Petal to the Metal

De: Annabel Chase

Narrado por: Meghan Kelly

Duración: 6 h y 19 m

Resumen del Editor

Forty-two-year-old Mia Thorne is not living her best life. After a disastrous career-and-relationship-ending event, she escapes New York City and moves to a sleepy river town in Pennsylvania, courtesy of a dead aunt she never knew. Aunt Hazel was the reclusive family nut, a self-proclaimed psychic. Of course, Mia’s dad always told her that she, too, had the gift, but after his death, her mother made sure to squelch the notion. No square pegs allowed!

Aunt Hazel’s old cottage is only slightly better than the decrepit gardens surrounding it. Mia doesn’t know the first thing about gardening and expects this will be one more failure on her seemingly endless list. Even Aunt Hazel’s ancient cat seems to have pegged her as a loser.

When Mia stumbles over a body in the overgrown garden, the newcomer catches the eye of the police chief and his hotshot detective, Derek Fairfax, and she becomes the number-one suspect in the case. Much to her shock and awe, she also catches the eye of Derek’s brother, Dane, a lawyer with a head for what’s legal and a bod for what isn’t - but getting arrested for murder would certainly put a damper on her dating life.

Will Mia tap into her long-buried psychic skills in order to save herself, or will she end up digging her own grave?

Petal to the Metal is the first book in The Bloomin’ Psychic series.

©2021 Annabel Chase (P)2021 Annabel Chase

Excellent narration

This was a new author to me. I really liked the story it did lose me for a couple of chapters but the narrator was excellent :)

Petal to the Metal

This is not my normal go to for reading/listening but I must say. I really enjoyed it. The humor along with the mystery kept me intrigued the entire way through.
Add in a little bit of romance and I’m hooked.
I can’t wait to read/listen to more of this series!

A Good Beginning

This is a good beginning for a new series. It seems like many authors are trying their hand at midlife cozy mysteries. This one is a good entry into genre. The characters are likeable and it has setup plenty of things for the reader to discover as Mia learns about her abilities.

Good & easy read

The narrator, Meghan Kelly, did a great job with this book. I absolutely love how she differentiates every character by giving them their own voice.
As far as the story, it was cute but a bit naive. The main character has a disaster of a day but then is given an opportunity and everything turns around for her. I thought adding magic was unnecessary but that’s just my view on it. Overall, it’s written well & easy to follow.

What a great listen

The book at a little more filler than I like but once I got into it I loved it. The author keeps you guessing but if you listen for the clues you will get it worked out. Has a touch of romance which is nice, full of mystery, a few twists and a few turns you won't see coming. Very enjoyable characters, nice plot, love the small town.

The narrator did a wonderful job with the character voices, there are no background noise, no volume changes, if any breaks were taken I could not tell, there are no breaks and sounds like it was read at one time. The narrator gives true emotion to the characters, you always know who is talking and what they are feeling. She has a very pleasant voice, the character voices go well with the character. She pauses when it is need and the audio is very even and smooth. I enjoy this narrator and have been listening to her work for awhile now, she never disappoints me always giving me a very entertaining listen of hour of enjoyment.

I thought this was a very good story and really enjoyed it. I really didn't want it to end.

Sweet and Steady

The couple of chapters are a bit depressing. Mia has the day where everything that can go wrong does. It pushes her to do something she wouldn't have done otherwise and starts the ball rolling for the rest of the story. The story isn't filled with action but is sweet and steady paced. I didn't even guess who the murderer was.

I've listened to several books narrated by Meghan Kelly and have to say she has really grown as a narrator. She did a superb job with the voices and bringing the story to life.

Love me a good cozy!

In the mood for a fun, quirky listen? This cozy by Annabel Chase will fill that craving, make you smile and work to solve the mystery! Meet Mia. She is having the worst luck. Losing her fiance and apartment, then her job and a less than helpful mother all lead us to believe she has hit rock bottom. That is until her mother mentions an inheritance of a house from her quirky Aunt Hazel. This could be the change she needs. Sell the house and start over! But when she reaches the town of Newbury, she finds a sense of home there she never felt before. Plus a caveat that has her staying in the house for the next year. Chase weaves a story with the interesting people of the community, a little danger, a murder mystery and a flower garden like no other. I love all the characters, each having a story about Aunt Hazel. And we can't forget the cat! It's a book you cannot stop listening to until the end!

I am a huge Meghan Kelly fan, and this book gave her the ability to showcase her talent. There are quite a few characters, each with their own eccentricities and she gave them each the perfect voice and personality. I loved it! I can't wait for more from her.

Beautiful pairing of narrator and main character

I’m going to jump into this review somewhere in the middle to preach the message of how much I loved Mia as a main character.

It’s a rare treat to have a female 40-something as a main character, especially one who isn’t a wife and mother. Mia is genuinely hilarious and wields the combination of confidence and insecurity women grow into. She’s still being treated like a teenager by her mother and doesn’t have her life together in the way society expects an adult her age to have, but she’s good at her job and incredibly likable.

After a bum clenchingly awkward opening scene to the book, we really get a feel for Mia as a person and honestly, I think I want to be her when I grow up.
She finds herself in need of a new place to live and conveniently, great Aunt Hazel has snuffed it and left her house and cantankerous old cat to her.
It’s a big step from NYC  to a small town but it’s gorgeous to read, she’s starting to find her people in the local community and find out where she belongs – hammering home the message that it’s never too late to find your place.
I adored the new friends she makes in the community, they accept her as she is and love her for it.

The plot itself is a cosy mystery – Mia and her new friends are investigating the murder of great Aunt Hazel’s best friend, while large hints about the supernatural nature of the town are dropped.

This is by far my favourite audiobook narrated by Meghan Kelly so far, she’s the perfect match for Mia and gave this brilliant character the extra sparkle she deserves.

I am so excited to read more in this series, I just know it’s going to be one of my favourites and a re-read.

Great read

I love this book. I’m reading the second book in the series now. Fantastic series.

Second Chance

Mia is 42. By this age she did not achieve much not was she was successful in relationships. Moreover, the last one ended up in complete disaster. Suddenly she gets to change her urban life to go to a small town in the middle of nowhere. She was skeptical of this change. On top of it, she finds a corpse in her garden. Now she has a mission to solve this murder and there is a chance to have good luck in her personal. Listen and find out.

The narrator was great. Every character had a voice and distinct personality. She has made listening to this book very entertaining.