Unreal City

De: A. R. Meyering

Narrado por: Jessica McEvoy

Sarah Wilkes is desperate enough to do anything, even make a deal with the devil - or in her case, a familiar spirit. After her twin Lea is murdered, Sarah finds college life impossible and longs to escape. Everything changes when Sarah realizes a familiar spirit is stalking her and offers to transport her to the terrifying and fantastical realm of Unreal City. The payment for admission? A taste of her blood. Unable to resist, Sarah is drawn into an alternate reality that is a dream come true... at first.

The deeper she explores Unreal City, the more Sarah's reality becomes warped. Death surrounds her as people are murdered in the same fashion as her sister. She has no choice but to continue her visits to Unreal City, which grows darker by the day. Is finding out the truth about what happened to Lea worth becoming part of Unreal City forever?

©2014 Alexandra Meyering (P)2015 Alexandra Meyering

Alluring story

What did you love best about Unreal City?

The author and the narrator did a great job at capturing the attention to detail, and keeping you involved with the story

What was one of the most memorable moments of Unreal City?

Listening to the enigma that is Felix

What about Jessica McEvoy’s performance did you like?

Her narrations are always amazing

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

I almost cried Joy told Sarah about her parents

Any additional comments?

I really wished they'd end the story with both Joy and Sarah doing something in the gardens. She just got the ability to enter them, but they ended it cliche staring into sunset ending instead

Very engaging!

Dripping with detail and wonderful characters brought to life by the exceptional narration of Jessica McEvoy the story kept me entertained and curious to learn more about the strange world of Unreal City. I'd definitely recommend this book on its well paced suspense, interesting world building, and enjoyable characters.

Dark story - brilliant narration

Not the happiest of stories, but there was wonder and imagination, and I liked where it led in the end. Jessica McEvoy is a top notch narrator and absolutely nails it! If you enjoy dark fantasy, I definitely recommend this book.

Great story, great writing, great narration

I really enjoyed this book. It was the first time I'd read something by A.R. Mejering, and was impressed. The narrator, Jessica McEvoy, was wonderful, as usual.

Wasn't Sure What I Got Myself Into, but I Loved It

What did you love best about Unreal City?

The premise of the story felt very unique to me! It's hard to describe without giving away too much of the plot, but the surrealness of the story and the way it's woven so thoughtfully between the real world and the Unreal City did a great job of transporting me back and forth along with the protagonist, and it gave me a feeling that Unreal City could actually exist.

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

I've listened to MANY of Jessica McEvoy's performances in audiobooks and podcast dramas and she outdid herself on this one. I never get tired of her natural narration voice, but I am always in awe of how she can give every new character his or her own life and personality so perfectly.

The accents and cadence for a few of the characters in this book were absolutely beautiful - you can tell she put a lot of work and care into getting them right for the story! I wish there were more audiobooks with her narration.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I really did want to listen to this all in one sitting. I wasn't able to do so, but I did find myself taking every possible excuse I could to listen because I was anxious to know what happened next.

Any additional comments?

There is a lot of depth and emotion in this story, but there's plenty of lightness, wonder and magic to balance it out. This is the only book by A.R. Meyering that I've ever read/listened to, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I can happily say that the book is well worth listening to, both for the intriguing and unique plot as well as for the outstanding job that Jessica did acting it out.

By the end, you'll wish you had a Felix too. c: