Geekomancy

By: Michael R. Underwood

Narrated by: Julia Farhat

Clerks meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this original urban fantasy book about Geekomancers - humans that derive supernatural powers from pop culture.

Ree Reyes’s life was easier when all she had to worry about was scraping together tips from her gig as a barista and comic shop slave to pursue her ambitions as a screenwriter.

When a scruffy-looking guy storms into the shop looking for a comic like his life depends on it, Ree writes it off as just another day in the land of the geeks. Until a gigantic “BOOM!” echoes from the alley a minute later, and Ree follows the rabbit hole down into her town’s magical flip-side. Here, astral cowboy hackers fight trolls, rubber-suited werewolves, and elegant Gothic Lolita witches while wielding nostalgia-powered props.

Ree joins Eastwood (aka Scruffy Guy), investigating a mysterious string of teen suicides as she tries to recover from her own drag-your-heart-through-jagged-glass breakup. But as she digs deeper, Ree discovers Eastwood may not be the knight-in-cardboard armor she thought. Will Ree be able to stop the suicides, save Eastwood from himself, and somehow keep her job?

©2012 Michael R. Underwood (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Fun story, good narrator, poor audio

This story is a lot of fun but marred by poor audio that makes it hard to listen to. The narrator reads well, but it sounds like the recording was made with poor quality equipment. It sounds more like an amateur podcast than something recorded in a professional studio.

Good story, shitting shit narration.

Would not listen to another book read by this narrator. was really hard to hear sometimes and voice could be grating at moments.

Narrators voice made me grit my teeth

What did you love best about Geekomancy?

The story, it's a good story

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ree. Obviously she's the primary character...but she's fun, witty, sexy, sweet, and something that every nerd wishes the girls he built up the courage to talk to would turn out to be.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Julia Farhat?

Anyone. Her pitch was just at that level that felt like nails on a chalkboard

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Nope

Any additional comments?

Nope

Lsten to the narration b4 you buy

Where does Geekomancy rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Mainly, the audio quality. I don't know if it is the mixing of the recording, or the narrator. Every time she says "Ree", it is annoyingly loud and treble enhanced, and unpleasantly loud in a grates on my nerves way. It's like any bass or mid-level tones were filtered out, and recorded with a flat filter. I really like the series (I listened to the 2nd book first, and really liked it). So sample before you buy, is my best advice.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Geekomancy?

the name "REE" being blasted at me.

What aspect of Julia Farhat’s performance would you have changed?

The equalizer settings.

Any additional comments?

No, I don't want to dissuade anyone from giving this book a chance.

Geek Heaven

Where does Geekomancy rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

On par with Ernest Cline's Ready Player One and Armada, Geekomancy is easily one of my favorite ultra-geeky books!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Geekomancy?

Start to finish, this is a fun, action packed book, but if I were to pick a favorite moment ti would probably be when Ree is learning what she can do and channels the BBC's Sherlock Holmes. The sheer coolness factor coupled with Underwood's quirky writing kept me smiling despite Ree's serious circumstances at the time.

What aspect of Julia Farhat’s performance would you have changed?

Julia Farhat has a lovely voice but reads with a distracting cadence that would sometimes pull me out of the story. Still, it was not distracting enough to deter me from the story and is still well worth listening to.

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

Yes