Romance Audiobooks discussion

I enjoyed this interview and thought I'd share it. A unique way into becoming a narrator. :)

http://chaostitan.blogspot.com/2011/0...

Hey - thanks for posting that, Brenda! And for any interested in the UF genre (with a hint of romance to come), Kelly is actually giving away two copies of the first book in the Dreg City series. Interested parties just need to leave a comment on the blog to enter.

I'm going to try the Meding books soon. She's giving away the audiobook version of the first book in the series right?

I'm halfway through Fire and Ice, it's a different type of narration for me but you've completely changed my view of the book. I'm loving it and the Japanese flavor of the accents for Reno and the other characters that need it.

I didn't catch the humor when reading myself, a draw back from reading too fast. I've spent a good deal of time laughing or with a big smile on my face from paying attention to the words written as I hear them.

My last LOL was Jilly in the apartment in Japan hoping she was guessing correctly about using toothpaste and not some minty hemorrhoid cream.... Anne Stuart catches the "how lost would I be if I couldn't read the language" angle perfectly with that line!

Thanks, guys. I loved that book but felt like I didn't do them justice (Jilly and Reno). But Xe Sands gave them the extra boosts and emphasized the book's strengths and minimized the weaknesses.

Krissie wrote: "Thanks, guys. I loved that book but felt like I didn't do them justice (Jilly and Reno). But Xe Sands gave them the extra boosts and emphasized the book's strengths and minimized the weaknesses."

I'm just so glad you both enjoyed it so thoroughly! Krissie - I started out *hating* Reno. Hating him! I nearly threw my ereader across the room after the Pod hotel scene! And at the end, I actually cried and had to admit that I loved him, darnit. I really wanted to recapture that sense of discovery with the narration. Especially with the final scene (no spoilers!). I still choke up when I read that, actually. Thanks for knowing how to construct a story, so that I had to grow along with the characters - wonderful experience!

And Brenda, so glad to hear that the humor is coming through! I laughed out loud so many times while reading Fire and Ice, and didn't expect to. But there are just so many great moments of realistic humor - so nicely constructed by the author. Also glad to hear the accents are working for you and not distracting. Always a risky choice, but they were called out in the text and I felt compelled to present them as honestly as possible. The upcoming Nightwalker series (Jacquelyn Frank) is wall-to-wall accents...will be interesting to see how that is received.

Meding's books are PACKED with humor and sarcasm...and a lot of swearing and pain :) UF is a very different beast, but fun, nonetheless.

I disagree Krissie, Reno and Jilly got their justice, I just couldn't wrap my head around the Japanese culture/angle until I heard it verbalized. And I totally missed, in my own reading, the fact that Reno was trying to do what Summer had asked of him in regards to Jilly, thus his words and actions.

Xe the appeal and genius behind AS books is her ability to redeem heroes you want to "wall bang". :) Try Nightfall or Moonrise, my own firsts, if you get to read outside of work. Or even better, if the Audio gods would give them to us in Audio.

The sound clips of the Meding books over at Tantor sound good. I'm a read then listen person so I'm working my way there, but I do have Jacob on order.

Krissie - I too needed help with the cultural aspects and accents to flesh our Reno. I don't think Xe could have delivered such an outstanding performance of Fire and Ice without your totally satisfying book to back it up!

FYI - I am interviewing Xe for Monday's Speaking of Audiobooks column about her narration of Frank's Nightwalker series.

Brenda wrote: "I'm a read then listen person so I'm working my way there"

I'm the same way and it slows me down so much. :(

The glowing reviews make me want to jump on this audio but not only haven't I read it, I haven't even read the 3 before it! I was in a reading slump for a couple of years (!) so I'm not current on any series.

I've been keeping up with buying them though. I live amidst TBR foothills. :)

Good news MaryK, Fire and Ice works perfectly well as a stand alone.

You realize some of the people mentioned or seen have their own books, and references are made to things you figure have happened previously, but it doesn't impact being able to read Reno and Jilly's story as a single. At least IMO.

That is good news! I'll see if I can dig the book out this weekend.

Brenda wrote: Xe the appeal and genius behind AS books is her ability to redeem heroes you want to "wall bang". :) Try Nightfall or Moonrise, my own firsts, if you get to read outside of work. Or even better, if the Audio gods would give them to us in Audio.

Exactly! I ADORE bad boys...but it takes a skillful hand to make me love them after they do something like THAT to my heroine.

And MaryK - I wondered the same thing after being brought in to read the fifth (at that time, last) in the series, as I hadn't read the others. But really, I didn't feel lost at all - the story so fully rests on the two main characters, and any backstory for other characters is nicely fleshed out naturally and within context. I don't think you'd be lost starting with Fire and Ice.

Thanks, Xe! I've read the first book and heard a lot about the next couple and I assumed they were closely linked. It's good to know I can jump to this one with no problem.

Lea's Audiobooks wrote: "Krissie - I too needed help with the cultural aspects and accents to flesh our Reno. I don't think Xe could have delivered such an outstanding performance of Fire and Ice without your totally sati..."

Oh! Just saw this post sandwiched in there...thank you for saying that, Lea! That's exactly right...it's Stuart's writing that made this possible - not me :)

Smooch! A most excellent collaboration.

Krissie wrote: "Smooch! A most excellent collaboration."

Here's hoping we get another run together at some point ;)