Visions

A Cainsville Novel

By: Kelley Armstrong

Narrated by: Carine Montbertrand, Mozhan Marnò

Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

As number one New York Times best-selling author Kelley Armstrong's new Cainsville series continues, Olivia's power to read omens leads to the discovery of a gruesome crime with troubling connections to her new hometown.

Omens, the first installment in Kelley Armstrong's exciting new series, introduced Olivia Taylor-Jones, daughter of notorious serial killers, and Gabriel Walsh, the self-serving, morally ambiguous lawyer who became her unlikely ally. Together, they chased down a devious killer and partially cleared her parents of their horrifying crimes. Their success, however, is short-lived. While Olivia takes refuge in the old, secluded town of Cainsville, Gabriel's past mistakes have come to light, creating a rift between the pair just when she needs his help the most.

Olivia finds a dead woman in her car, dressed to look like her, but the body vanishes before anyone else sees it. Olivia's convinced it's another omen, a sign of impending danger. But then she learns that a troubled young woman went missing just days ago - the same woman Olivia found dead in her car. Someone has gone to great lengths to kill and leave this young woman as a warning. But why? And what role has her new home played in this disturbing murder?

Olivia's effort to uncover the truth places her in the crosshairs of old and powerful forces, forces that have their own agenda, and closely guarded secrets they don't want revealed.

©2014 Kelley Armstrong (P)2014 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“[The] chilling ending leaves just enough unresolved to hook readers for the next installment.” (Publishers Weekly)

“A well-plotted mystery...the continued development of both the supernatural facets of Cainsville and the complicated relationship between Olivia and Gabriel will draw in new fans for Armstrong.” (Library Journal)

“Series fans will enjoy this twisty plot.” (Booklist)

Can't wait for #3

Visions is the follow up to Omens in the Cainsville series and it is even better than the first. It has more action, more sex (great sex), more intrigue, and more lore. There is a foreshadowing in this book that leaves you in anticipation, with a little dread, for book 3.

Visions

Excellent continuation of storyline from the first book. The ending left me wanting more. Now eagerly awaiting the Aug 2015 release of Deceptions, the next installment.

MUCH BETTER!!!

This book was much better to me. The characters are becoming clearer. Although I enjoyed this book, I think I'll go back to my Mystery/Thriller genre. This is just a little far fetched for me. The narrators seemed to be better. I'm going to give the third book in the series a try. I seem to get deeper and deeper into the story.

Love

Honestly, I love the series. I am so bummed the latest audiobook had a snafu on production and release, but it gave me the excuse to go back and re-listen to the first three.

Great story. Great readers.

Only hitch is that I enjoy Mozhan Marno's parts so much that when it switches back to Carine Montbertrand, it can be a bit jarring. Montbertrand does a great job, voices and all, but Marno's voice just flows a lot more smoothly and is a bit more appealing to the ear. Would love to hear more audiobooks from her.

Kept me engaged till the end

Riveting suspense, till the end. Full of twist and turns.
Kept me engaged till the end. Can't wait till I get into the last of this series.

Interesting Spin

Anticipating the next book release in this series. Paranormal romance is not for every reader out there. I thoroughly enjoy Kelley Armstrong's writing style. She keeps enough mystery and suspense in her stories to keep me coming back for more. The narration for both this book and the first in the series was spot on. Great job!

CHANGED MY MIND

If you could sum up Visions in three words, what would they be?

VERY GOOD READ

What other book might you compare Visions to and why?

OMENS, IT IS BOOK NUMBER 1 IN THE SERIES. I TRIED TO READ NUMBER 2 FIRST AND IT MADE NO SENSE. SO I RATED IT LOW

What about Carine Montbertrand and Mozhan Marno ’s performance did you like?

THEY WERE GREAT

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

I WOULDN'T SAY ANY OF IT MOVED ME, BUT IT DID KEEP MY ATTENTION. AS FOR EMOTION, NOT SO MUCH

Any additional comments?

THIS SERIES IS A VERY GOOD SERIES, WELL WRITTEN, ETC. BE SURE TO READ # 1 FIRST.

I Am Begging You!!!

If you could sum up Visions in three words, what would they be?

Please Help Us. I have read every book written by Kelley Armstrong. I love her stories, I think she is a marvelous author. However, I did not realize until it became necessary for me to listen to books instead of reading them, the pitiful grammar used by some of my favorite authors. Please stop using the phrases "these ones" and "those ones". When I was READING the books my auto edit corrected all those deficiency for me, and I did not realize how frequently these grammatic errors were occurring. I have given up on people using lay and lie correctly, however, I am drawing the line in the sand here.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Visions?

I would rather read/listen to a book that I have heard many times and enjoyed, than waste my money to find out the book I chose is not one I like.

Have you listened to any of Carine Montbertrand and Mozhan Marno ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Their performances are fine. Though I would prefer Ms Montbertrand voice had a lower pitch. More the twenty-five year old than the fifteen year old.

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

I love all of her work. I've read everything she's written and expect to read everything she continues to write.

Any additional comments?

If we cannot get correct grammar from the authors we love, where do we turn. You would never catch Thomas Hardy or Agatha Christie misusing grammar.

fantastic book

absolutely love these book . the only problem is the main narrator sounds like an old lady . but you get over it after a while

Best book ever!

Would you listen to Visions again? Why?

Yes, it's a wonderful story with fascinating characters!

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

Yes

Which character – as performed by Carine Montbertrand and Mozhan Marno – was your favorite?

Probably Eden/ Olivia. I did not enjoy the voices given to the male characters, instead of confident hot guys they sounded like prepubescent nerds.

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

Loved the whole book! I'm a huge kelley armstrong fan and this is my favorite series by her