Tall, Dark, and Dead

De: Tate Hallaway

Narrado por: Amanda Ronconi

Recovering witch Garnet Lacey owns Wisconsin's premier occult bookstore. And a fringe benefit of the job is getting customers like Sebastian Von Traum - piercing brown eyes, a sexy accent, and a killer body. The only thing missing is an aura. Which means he's dead. And that means trouble - something Garnet's a sucker for....

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Book has glitches

I enjoyed the book and the narration was great. The only problem was that in several places throughout the book there were technical glitches where words overlapped or were just garbled completely.

I will continue with the series. Hopefully the next books won't have issues.

Technical difficulties?

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would recommend the authur and the story, but not the audible version. There are an overwhelming number of instances of POOR editing. So many that it distracts from the overall experience of this book. But I do enjoy Amanda Ronconi and look for books she has narrated. .

Good...

Tall, Dark, and Dead has a great blend of folklore/mythology that kept me listening to the end. There are witches, Vatican witch hunters, and vampires galore, but Hallaway offers a different take on Vampire lore that is fresh and intriguing. There are the "traditionally" made vampires, and then there is Sebastian. Walking in the daylight is not the only oddity about Sebastian either. While the story is interesting, the characters didn't really do it for me. The book was a decent listen that I did enjoy and would recommend to vampire fans, but unlike with some other series, I didn't have the desire to rush out and buy the second book. I'm not sure I will get around to reading the other Garnet Lacey books anytime soon. I am a huge fan of Ronconi as a narrator, and she did not disappoint here. She was actually the reason I picked up the book in the first place.

All-in-all a good listen.

Love Amanda Ronconi's narration!

I'm a Molly Harper fan, but having listened to all of those, tried this. I guess I like a little more "snark", but this was pretty good. Interesting universe, if still a bit ill-defined.

a good listen.

I really enjoy listening to amanda ronconi telling stories. She is funny and silly and she really brings life to a story. This book was entertaining and enjoyable. There were some editing issues that were very obvious but it was brief and not a big deal. The story doesn't have a great deal of action its not really edge of your seat but still i enjoyed it.

Good story!

I love the actual story and I enjoy all the characters except Garnet I even like her somewhat but she seemed confused and very judge mental she judged every one's character but her own and at times seemed very selfish, she was in a place of power on her own but let everyone around her either defend her or be hurt it just got on my nerves.

I loved this book

I wasn't sure this book wouldn't be cheesy and overdone with Middle School appeal (witch clichés, vampire romance, and dumb magic spells to fix any situation). Hence I bought the book when it was on sale, and nearly forgot about it. Nearly 10 months passed before I decided to give it a try! What can I say? Now I'm hooked. It wasn't cliché or middle school at all, I found it delightful, intriguing, and entertaining. I would recommend this to anyone who likes adult friendly supernatural stories, especially those who like to read books in a series! Anyway, I can't want to start book 2 in this series!

Tall,Dark & Determined

I was so happy to see & hear Amanda Ronconi's narrating this story.I've heard her narration's in other audible books & just enjoy how she engages you in the story.So far,cute & fun start to the series.Garnet though sounds a bit"easy".Jumps right in with the sex right from the first Hello.No beating around the bush with this girl & hey,if you look good & turn her on,you're a shoe in to get lucky with her.Sebastien on the other hand is a bit of an anigma,I feel we'll have a lot more to learn about him through the next several books in the series.A"self made"vampire(who has ever heard of such a thing)but he figured it out,the ever lasting long life of a vampire,drinking blood..etc.With the added bonus of being impervious to day light.Lucky for Garnet that she has a "Goddess"inhabiting her body who gives her real witchy powers other wise Garnet wouldn't be much good in defeating the Vatican bad guys from killing her & her friends.The Goddess"Lilith"makes the decisions for her to take vengeance on the Vatican but takes charge too much in the end making Garnet have to finally take control of her own body & bottle the Goddess up tight with in her only to use her powers in the future to fight off the bad guys.Was a fun story.Look forward to listening to the other books in this series:)

It was ok.

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

Yes, she's a consistently awesome narrator. Always does a great job with unique voices.

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

No and I think that's the problem. The book was just OK. Not very special, not horrible. I didn't hate it and I didn't love it.

fabulous

Great narrator. Great story. It's sexy, funny, a little scary and I'm looking forward to hearing more from this author.