The Grendel Affair

De: Lisa Shearin

Narrado por: Johanna Parker

We’re Supernatural Protection & Investigations, known as SPI. Things that go bump in the night, the monsters you thought didn’t exist? We battle them and keep you safe. But some supernatural baddies are just too big to contain, even for us. When I moved to New York to become a world famous journalist, I never imagined that snagging a job at a seedy tabloid would change my career path from trashy reporter to undercover agent. I’m Makenna Fraser, a Seer for SPI. I can see through any disguise, shield, or spell that a paranormal pest can come up with. I track down creatures and my partner, Ian Byrne, takes them out.Our cases are generally pretty routine, but a sickle-wielding serial killer has been prowling the city’s subway tunnels. And the murderer’s not human. The fiend in question, a descendant of Grendel - yes, that Grendel - shares his ancestor’s hatred of parties, revelry, and drunkards. And with New Year’s Eve in Times Square only two days away, we need to bag him quickly. Because if we don’t find him - and the organization behind him - by midnight, our secret’s out and everyone’s time is up.

©2013 Lisa Shearin (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Great world and characters

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, the whole series! I loved the story, the world Lisa Shearin creates is interesting and her characters are great.

What other book might you compare The Grendel Affair to and why?

My jam is Jana Deleon, Ilona Andrews, Seanan McGuire, Janet Evonavich, Molly Harper. So if you like any of their series you'll like this one.

very engaging

I was led to search out this series after reading a novella of the same I a b ox set. I am going to enjoy each onr as they come.

I just couldn't listen any further

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I think the premise of the book was probably fine. I can't rate it or the story appropriately because I did get through much of it.

Has The Grendel Affair turned you off from other books in this genre?

No. My library only had the second one in the series and I wanted to read this one first. I will probably read the second anyway because the storyline has promise.

How could the performance have been better?

I don't know what state her accent was from but I just couldn't listen to it any further than I did.

pretty good story

The storyline is good, there were times I wish the author would get on with the story. I had to get use to the narrator's southern accent but she did a good job. there is nothing bad in this book it's just plane good, and that is what I love the most.

Narrator kills flow of story

I like the premise and the story was pretty solid. The narrator ruined it in my opinion. I couldn't tell what her native accent was, and that made all of the other accent attempts awkward. Her male voices were extremely forced and weird as well.

Probably the most annoying thing was at the end of all of her sentences she extended her vowels for too long and hard snapped her consonances. I found that I was rushing through the book just to stop listening to her.

I'll probably keep reading the series, but I won't listen to another one.