Ash

Hive Trilogy, Book 1

By: Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve

Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg

Are you an ash?

Increased stamina....

Lack of appetite....

Anger outbursts....

Insatiable thirst....

Beauty and strength....

Male....

Call the hotline if these symptoms come on suddenly!

Turns out Charlie Bennet was all of those things except the last. Don't let the name fool you, Charlie was all woman, and she wanted nothing to do with the ash...until the day she found out she was one.

It all started when infected bats bit a small group of humans and created what are now called vampires. Then, the male vampires knocked up some female humans, and the result was a gorgeous race of all male ash - superhuman freaks that had looks to kill.

Charlie is the first female ash, aka unicorn of the Hive - the gated compound in Portland that the humans have designated to isolate vampires and ash from society.

Problem? The Hive is full, and only a select few will be allowed to live there. To live at all, really. If Charlie wants to earn the right to become a citizen of the Hive, she will have to survive the culling - a series of fights to the death. And guess what? Just because she's a girl doesn't mean she'll get special treatment.

Good thing there's Ryder, the mysterious lead ash enforcer, who seems to always have her back. But when secrets bubble to the surface, it will take more than one guy to save her.

Recommended for ages 17+ due to language.

©2015 Leia Stone (P)2016 Leia Stone

Compelling, exciting, and surprisingly brutal.

When I caught the flu and had to stay in bed all day, I spent my waking hours listening to ASH. Vampire hybrids who must fight to the death to survive. Sexy commando type love interests. Best Friends Forever. What's not to love? I will be waiting for the sequel.

Ash

Intricate storyline with just the right mix of buff male bods and interesting female. Excellent first book of a trilogy. Recommended good read.

Great Find

Loved it and on my way to listening again. cant wait to start book 2!!!!!

Mostly ugh but future promise

What did you like best about Ash? What did you like least?

It's an okay reading, it's an okay story (the amount I listened to) but it's very bodice-ripper teen mentality which isn't to my taste. Some maturity on the author's part and a reader that knows more words might improve the listening experience.

Some notes for the reader. Please, if you don't recognize a word look up how to pronounce it. I winced at the multiple mispronunciations. To the author and the reader, "anyway" does not have an S at the end. Truly. Look it up.

I didn't finish the book. It's one I will never listen to again. Books to me are like music. If they make me wince I don't finish and I don't listen to the story again. Patricia Briggs, Ilona Andrews, Eileen Wilks, Jennifer Crusie, Molly Harper . . . this is a short list of authors I listen to over and over, the stories never getting old.

Did Ash inspire you to do anything?

Stop listening

Any additional comments?

There's future promise here for both author and reader.

Loved it!

Silly teen lingo was used a little too often, but otherwise a great book. The reader did a great job too.