting bashed in.Suffice it to say - I think this story has a very masculine bent to it... meaning, if you like gore and violence more than introspection and description, then you will probably really enjoy this book. I'm not so fond of that stuff, myself - but I ABSOLUTELY LOVED the exploration of paranormal experiences, from bilocation to various kinds of divination to temporal hypnosis and the witch's ladder, etc....I will check out the next book in the series, and mute the sound when he gets to the gory stuff... I want to hear the rest of what's happening, and I'm looking forward to more character development of the main character as the series continues.

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A bit like Heroes (TV show)

I listened to this book with great attention in the beginning. I found the definitions for all the different types of psychic powers to be fascinating. I was familiar with almost all of them, but never presented like this. Then my attention started to wander. I really hate losing track of what's going on and having to rewind and so on so I steeled myself to listen to the rest of the book and not get too disappointed the best was over. However, it suddenly picked back up and got really interesting again and I never got lost again. It was a thrilling ride although a bit gory and a few times I had to groan "Oh, come on!" I really liked the detectives and am glad this is Book 1. Look forward to the next one - wonder where it will lead?
The narrator was perfect for the role of the detectives and did a great job will all the voices.
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Interesting

If you could sum up The Witch's Ladder in three words, what would they be?

Weird, unnatural, and disbelieving

Who was your favorite character and why?

The detective, the story focuses around him and his changing beliefs.

Any additional comments?

This book was ok, it was a little hard to believe that it could be possible with the witches ladder. It seems to be more like a cult book where each start killing off member of the cult.
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I tried...

Any additional comments?

This book got me excited! The fact that it had physics, telekinesis, telepathy, witchcraft, and even possession had be very excited and interested but I listened to the whole book and was not even able to soak all of it in. The narrator was decent I would have liked more emotion in his speaking I definitely like the sound of his voice.. The book really fell flat all I could think of is if all these kids/adults are these amazing beings with all different kinds of abilities such as being able to read minds why in the world could they not read or get a hint of what was going on within their own group? Maybe I just couldn’t get around that..

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different, but enjoyable

The Witches Ladder. I really liked the magic and witchcraft being thrown in to present day mystery, but it is totally different then most mysteries out there. it was not a bad story, but it just wasn't my cup of tea.

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