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Title: Countdown

Author: Michelle Rowen

Narrator: Virginia Bosch

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-27-13

Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Three seconds left to live. Once the countdown starts, it cannot be stopped. Two pawns thrown into a brutal underground reality game. Kira Jordan survived her family's murder and months on plague-devastated city streets with hard-won savvy and a low-level psi ability. She figures she can handle anything - until she wakes up in a barren room, chained next to the notorious Rogan Ellis. One reason Kira will never, ever trust Rogan, even though both their lives depend on it. Their every move is controlled and televised for a vicious exclusive audience. And as Kira's psi skill unexpectedly grows and Rogan's secrets prove evermore deadly, Kira's only chance of survival is to risk trusting him as much as her instincts. Even if that means running head-on into the one trap she can't escape. GAME OVER.

Members Reviews:

Terribly scary concept...

Would you listen to Countdown again? Why?

I would in a few months or so. It is such an interesting plot, and has lots of suspense, so it's far from dull.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Countdown?

The tightrope act was pretty cool...

Would you listen to another book narrated by Virginia Bosch?

Only if she were to work on her voices. Her Rogan and her Kira would at times be the same voice. Very confusing and quite irritating. I do like her Kira voice though, she reminded me of Emma Galvin, but of course Emma's characters have very distinct differences. I hope someone gives Virginia this note.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Tick Tock...

Any additional comments?

This would make an excellent movie!

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Title: Don't Tell Mother

Author: Tara West

Narrator: Rebecca Roberts

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-25-13

Publisher: Tamra Westberry

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Raised under the shadow of her popular and spoiled brother, AJ Dawson struggles to get any kind of compliment from her mother. She can't escape her troubled home-life at school, when she is forced to deal with a lot of the same issues. Her immature coach is determined to turn the team against her, her teammates are bent on losing every game, and the rest of the school population cowers in her presence.

AJ's mounting frustration could turn her into a ticking time bomb, and she knows the first step to solving her problems is to gain acceptance from her mother. Easier said than done.

Her relationship with her mother goes from bad to worse when AJ's new green-haired boyfriend knocks on the door. She knows she'll have to clean up her guy if she wants to earn Mom's respect. But AJ's secret ability to foretell the future is driving her and her mom further apart, and if she doesn't tell her mom about her horrible vision soon, her brother will die.

Members Reviews:

a very good read

I started the series with book 4 "Visions of the Witch" which Tara co-wrote with Heather Adkins. I loved it so much that I had to go back and get books 1-3. "Don't Tell Mother" is the second book of the 'Whispers' series and it is seriously good.

AJ has an annoying brother and a mother who does not seem to love her - at least in AJ's eyes. AJ has visions and they have always come true. She sees (in a vision) her mama & stepdad killed in a car accident. She also sees her brother killed in a skiing accident. But what can she do? Later on in the book, she finds that her mother has secrets of her own.

I recommend this book if you like paranormal reading.

good read

Aj is a sort of tomboy. She has anger problems and she sees the future in her dreams. That would make me cranky too. Aj has problems with her mom and her visions are always bad and they are happening more offten. She finding this hard to handle at home with her home life difficult to handle with her brother being the jerk he is and her mom taking his side. The only good thing is the green haired hottie coming to dinner. I enjoyed this short story. Aj's stuggles are worst than any normal teen, who want to see and experience someones death that sucks. So many things happen in this book that changes Aj and her home life for the better.

On other great book

This is the second book to the series and it was twice as good as the first, usually I read book triologyies and the fist book is great, then the second on is ok, and then I don't really bother reading the next one. But this series is awsome, I keep on wanting to know what's gonna happen next, the books just keep on getting better and better, so exited to start reading the next 2 books of this series!

vamps ,ghost,wolfs all better watch out because tara west nows this centries new supernatural

If someone says they wil always luv vampires& warewolfs then they haven't read the whispers seirse. tara did an awsome job on keep you on edge and gets you mad at yourself for reading to slow because once you start reading this seirse you can't stop until you reach the end which always makes you want to hurry and get the next book. thats what I feel .

Very Good!

I chose this rating because this was my favorite book in the Whispers series.

I like visions from the future better than mind reading. I also like when AJ's family made

Up at the end.

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Title: Shadows of Glass

Subtitle: The Ashes Trilogy, Book 2

Author: Kassy Tayler

Narrator: Nicola Barber

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-23-13

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Wrens world has changed. The thing that she fought for - escaping the dome - has come to fruition, but its not the paradise she thought it would be. Most of the shiners have died, and according to James she is to blame for many of the deaths, a burden which sits heavy on her shoulders. Still some have survived and Wren is determined to keep them safe as they fight to establish a home outside while hiding from the rovers who have weapons that can kill from far away. But as long as she has Pace she knows everything will be fine. Still Wren wonders, as she sees the smoke that continually pours forth from the dome, how did her friends inside fare? Will they ever find out if Lucy, David, Jill, and Harry, along with Paces mother survive the explosions?

Meanwhile, someone else has also seen the smoke. A band of explorers from across the sea arrive in an airship, curious about the dome, and offer help to those who survive. When Wren meets the handsome Levi Addison, she suddenly questions her love for Pace as Levi offers to show her the world from his airship. Does she really love Pace? Or was it just thecircumstances that made her think she did? Meanwhile, word arrives from inside via Pip, and Wren is forced to go back inside the dome, a thing that terrifies her more than anything else, to save her friends. Once shes back inside will she be able to escape again?

Members Reviews:

I enjoyed the second book even more than the first

Would you listen to Shadows of Glass again? Why?

I wouldn't listen to Shadows again, but I did enjoy listening to it the first time, and was on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next.

About as good as the first one

Any additional comments?

The story was pretty good and kept me entertained for the most part. Still lacking some depth though. Again, Wren blaming herself for everything over and over really got old. Narrator was great again until she started doing the American accents. All the Americans sounded like peppy robots. It was pretty funny.

Charming and Engaging!

I don't know what it is about this trilogy that captivates me. The story is very inventive, and the interactions between the characters is charming, but I think maybe it is the world they inhabit that really enchants me. The arrival of the airship and the Americans, and the way in which they helped everyone, was so kind and lovely.

Perhaps it's just the escape it offers from the usual types of books that I read, that I really appreciate.

I'm waiting for the third book, due out next week, and I can't wait to read it. I also can't wait to pass it along to my niece when she is old enough.

Highly recommended.

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Title: Firebrand

Author: R.M. Prioleau

Narrator: Clifton Satterfield

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-13-13

Publisher: R.M. Prioleau

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Kaijin Sora behaved like any studious child his age who constantly indulged in reading books and thirsting for new knowledge. But there was one thing that distinguished him from other children -- his tenacious passion for fire. In hopes of curbing this strange and disturbing sickness, Kaijin's parents sent him off to study magic. Unbeknownst to Kaijin, the knowledge he would glean during his years of intense study would only further kindle his inner flames. What began as a simple childhood curiosity would ultimately transition into a blazing love so powerful, it kills ... Firebrand is an engrossing fantasy adventure filled with magic and mystery.

Members Reviews:

Nice YA fantasy tale, but needs more depth

Kajin Sora has been fascinated with fire since he was five. He loves to look at the pretty flames, and touch it, even if he burns his fingers and hands in doing so. His passion for fire grew as he aged, and his fed up parents sent him, and his younger brother, Rorick, to study with a mage in a nearby town. However, Kajin's passion for fire only grew, and he begins to even worship Ignis, the Firelord.

Firebrand is an unique and original tale about a young man with a passion for fire, and gains divine attention as a result of his devotion. The first part of The Pyromancer Trilogy focuses on Kajin's childhood, and his magical studies under a mage. By the end of the story, his apprenticeship is at an end, and Kajin is free to make his way in the world however he chooses.

The problem with Firebrand is a lack of depth in some areas. For example, the author starts off with the protagonist at the age of five, and then jumps five years forward when he is sent off to study magic. And then the story jumps forward another ten years, where Kajin has reached adulthood. During this period, R. M. Prioleau could have written a lot more about his relationship with his teacher, Jarial Glace. Additionally, there are many fields of magic, but the author does not even attempt to explain all the types of magic available in her fantasy world. What gods exist in the world of Firebrand? I just feel the author needs to find a way to flesh out her fantasy world for the benefit of her readership.

Nonetheless, Firebrand offers something different in the fantasy genre, and I highly recommend this story to readers age 16 and up.

underwhelming

This story had a lot of potential. Unfortunately, the main character who is portrayed as extremely intelligent, starts off as a six year old boy and continues to behave as if he is still a six year old boy at the end of the book when he is supposedly in his twenties. Characters development is non existent. The characters remain stagnant in their behaviors throughout the book. On the up side, the editing wasn't all that bad.

Manchild that doesn't stop burning himself

I thought this book would be interesting cause it's about fire, but the main character is so fascinated with fire he doesn't stop burning himself and he never grows up. All the kid does is wine like a five-year old even though he is supposed to be in his twenties. He doesn't think for himself and the only reason he survives is because an outside force controls him. Read the sample and it will all be clear.

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Title: The Marked

Author: Inara Scott

Narrator: Sarah Humphrey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

All of her life, Dancia Lewis has wanted to use her powers for good. And now that shes learned the truth about Delcroix Academy - and herself - she may just get the chance. But being part of Delcroixs top-secret Program isnt anything like Dancia expected. She has to ask herself: What happens to the Talented kids who refuse to pledge their loyalty to the Program? And why did her friend Jack run away rather than join? Dancias adorable boyfriend Cam insists they need the help of every Talented student to defend Delcroix from dangerous enemies outside their gates. But Dancia has to wonder: What if Delcroixs most frightening enemies come from within?

Members Reviews:

Best book ever!!!!!!!!!

This exciting story is absolutely remarkable. Dancia is finally in the program and learning to control her power. She is finally introduced to the real threat. The Iran. A secret organization that is against the Program. And you wouldn't believe who is with them. Not only Dancia's once best friend, Jack, but the one who started it all. This is a thrilling adventure as you learn more about the Iran, Dancia and Cam, and Jack's betrayal. It gets even better as you watch Dancia and Catherine's friendship grow. Esther, Hennie, and Catherine finally learn they have abilities no one else have. Anyone would love this book!!!!!

A good book

I liked the book and thought it was well written. It is a bit 12 year old girlish but if you can look past the sappy parts it is exciting and has some good action.

Ahhh

Cant wait until the next book comes out. I love how Inara Scott writes. Shes amazing! Ive told her that as well. And I cant wait til the next book comes out. I wonder if she'd consider making this series into a movie.

Five Stars

Perfect

Amazing

A perfect sequel! I loved it. It had the perfect amount of romance and action and definitely kept me on the edge of my seat.

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Title: The Talents

Author: Inara Scott

Narrator: Sarah Humphrey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Danica Lewis accepts a scholarship to Delcroix Academy, a school for kids with special "skills". But once she arrives at the mysterious school, Danica suspects the recruiters know more about her "gift" than they are letting on.

Previously published as The Candidates: Delcroix Academy, Book 1.

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Title: Between the Lives

Author: Jessica Shirvington

Narrator: Matilda Reed

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-13

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Hollywood was abuzz recently with the news that Jessica Shirvingtons bestselling Embrace series was being adapted for television by the CW Network (The Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl) and Steven Spielbergs Amblin production company. Now Jessica is set to excite her YA fans with Between the Lives a psychological thriller that will hook you at first listen

The perfect life or the perfect love. You choose. For as long as she can remember, Sabine has lived two lives. Every twenty-four hours she 'Shifts', living each day twice. She has one life in Wellesley, Massachusetts...and another, completely different life in Roxbury, Boston. In one life she's surrounded by glamorous friends and dresses in designer clothes, in the other her family struggles to make ends meet. In one life shes a straight-A student with the perfect boyfriend, in the other shes considered a reckless delinquent.

All Sabine has ever wanted is the chance to live one life. When it seems like this might finally be possible, Sabine begins a series of dangerous experiments to achieve her goal. But is she willing to risk everything including the one man who might actually believe her?

Critic Reviews:

Addictive ... add to your must-read list. (EntertainmentWeekly.com, for the Violet Eden series)

"An emotional thrill ride filled with passion and suspense." (Kirkus, for the Violet Eden series)

Members Reviews:

Fresh and Fascinating

Between the Lives was a rich, mature character piece with a captivating high-concept twist.

Sabine lives two completely different lives, in two completely different worlds where she repeats each day in each life, swapping at midnight every day. At 18, she has lived thirty 36 years and her dream is to have only one life that she can live to the fullest.

The two-lives premise was fresh and fascinating definitely my hook into the story. I should have been disappointed to learn the book wasnt really ABOUT Sabine living two lives, more about the drama and consequences her faced in both worlds. Somehow though, the author managed to balance my interest in learning and understanding the two-lives phenomenon perfectly with the character drama.

I was rapt from chapter one by Sabines brilliantly bold plans to test the limits of her two-lives and was amazed to find myself completely sucked in the spiralling drama in both of Sabines families and lives by the end

This book should be a example to all aspiring writers. Here, the author managed to create TWO engaging families, friends, lives and even personalities for the protagonist when so many YA authors can barely manage one of each!

Right up until the end (replete with twists I didnt seen coming) I had no idea how Sabine was going to resolve her heartbreaking situation and I was compelled to keep reading! There was never going to be an easy choice for Sabine if she got her wish of getting just one life and it only gets more impossible as the story goes on.

I was absolutely hooked by Between the Lives and recommend it to all YA readers. I think its safe to say this one will blow up pretty soon and Im glad I didnt let it sit in my queue for very long.

Unfortunately, I do have to say that the narrator was horrific! She put on a tragic Boston accent (one that I happen to adore when done well so Im pretty sure it was fake) and it was difficult to listen to.

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Title: Hammer of Witches

Author: Shana Mlawski

Narrator: Jeff Woodman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-09-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Baltasar Infante can weasel out of any problem with a good story.

But when he encounters a monster straight out of stories one night, Baltasar faces trouble even he can't talk his way out of. Captured by the Malleus Maleficarum, a mysterious witch-hunting arm of the Spanish Inquisition, Baltasar is put to the question. The Inquisitor demands he reveal the whereabouts of Amir al-Katib, a legendary Moorish sorcerer who can bring myths and the creatures within them to life.

Now Baltasar must escape, find al-Katib, and defeat a dreadful power that may destroy the world.

As Baltasar's journey takes him into uncharted lands on Columbus's voyage westward, he learns that stories are more powerful than he once believed them to be - and much more dangerous.

Members Reviews:

Buy it!

I just finished Hammer of Witches, and I must say, it was a pretty fun read. Mlawski managed to fit a magical fantasy epic into a historical account without substantially altering the core of the history, which I can't imagine was an easy task. More importantly, the characters were vivid and natural rather than the 2-dimensional bores some books try to spoon feed you.

I also loved her interpretations of various myths and legends and how each character came away with a different "truth". The Baba Yaga scene alone is worth the price of admission :D

Wonderful

I really love this book. It has a unique and fresh perspective on the history, and while it is fantasy, I feel that it reflects the time period as accurately as it can. The magic system is interesting and makes a lot of sense with how the story plays out. And, it has fantastically realized characters and places. You can really visualize the journey of Columbus, the state of the "old world" and the beautiful new one.

Fantasy Set in an Historical Context

Shana Mlawski's "Hammer of Witches" is a nicely conceived and well executed fantasy set in an historical context. With the Spanish Inquisition and Columbus's first voyage to the New World serving as the backdrop, we join young Baltasar Infante on his quest for his father and his destiny. Ms. Mlawski does a superb job of maintaining the dramatic tension throughout the entire story. You really do want to know what happens next. I particularly liked the end note inserted by the author informing the reader of what we know, as well as what we don't know, about the historical persons appearing in the book. This is Young Adult fiction at its best - both entertaining and informative.

A New Old World

Religious texts, history, myth - they all tell the story of the mess that is the human family. Shana Mlawski puts these all together in a fast moving mystical fantasy for young adults that is at once informative and thought provoking. For, if we should ever pioneer into the round world of enlightenment we must understand the raw flatland of intolerance, greed and ignorance from which we come.

Great Idea that was Poorly Executed

Baltasar Infante is unaware he has the gift of storytelling: the ability to physically conjure up the characters and creatures from tales. Living in 1490s Spain with this talent is dangerous because a branch of the Inquisition, the Malleus Maleficarum, are hunting storytellers down. The Malleus kidnap and torture Baltasar for information about the sorcerer Amir al-Katib. Baltasar has never met al-Katib but the Malleus slip that Baltasar is al-Katibâs son.

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Title: The Skeleton Key

Subtitle: A Pandora English Novel, Book 3

Author: Tara Moss

Narrator: Matilda Reed

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-13

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

In the third Pandora English mystery, Pandora is still negotiating her double life as a lowly assistant at a New York fashion magazine with the reality that she has great supernatural powers and responsibilities. With the full moon set to rise once again, Pandora has a very special date looming. Her beautiful spirit guide, Civil War soldier Lieutenant Luke, will be a flesh-and-blood man, if only for the night, and she hasn't been able to stop thinking about it. But a chance encounter with playboy Jay Rockwell sees that very human attraction start all over again - even though Jay doesn't remember their previous relationship, or the fact that Pandora saved him from a gang of ill-tempered undead supermodels.

Meanwhile, Pandora - with her special skeleton key - is slowly unlocking the mysteries of the haunted mansion where she lives with her great aunt Celia. What sinister experiments did the architect Dr Edmund Barrett conduct there before he died? Where is his laboratory? And what are the strange noises emanating from the basement? On the centenary of the mysterious fire that supposedly killed Dr Barrett, he returns to the mansion. He has a message for Pandora. But he has brought with him a dark force that threatens to tear apart the delicate balance between the worlds of the dead and living....

Members Reviews:

Fun fun fun

Very creative story. Well written and intriguing; keeps you moving without stopping long enough to catch your breath. Never a dull moment. Great trilogy I would highly recommend to fans of supernatural themes. The actress was perfect; upbeat just like the story. I'll miss the series...

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Title: Terra Vonnel and The Skulls of Aries

Author: D C Akers

Narrator: Michelle Sparks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-13

Publisher: D. C. Akers

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Terra Vonnel and the Skulls of Aries; a thrilling high-seas adventure seen through the eyes of 17 year-old pirate Terra Vonnel, better known as the Sea Vixen. The roguish, yet charming girl has finally found one of the legendary Skulls of Aries, the greatest mystery known to man. With time running out she must now steal the remaining Skull from her vicious vampire nemesis, Count Dragos, and travel to Mount Aries to unlock the Gate of Monticule, which holds the Orb of Time.

But what the Sea Vixen and her valiant crew do not know is something waits for them in the shadows of Mount Aries- something so unimaginable that no one has lived to tell about it. Full of excitement, the Skulls of Aries is an epic, breathtaking voyage packed with suspense-filled adventure, sword-clashing action, mystery and unforgettable characters!

Members Reviews:

Anything with skulls and/or skeletons has me amused!

Not a lot of depth (and I do not hold this in any ways against the author given the brevity of the book) but was all around fun for upper grade schoolers to adults. Well written overall (although I would be calling in those sea ghouls to battle first thing rather than sacrificing my men in combat were I the protagonist). Has a surprising amount of dismemberment and flesh-eating which is why I would advise against the real young reading it. Reads like an old-fashioned action serial with numerous side tales to explore allowing for expansion in various directions. A good read! Another good book geared towards upper grade schoolers to adults would be "The Chronicles of Dragon: the Hero, the Sword, and the Dragons" by Craig Halloran if you care to give my review a look for that as well.

Great book

This book is very well made. it describes every thing which I like.

if it was a little bit longer that be great. :)!

Short Story that is not Short on Fun.

The book may be a novella but it is packed with action. Terra is a 17-year-old pirate captain and is as dangerous as she is beautiful. If Lara Croft was a pirate she would be Terra. Within in the first few pages you get to see just how dangerous when she encounters other pirates but these are not your average pirates. The author really is able to pull off a lot of information in just a few short pages. In other novellas it can be too much to fast but in this case you get just enough action and explanation. I loved her personality and how she handled her crew. She has a destination and no one or anything will get in her way. Mr. Akers really does a great job of letting you get to know her and truly invest in her. I only have on complaint and that is that it was over too soon.

I think anyone who loves to read short stories, loves pirates, supernatural type books, will love this book. If you are short on time but want a book with a ton of adventure and fun to read then pick this one up. I can not wait to read more of of Mr. Akers books and hopefully more about Terra and her quest.

Mom's Thumb Reviews Thumbs Up

Details: The fearful sea Vixen Terra Vonnel is on a mission to steal the skulls of Aries. She must fight Vampires, Death, and deal with pirates, and Dead Souls.