Discount Armageddon

InCryptid, Book 1

By: Seanan McGuire

Narrated by: Emily Bauer

Ghoulies. Ghosties. Long-legged beasties. Things that go bump in the night....

The Price family has spent generations studying the monsters of the world, working to protect them from humanity - and humanity from them. Enter Verity Price. Despite being trained from birth as a cryptozoologist, she'd rather dance a tango than tangle with a demon, and is spending a year in Manhattan while she pursues her career in professional ballroom dance. Sounds pretty simple, right? It would be, if it weren't for the talking mice, the telepathic mathematicians, the asbestos supermodels, and the trained monster-hunter sent by the Price family's old enemies, the Covenant of St. George.

When a Price girl meets a Covenant boy, high stakes, high heels, and a lot of collateral damage are almost guaranteed. To complicate matters further, local cryptids are disappearing, strange lizard-men are appearing in the sewers, and someone's spreading rumors about a dragon sleeping underneath the city....

©2012 Seanan McGuire (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

For those who like to listen to the truly odd

I would say this book is for those listeners who like the truly odd. It wasn't what I expected, nor what I would have been able to guess the book would be about. It was refreshing. It was unexpected. It was hilarious (one of the things I like most about a book). And, it even had a little romance thrown in. The main character kicks butt and rocks! Yay!

A lot of fun!

What made the experience of listening to Discount Armageddon the most enjoyable?

It was a lighter experience than McGuire's other works and I really found myself getting into the adventure of it all.

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

I might've gotten a little misty-eyed when Candy met William. Maybe. Don't judge.

Any additional comments?

I quite like Emily Bauer's voice, but can someone please teach her how to pronounce Antimony and gorgon before the next one comes out? Please?

Great narration, fun story

You know an audiobook is good when you return to it again and again. I've listened to this audiobook on at least three occasions and Emily Bauer's narration never fails to entertain me.

The story that Seanan McGuire has written is great too. The heroine, Verity, is sassy, capable, and determined making it easy for her to root for her here.

So fun!

it was fun, fast, and hilarious. It feels like Sophie kinsella's version of adult fantasy.

Seanan McGuire has someone really fun to introduce

Would you listen to Discount Armageddon again? Why?

Yes, I loved the snark, humor and creativity of the story

What other book might you compare Discount Armageddon to and why?

Iron Druid perhaps.

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

Not that I can recall

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

I laughed several times!

Any additional comments?

Fun story and different.