In Spades

Mirrored, Book 1

De: K Pinson

Narrado por: Ashlyn Selich

Duración: 4 h y 46 m

Resumen del Editor

Avalynn has been running from her past for a couple of years now....never very far but always extremely fast. With an alcoholic father, a void of a mother and a town full of gossip, she struggles to find her place in the world. The only thing that saved her on her path of self destruction is her beautiful little sister, her miracle. Desperately trying to save Abby from a life that Avalynn has been trying so hard to escape from, she plots to take Abby away. The plan going dangerously astray, leaving Avalynn beaten and broken in what once was the hallway mirror in her childhood home. Avalynn finally comes to in the hospital after nearly being beaten to death. Father-Dead, Mother-Missing, Abby-In foster care--Everything changing in the blink of an eye.

Avalynn immediately sets to work to get her life in order, receive custody of precious Abby and focusing every ounce of attention, giving Abby the the life she deserves. Avalynn, now a 22 year old Elementary School Teacher and New Mommy, struggling to raise a beautiful and feisty five year old whom was just diagnosed with Mild Autism Disorder. Lots of challenges for her to face in the midst. Avalynn is ready to go at them all head on if it means Abby is raised in a happy and healthy home. Abby is the only thing she cares about...not even caring about herself or her life...that is...until she meets him. The man that can shatter her entire world with one glance. Their relationship a roller coaster ride from start to finish. One that Avalynn never wants to get off of...but she may not have a choice. Her happily ever after coming to a screeching halt yet again. Heartbreak, love, loss and hope--This story has it all, In Spades.

©2013 Katelynn Pinson (P)2013 Katelynn Pinson

3.5 stars

STORY
Jasmine is in her early 20s when her abusive, neglectful parents disappear, leaving her to take care of her young autistic sister. While working two jobs, she meets Dax, a sexy Singer and music therapist.

IN SPADES wasn’t an extraordinarily special story, but it wasn’t terrible either. It’s not often that I can hear a typo while listening to an audiobook, but I heard at least one when the main character said <b>REVERE </b>instead of <b>REVERIE</b>. Also, the main character would occasionally go on random tangents, talking about non-important things that had absolutely no bearing on the storylinelike morning breath or the fact that her 5-year-old sister loves pizza (don’t they all?). Aside from this unnecessary filler and what some would consider insta-love, overall, IN SPADES is a fun, sweet, sexy story. However, it does end with a cliffhanger, and I didn’t enjoy this book enough to want to continue reading on in the series…

PERFORMANCE
I listened to the audiobook narrated by Ashlyn Selleck. Although I would have preferred that a male narrator spoke for the male characters, Selleck did a decent job. My main complaints were that she mispronounced the word OGLE, and she pronounced the female main character’s name two different ways, sometimes pronouncing it AVA other times pronouncing AV like you pronounce AVENUE. Like the book, she wasn’t an extraordinarily fantastic barrator, but she definitely wasn’t bad!

Speed reader?

I'm going to buy the book and read this one myself. The narrator doesn't pause during her read. It's like a huge run on sentence.