Callis Rose

By: Mark Tufo

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

Callis Rose is a girl blessed with a gift from above or cursed with a ruthless power she barely understands; it's really just a matter of degrees. As her family life is turned asunder she is thrown into an indifferent Social Services program where she defends herself the only way she knows how.

Callis is moved from home to home until she finally settles at the Lowries. As she starts her first day of high school she meets both her favorite and least favorite person. Both happen to be part of the same household. Mindy Denton makes it her single mission in life to destroy Callis, even as her brother, Kevin, falls deeper into love with the mysterious and beautiful girl who is hiding something from them all.

©2013 Mark Tufo (P)2013 Tantor

Psychic meets Psychotic

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

It ranks in the middle. The end left a little to be desired, but it definitely held my attention.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked how the characters developed and the descriptions.

What does Sean Runnette bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The narration gave a life to the different characters.

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

It was mostly a book to make you cry or just feel sick at some of the things that happened. I saw how someone compared this to Carrie and it definitely had a lot of the same feel.

Mark and Sean do it again!

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

Carrie Tufo Style !

Who was your favorite character and why?

Lawerance, I can't help it, some characters are just larger than life.

What does Sean Runnette bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Sean's subtle voice changes and supreme command of a sarcastic tone bring out the best and worst of Marks colorful Characters.

Wow.

I absolutely loved this book. I usually listen to book series, and do not generally buy Stand alone Books. In this case I am extremely glad I did. I often times would just sit in my car listening to the book well after I had arrived home. Callis Rose had me entranced.

Carrie on Steroids!

What did you love best about Callis Rose?

Great Book. Great Story. Well-told. Similar to stephen king's carrie, but way better!

What did you like best about this story?

Fans of Zombie Fallout (of which I am one!) get insight and a bit of backstory on one of its major characters in this story. Clearly Callis Rose exists in the same universe as the Talbots.

What does Sean Runnette bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Sean is a great storyteller. he breathes life into these characters. He is one of my favorite narrators.

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

When Callis completely lost it.

Any additional comments?

I get the feeling that we may hear more about Callis Rose in the future. It makes me wonder if she has any connection to Eliza, Tomas, and/or Azile....

Amazing

This book is amazing how it just progresses a must read I believe this is a look into BT past before meeting Mike

Superb!

Mean Girls meets Carrie with a twist of a love story. I am not a huge fan of teen angst stories but wow, unexpectedly good. Mark Tufo has outdone himself with this one,

Lovely & Scary Callis Rose

Callis Rose is a beauty and lovely girl, so innocent at heart yet so evil and deadly. With her power she can control anyone and make them do anything.

This book was fantastic, I was listening to it all day to know what will happen next to Callis and to know what will she do next and to whom. I am big fan of Mark Tufo's work, specially the Fallout series.

What I loved about this book, was the small connection between it and the fallout series in few small things here and there, and to those who read the fallout series you will know what I am talking about when you reach it.

Sean Runnette is a great narrator and he always does a great job with these books.

Keep it up Mark Tufo, this was a great book.

Mindbogglingly good

Any additional comments?

Mark Tufo once again demonstrates his ability to cause characters to leap from the page and into your mind, where they inevitably do weird and twisted things to your thoughts while poking around in there.

In other books, Mr. Tufo has explored everything from zombies to aliens, but this book is about mans inhumanity towards man, the injustices that creep into social services, lost dreams and the ability for love to grant hope in the face of overwhelming difficulties (with supernatural powers as the driver). While that may sound boring, this is Mark Tufo we are talking about here, so don't be alarmed in the slightest.

Sean Runnette gives another stellar reading. If Mark Tufo ever called my house, I wouldn't believe it was him unless he hung up and had Mr. Runnette call back. Mr. Runnette could read the instructions for putting together a kitchen cabinet and have you hanging on the edge of your seat. When orating a Tufo novel, it is the equivalent of a deep fried bacon wrapped triple fudge sundae for your ears.

if you like Carrie read this

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

for sure Mark Tufo is fast becoming one of my favorite authors

What was one of the most memorable moments of Callis Rose?

the scenes dealing with child services it show some of the real issues

Which scene was your favorite?

the scene at the dinner table.

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

Yes and was a little disappointed when it was over

Any additional comments?

Mark Tufo and Sean Runnette are my favorite team

Entertaining story

Let me start out by stating that I am a Stephen King fan. In reading the reviews for this story, I came across several references to "Carrie" (which I have not read yet). I recall seeing this movie at the theatre when I was probably in kindergarten (yes, my mom took my siblings and myself to see this movie when I was that young!). The movie, of course, freaked me out (final scene with the hand coming out of the grave terrified me). I was planning to read Carrie soon, prior to seeing the release of the new movie. I couldn't resist trying this one also. I was not disappointed. I thought the story was pretty compelling, it kept me listening and wanting to know how this story would develop. I was conflicted at times with the story, one minute feeling compassion and sympathy for Callis, and the next, feeling as if she were the villian. I agree with other reviewers that is was reminiscent of "Mean Girls", and a bit unbelievable the lengths that some of the characters would go to purely out of dislike for someone. I kinda got a kick out of it and couldn't take it too seriously. All in all, I thought it was pretty a pretty decent and entertaining story.