Rock Paper Scissors [Dramatized Adaptation]

Ordinary Magic, Book 4

By: Devon Monk

Narrated by: full cast, Karen Novack, Amanda Forstrom, Colleen Delany, Danny Gavigan, Henry Kramer, Zeke Alton, Evan Casey, Nick DePinto, Laura C. Harris, Robbie Gay, Steve Wannall

Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's Summary

Three Ordinary Magic novellas now in audio!

Rock Candy: Just an Ordinary Halloween....

Police officer Jean Reed doesn't normally mind pulling the graveyard shift in Ordinary Oregon. But one mob of cursed gnomes, one haunted harbor festival, and one chilling visit from Death makes this October stranger than most.

Paper Stars: One magical holiday. Some assembly required....

Police Chief Delaney Reed loves the holidays in Ordinary, Oregon. But when a demon, a dragon, and a god bearing unusual gifts get thrown on top of her to do list, Delaney must roll up her sleeves and make this holiday unforgettable.

Scissor Kisses: This Valentine’s Day there’s more than hearts at risk....

Police officer Myra Reed prefers her life orderly, predictable, and logical. But she must take on a stalker, a crossroads deal, and a dangerous spell that could reveal the one secret she’s buried deep: she might be falling in love with a demon.

Performed by Karen Novack, Amanda Forstrom, Colleen Delany, Danny Gavigan, Henry Kramer, Zeke Alton, Evan Casey, Nick DePinto, Laura C Harris, Robbie Gay, Steve Wannall, Holly Vagley, Jacob Yeh, Richard Rohan, Jonathan Watkins, Marni Penning, Yasmin Tuazon, Nanette Savard, Christopher Walker, Nathanial Perry, David Zitney, Duane Beeman, Bradley Smith, Siobhan Casey, Alana Casey.

©2018 Devon Monk (P)2019 Graphic Audio, LLC

Love the series, hate this new audio format

Let me start by saying I absolutely love this series. The first three books were some of my all-time favorites, and Khristime Hvam's narration was amazing as always. But this new audio format is making it almost impossible for me to listen to. Literally five minutes into the book I want to turn it off! All the cheesy music and sound effects are horrible and detract from the story. If I wanted the sounds from a cheesy 70's sitcom, I'd watch TV. Please, please, please re-recorded these with Hvam as the narrator!

Stories Great, BUT!

The stories were great, I've listened to the 1st three books on Audible. This one was done differently as a graphic audio. I didn't really care for that format. Then next book is only available in audio as a graphic audio, think I will just read it instead.

Save your credit

Just plain awful. First 3 books have great narrator now this dis jointed effort. Could not even finish. I get audible for driving and the distraction of having to constantly adjust audio to hear conversations made this a no go.

NO to the new format

I really liked the first 3 books but I did not enjoy the dramatized version of this one. If you are going to do this please give us a choice. When I listen to an audio book I am listening to the story and the dramatization distracted from that. I tried anther book that did that this and did not enjoy that one either. The difference here is that I listened to the first 3 books in the series in the normal narrator format and really enjoyed the books so I knew i liked the story already. Dramatization is just is not for me!!

So disappointed!!

Really don't like the dramatized adaptation! The voices are irritating, the soundtrack is distracting and sometimes too loud so it's difficult to hear the story, and the sound effects are ridiculous. It sounds like a child's book with the sound buttons being pushed when the little picture shows up in the sentence. I couldn't get past 5 minutes of the "performance " before stopping. I have loved Devon Monk's books, and the audible book versions, and am very disappointed that the choice was made to move this way. I feel like it's stifling the way I'm imagining the characters with too much shtick. Gonna try and get my money back!

Not loving the narration

Movie in your mind??? Not convinced. The background music is particularly irritating and distracts from the story.

Audible, this format sucks!

The books are great. great story, great writing. 1 st 3 books with that narrator are perfect. Author, Editor, Audible, the powers that be: give us the rest of the series in regular format with the old narrator!

The Narration and Sound Effects Are Tough

I loved the first three books of this series. Very well written and narrated. Not so much these new dramatized adaptations. I find myself being so sidetracked by all the background noise and silly over dramatic voices, I’ve lost the story. I found myself several chapters in and didn’t know what I’d actually been listening to. Sadly I will not finish this series. I will miss all the characters in the first three books. But no more.