Fantastical

By: Kristen Ashley

Narrated by: Tillie Hooper

Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

Cora Goode has woken up in a fairytale world where she can understand what birds are saying, men ride horses and have fluffy feathers in their hats and furniture zigs, zags and whirls in miracles of construction.

The problem is, she thinks she’s in a dream. Without realizing it, Cora does something that starts a centuries-old curse that will sweep the land if she gets captured by the evil Minerva.

At this point, her dream becomes a nightmare.

Luckily, hot guy, fantasyland Noctorno is there to save her from the clutches of Minerva.

Unfortunately, hot guy, fantasyland Noctorno doesn’t like Cora all that much. He has his reasons, but no matter what our Cora does to try to convince him, he won’t be convinced.

Cora needs Tor to keep her safe and guide her through this fantastical world all while she hopes one day to wake up in her not-so-great apartment in her not-so-great life in her world.

The problem is, the more time she spends with the gorgeous warrior Tor, the faster she falls in love with him.

©2011 Kristen Ashley (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Tillie Hooper reads KA Fantasy Perfectly.

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

Yes. Tillie Hooper is the perfect Narrator of these books.

What did you like best about this story?

All of it.

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

No its just too long for that.

Awesome Story

If you could sum up Fantastical in three words, what would they be?

Great book just listen you will love it. KA makes you want a Hot Alpha Male even though they seem like manly jerks, I don't know how she does it.

KA HAS WRITTEN ANOTHER FAN..FREAKIN..TASTIC STORY

Cora went to bed in Seattle and thought she was still dreaming when she woke up because she was in a parallel Disney-type fantasyland where she had a beautiful whimsical sister who tra..la..la'd her way into Cora's bedroom and in her dream there were vivid colors, a talking bird.. and 3 very handsome men on horseback. But Cora's beautiful dream wasn't to last long as it quickly turned into a nightmare because she accidentally set off a curse and had to be rescued.. by the wickedly handsome, sexily scared and darkly brooding Noctorno (aka Tor). And Cora very quickly realized this was no dream but her bitter reality as Tor (aka her husband) unceremoniously dumped and left her in a cave while he went off to kill Thumper for tea.

Their soul-mate match may have been decreed by the Gods but it was the furthest thing from a love match because Tor, her infuriating and irritated husband, didn't like his alternate wife who had been mean, selfish, lazy, demanding, greedy, unkind and cold in bed.. the total opposite of Cora. But, as the insults and sexual tension grew, just how was Cora going to convince Tor that she wasn't who he thought she was, that she was actually a nice person if he believed her and that she wasn't up to her old tricks. However, as tempers flared igniting a volley of insults and a wealth of fiery banter, their attraction to each other and sexual awareness grew.. until once again Cora's naivety in this alternate land accidentally brought a swarm of flying demons to their door.. and their story was just beginning.

Four days from its release date and already this book has received 85 5 star ratings and 17 4 star ones and I'm not surprised because Kristen Ashley has spun such a beautiful fantastical tale where a dark handsome Prince, a Castle, communicating with animals, witches, winged demons, soul mates and curses become a reality for one regular girl. Cora and Tor are wonderfully entertaining characters with their wickedly humorous dialogue, their instant sexual attraction, their passionate pleas, their heartfelt tender words of love that melt your heart and their turbulent rollercoaster relationship made this a compelling and addictive listen. Like all good rollercoasters there's dips, turns, highs, lows, twists, laughter, excitement and breathless times too as this exciting story unfurls. Told from Cora's POV - she's funny, talkative, entertaining, loveable and all heart - and once the moody, bossy, angry, sexy and stubborn Tor finally thaws out they ARE a love match made by the Gods.

Worth a credit? YES YES YES - Kristen Ashley has set the bar very high as this compelling and addictive series continues and Tillie Hooper did a great job at bringing everything to life. The story (and couple) from book 1 are mentioned in book 2.. and both couples (and their armies) join Cora and Tor in this book's sweet Epilogue as the secondary chilling and sinister storyline heats up for a good vs. evil battle. As always, this book has left me wanting more from KA.. and thankfully book 4 is primed and ready to go... so see ya folks.

Read book 2 first

You can read book one and two out of order because there is little or no reference to the stories in either book. Book 3 has references to both book one and book 2. You could still enjoy this story without reading one and two first but for a full understanding of future implications, read one and two first.
This story kept my interest throughout but I didn't feel as caught up in the action as the first two books. The prologue at the end of this book introduces you to the story in the next book.

Glad I didn't listen to negative reviews...

I really liked this book, yes it is similar to the first two, but at the same time it's it's own story. It also connects the first books and those characters for what is to come.....

Another great listen

Kristen Ashley didn't let me down. Love this series. I definitely recommend this series and book

Another high note

Everyone seems to like book two the best but I am not one of those people. Yes there is the steady focus on an alpha asshole lol but still it’s a solid story about love spanning many worlds and space and time and that’s just kinda super pretty. This one had less sexy times then I’d say the previous book had but again it wasn’t all bad. And man did that book set up something huge for the next book or what?? I will of course be continuing on in the series.

So Beautiful

These books have just totally sucked me in. I am so invested in these characters. The stories are written so well and the performance is just beautiful. Tillie really makes.me feel all the feels. Soooooo good. On to the next. I just have to have more.

5 Fantastical Stars

I am loving this series, I really wasn't sure about this book in the beginning but wow I am so glad I stuck through it.

I loved that we have Cora going from her world to the parallel universe. But then also she goes back to her world but with Tor.

It was so different from the other books because they never had the man have to go back to the 20th century before. I just love how much I liked that.

Anyways back to Cora, she just struck accord in me, she had to deal with the other Cora’s actions in both universes. It kind of broke my heart a little. But she was fierce and didn't let that get her down oh no it didn't.

What a fabulous tale of finding love then having to really fight to keep it. I really enjoy the narration of this book as well as the others.

*You don't have to like my review but its 100% my opinion, and I am allowed to have it.*

Not as intense, as the others

(Warning, spoiler in second paragraph )



I liked this chapter, of the series. However, I did not love it, like I did the previous novels. For one thing, it felt as if the story was abruptly cut off, in order to finish the novel. Part of the epilogue attempted to sum up the story but, the natural completion of the story would have been so much better.

There was a big part of the story that built up tension surrounding the birth of the Hero and Heroine's child. There had been complications, with both sides of their families, surrounding child birth that resulted in the deaths of 4 different mothers and one child. Therefore, there was quite a bit of apprehension, during the labor and delivery, of the Hero and Heroine's child. However, the reader /listener does not experience this scene, with the couple, but rather is only given a brief summary of the events; which greatly detracts from the total impact of the emotions stirred by this story. This is my only criticism, however.
-V from Kansas