Driving Mr. Dead

By: Molly Harper

Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi

Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Miranda Puckett has failed at every job she’s ever had. Her mother just wants her to come home, join the family law firm, and settle down with Jason, the perfect lawyer boyfriend. But when Jason turns out to be a lying cheater, Miranda seizes on a job that gets her out of town: long-distance vampire transportation.

Her first assignment is to drive vampire Collin Sutherland from Washington to sleepy Half Moon Hollow without incident—no small feat for a woman whom trouble seems to follow like a faithful hound dog! And she has to do it without letting her passenger—the most persnickety, stuffy, devastatingly handsome vamp she’s ever met—drive her crazy. As she and Collin find disaster on the roads, they also find an undeniable spark between them. Could Miranda have found the perfect job and the perfect guy for her?

©2012 Molly Harper (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Entertaining

What did you love best about Driving Mr. Dead?

The author's word choice. She has a way with colorful discriptions that are so funny.

What does Amanda Ronconi bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?

She can make the story sound like you are actually there and not having it read to you by a narrator.

Any additional comments?

I listened to this book after having Lasik surgery and it was the perfect remidy for a day in bed with your eyes closed. I forgot about time passing in bordom while giggling to myself at all the antic going on in the story. Best recovery medicine! Thanks audible, I don't know what I would have done without you.

Loved it!

I'd loved everything Molly Harper has written to date! Amanda Ronconi is the perfect narrator for this series. Well, this book is really a spin off of the original series with guest appearances by charactors. .

Good Fun, Good Laugh, Good Listen

I really enjoyed this story. While I'll say that Miranda's adventures do seem a little over the top, Harper handles each point in the story with humor and charm that make it easy to overlook the outlandish nature of some of the plot points.

This is the second or third performance I've heard from Ronconi and yet again I found myself not only enjoying the performance, but believing it. She handles the different voices very well and uses her performance to highlight Harper's humor and romance to the best possible advantage.

The story is pretty short (under six hours), but it is well worth a listen. I'm currently listening to it a second time and enjoying it no less than I did the first time.

a light fun read

This was the perfect book to listen to when i was in the mood for something light. It is well written and Amanda Ronconi reads it perfectly. The Jane Jameson series by this author is a great series too. There are overlapping characters and situations between the books which I really liked. The main character in this book is interesting, in an ADD kind of way and is a perfect foil to "Mr.Dead". I thought I was the only one who got into stupid and unbeliveable situations like those in the book- minus the vampire, of course...I dont feel so alone anymore!! LOL!!

Hilarious and full of quirky characters

I listened to this on audiobook. This is the first in Harper’s Half Moon Hallow series which features different characters from her Jane Jamieson series but is set in the same world. The second book in this series, The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires, features different characters than this book and released in July 2012.

Miranda is in the middle of a broken engagement and has disappointed her laywer parents so much that she just needs a change of scenery. So Miranda takes a job with Beeline, Half Moon Hallow’s only vampire concierge service. Her first client is the obsessive compulsive and extremely difficult Collin Sutherland. When everything goes wrong that can go wrong will Miranda lose her job or will sparks fly between her and the most difficult vampire ever?

This book was a short, quick and fun summer read. Parts of the book are absolutely hilarious. The situations that Miranda and Collin find themselves in are laughable and improbable.

Miranda (like all of Harper’s heroines) is quirky, spunky, and prone to disaster...yet somehow absolutely lovable. Collin comes off as standoffish and obnoxious initially, but grows into someone charming and funny. They have great chemistry together and the scenes between them sizzle...sometimes into literal explosions.

The plot is very simple and romancy. Basically Miranda and Collin are trapped on a road trip together and initially hate each other. Of course through a series of events they grow to adore one another. Definitely not brain food here...also fairly predictable. Still it is a fun, hilarious, feel-good read. Great for summer reading or brainless enjoyment.

Overall a fun little read. Hilarious and full of quirky characters, witty banter, and improbable situations. Fans of Harper’s Jane Jamieson series will find a lot here to love. Highly recommended to those who enjoy humorous paranormal romance. I’ll definitely be checking out The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires when I am in the mood for a light and fun read.

Another Great Addition to Half Moon Hollow

What made the experience of listening to Driving Mr. Dead the most enjoyable?

A great author and voice actor! It was also fantastic to get to know another member of the Half Moon Hollow society.

What other book might you compare Driving Mr. Dead to and why?

While this is similar to the "Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires" (Iris's book), it wasn't as well developed and didn't have as many enjoyable visits by familiar characters. Despite that, it was a good book with some hilarious parts. Miranda's stubbornness in terms of hiding things grated on my nerves at points, but I suppose it was necessary for the plot to work.

What about Amanda Ronconi’s performance did you like?

I just love her!! She does a great job with both male and female voices and handles accents very well. I never have a hard time telling who is talking!

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

And you thought a cross-country roadtrip with the family was difficult!

Pretty good overall

Where does Driving Mr. Dead rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This book was quite funny, the story line was good and it was narrated well.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Driving Mr. Dead?

The boobs spray painted on the hood was hysterical.

What about Amanda Ronconi’s performance did you like?

She was a perfect choice for the performance.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I did laugh, a lot even.

I loved it

What did you love best about Driving Mr. Dead?

Driving mr dead is an enjoyable listen I
Love Molly Harper books

What other book might you compare Driving Mr. Dead to and why?

The Molly Harper werewolf books

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

Yes love them

Quirky

It was an okay book, Ms. Ronconi gave the narration the right amount of sarcasm and tonality for the main character. Her male voices were lacking though. I finished it and mildly enjoyed it, but I don't plan on continuing with the series.

short & Cute

this book is not my favorite of Molly Harper but i do LOVE the sarcastic, fun loving, obnoxious characters she puts in her stories. i liked this book because the main character was funny & quirky