The Cats of Salisbury Road

Book 1

By: Tom Slemen

Narrated by: Nicholas Patrella

This is Part One of a new series of books about the loves and lives of the Cats of Salisbury Road, written by the best-selling writer Tom Slemen. If you have a cat you will especially love these comical tales!

©2014 Tom Slemen (P)2014 Tom Slemen

The Cats

Some funny parts.I just didn't get into it.It wasn't really a book series that I would read after this one.Nicholas Patrella was fine doing narration.I was provided this book free for review by the author, narrator or publisher.

A Funny Book for Us Cat Lovers

THE CATS OF SALISBURY ROAD was a really fun audiobook especially for cat people. This was a great cat drama with cool characters. It was humorous and it made me chuckle several times while listening. These cats have awesome personalities. Stan, Leslie, Martin, Hammerhead and others plus a little metaphysical time travel made for a good time. I love when one of the tortoise shells yells "He knows Krav Maga, he's military, man. Run."

I'm glad this is book one and I look forward to more from this series. I like Tom Slemen's writing.

Nicholas Patrella did an outstanding job narrating. His character voices were great. I think he made a super neat book more enjoyable. He was very entertaining and in fact, I'll probably listen to this again.

I also love the cover illustration.

"This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast."

Overall a lot of fun to listen to!

Would you listen to The Cats of Salisbury Road again? Why?

Yes, they were fun stories with interesting takes on love and relationships between pets and their owners from the perspective of cats. The characters were all interesting and unique.

What did you like best about this story?

The characters and their relationships to each other.

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

The range of character voices were great. He didn't just give them a voice, he gave them each individual personalities.

Any additional comments?

One star off for random swears. I typically don't mind if it fits the story but sometimes it seemed out of place and kind of took me out of the story at times. Otherwise, it was great and I'm looking forward to finding out what happens next!

The Secret Life of Cats

This is a funny take on the life of cats. It wasn't laugh out loud funny, but most cat lovers will appreciate the various cat stereotypes presented, along with the various other creatures who share their world. Think roaches, rats, and dogs...and of course humans. Teens and older children would probably enjoy this audiobook, but there are references to sex that parents might not want presented to younger children. I would probably rate this PG-13.

The narration is good, and Mr.Patrella does an admirable job differentiating his voice for the various cats personified..

I was voluntarily provided this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator.

The Cats of Salisbury Road (Part 1)

Any additional comments?

"This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast."

This is a cute book for cat lovers. I can picture a pack of cats sitting around telling "tall tails" or is it "tall tales?" Yes, I can see the different class of felines and them all acting as if humans are all inferior. Quite a fun listen.

The narration was was good, I loved the individual cat personalities that were brought to life.