Showing posts with label audiobook reviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label audiobook reviews. Show all posts

Monday, February 22, 2021

Young Adult AudioBooks You'll Like

Hello Teens,

We hope you all made it through the winter weather safe and sound. As we wind down the month of February, I thought we would take a look at some of the latest audiobooks we have acquired for your listening pleasure. Sometimes we find ourselves with limited time to sit down and physically hold a book to read. Audiobooks are a great way to fill the time when traveling or waiting for that next event to begin. Listed below are a few of the latest audiobooks in our system. Give them a try and you might find your next best way to engage with a good book.

Here’s the link to our CMRLS YA AUDIOBOOK COLLECTION FEB 2021 which list the books below along with many others.

Don't call the wolf [CD] Author: Ross, Aleksandra, author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 11 audio discs (approximately 14 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. Compact discs.

Abstract: A fierce young queen, neither human nor lynx, who fights to protect a forest humans have long abandoned. An exhausted young soldier, last of his name, who searches for the brother who disappeared beneath those trees without a trace. A Golden Dragon, fearsome and vengeful, whose wingbeats haunt their nightmares and their steps. When these three paths cross at the fringes of a war between monsters and men, shapeshifter queen and reluctant hero strike a deal that may finally turn the tide against the rising hordes of darkness. Ren will help Lukasz find his brother, if Lukasz promises to slay the Dragon. But promises are all too easily broken.

Subject Term: Shapeshifting -- Fiction. Monsters -- Fiction. Dragons -- Fiction.

Genre: Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction. Audiobooks.

Hostile territory [CD] Author: Greci, Paul, author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 8 audio discs (9 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. Compact discs.

Abstract: A catastrophic earthquake strands four teens in the Alaskan wilderness, and leaves them without a civilization to return to.

Subject Term: Earthquakes -- Fiction. Wilderness survival -- Alaska -- Fiction. Young adult fiction. Wilderness survival -- Fiction. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense. Geographic Term: Alaska -- Fiction.

Genre:  Audiobooks. Apocalyptic fiction.

Ruthless Gods: a novel [CD] Author: Duncan, Emily A., author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 13 audio discs (16:0:0) : CD audio, digital; 4 3/4 in. Compact discs.

Abstract: Nadya doesn't trust her magic anymore. Serefin is fighting off a voice in his head that doesn't belong to him. Malachiasz is at war with who, and what, he's become. As their group is continually torn apart, the girl, the prince, and the monster find their fates irrevocably intertwined

Subject Term: Magic -- Fiction. Princes -- Fiction.  Gods -- Fiction. Fairy tales. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / General.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Horror. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Epic.

Genre: Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction. Audiobooks.

 Just breathe [CD] Author: McGovern, Cammie, author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 8 audio discs (9 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. Compact discs.

Abstract: 

David Scheinman is the popular president of his senior class, battling cystic fibrosis. Jamie Turner is a quiet sophomore, struggling with depression. The pair's unlikely friendship starts to turn into something so much more. But neither Jamie nor David can bring themselves to reveal the secrets that weigh most heavily on their hearts-and their time for honesty may be running out.

Subject Term: Cystic fibrosis -- Fiction. Depression, Mental -- Fiction. Teenagers -- Fiction. Honesty -- Fiction.

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction. Young adult fiction. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Contemporary.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Disabilities & Special Needs. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Depression.

Genre: Love stories. Audiobooks. Romance fiction.

The electric heir [CD] Author: Lee, Victoria (Author of young adult fantasy), author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 12 audio discs (14 hr., 58 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.. Compact discs.

Abstract: Six months after Noam Álvaro helped overthrow the despotic government of Carolinia, the Atlantians have gained citizenship, and Lehrer is chancellor. But despite Lehrer's image as a progressive humanitarian leader, Noam has finally remembered the truth that Lehrer forced him to forget, that Lehrer is responsible for the deadly magic infection that ravaged Carolinia. Now that Noam remembers the full extent of Lehrer's crimes, he's determined to use his influence with Lehrer to bring him down for good. If Lehrer realizes Noam has evaded his control and that Noam is plotting against him, Noam's dead. So he must keep playing the role of Lehrer's protégé until he can steal enough vaccine to stop the virus. Meanwhile, Dara Shirazi returns to Carolinia, his magic stripped by the same vaccine that saved his life. Dara fears Noam has only gotten himself more deeply entangled in Lehrer's web. Sooner or later, playing double agent might cost Noam his life.

Subject Term: Magic -- Fiction. Government, Resistance to -- Fiction. Gay teenagers -- Fiction. Virus diseases -- Fiction. Young adult fiction. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Dystopian. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBT. Genre: Young adult fiction. Dystopias. Science fiction. Fantasy fiction. Audiobooks.

Dystopian fiction. Gay fiction.

Where dreams descend [CD] Author: Angeles, Janella, author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 12 audio discs (approximately 14.5 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. Compact discs.

Abstract: In a city covered in ice and ruin, a group of magicians faces off in a daring game of magical feats to find the next headliner of the Conquering Circus, only to find themselves under the threat of an unseen danger striking behind the scenes. As each act becomes more and riskier and the number of missing magicians piles up, three are forced to reckon with their secrets before the darkness comes for them next. The Star: Kallia, a powerful showgirl out to prove shes the best no matter the cost The Master: Jack, the enigmatic keeper of the club, and more than one lie told The Magician: Demarco, the brooding judge with a dark past he can no longer hide.

Subject Term: Magic -- Fiction. Contests -- Fiction. Missing persons -- Fiction. Ability -- Fiction. Secrecy -- Fiction.

Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction. Audiobooks.

Wicked as you wish [CD] Author: Chupeco, Rin, author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 11 audio discs (13 hr., 17 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in..Compact discs.

Abstract: "Many years ago, the magical Kingdom of Avalon was left desolate and encased in ice when the evil Snow Queen waged war on the powerful country. Its former citizens are now refugees in a world mostly devoid of magic. Which is why the crown prince and his protectors are stuck in...Arizona. Prince Alexei, the sole survivor of the Avalon royal family, is in hiding in a town so boring, magic doesn't even work there. Few know his secret identity, but his friend Tala is one of them. Tala doesn't mind--she has secrets of her own. Namely, that she's a spellbreaker, someone who negates magic. Then hope for their abandoned homeland reignites when a famous creature of legend, and Avalon's most powerful weapon, the Firebird, appears for the first time in decades. Alex and Tala unite with a ragtag group of new friends to journey back to Avalon for a showdown that will change the world as they know it." -- Amazon.

Subject Term: Magic -- Fiction. Princes -- Fiction. Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction. Friendship in adolescence -- Fiction.

Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction. Characters in literature -- Fiction. Friendship -- Fiction. Identity -- Fiction.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary. Genre: Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction. Audiobooks.

 96 words for love [CD] Author: Roy, Rachel, author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 

8 audio discs (approximately 540 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. Compact discs.

Abstract: A modern retelling of a classic Indian legend, that is a touching coming-of-age story that reads like Eat, Pray, Love for teens.

Subject Term: Ashrams -- Fiction. Cousins -- Fiction. East Indian Americans -- Fiction. Human trafficking -- Fiction.

Geographic Term: India -- Fiction. Genre: Young adult fiction. Romance fiction. Audiobooks.


 

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Audiobook Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Author:  Marissa Meyer
Narrator: Rebecca Soler
Genre: Young adult, science fiction, retelling
Publisher: Macmillan Young Listeners (audiobook); Feiwel & Friends (physical book)
Audiobook length: 10 hours, 6 minutes
The book:
Cinder is a retelling of Cinderella in a dystopian, Asian world in which Cinder is a freaking cyborg! How cool is that?! I was a little nervous for this one just because of the huge amount of hype surrounding this series, but I honestly wish I would have read it years ago! I feel like there isn’t much I can say about this book that hasn’t already been said, but let me point out a few of my favorite things:
– Queen Levana is exactly what a villain should be like – manipulative, creepy, horrible, and just deliciously evil.
– The way Meyer took this well-known and sometimes overdone story of Cinderella and completely transformed it into her own story was amazing. Yes, sometimes you’d be able to predict what was going to happen, but for the most part, it just read as a quick nod to the original story and then she’d take it somewhere else. It was fascinating.
– The world that Meyer has created is incredible, original, and all around captivating. I just wanted to know EVERYTHING about it. The politics, science, technology – all of it was SO cool, and I was completely engaged with the story and world from the beginning.
– There were a few parts that felt a little long/drawn out, and the main reason I’m not giving this a TOP rating is because I figured out the big “twist” pretty early on, and while I definitely didn’t want to stop reading because of that, it made reading/listening a little less fun.
The audiobook/narrator:
I absolutely LOVED Rebecca Soler’s narration. There were a few times in the book that I think would have…bored me during the story but her narration kept me completely enthralled and I didn’t want to stop listening for a second. I wanted to start the next book right away.
The bottom line: I can’t believe I waited this long to read Cinder, but I’m glad I finally did. A fascinating world, wonderful retelling of Cinderella, perfect villain, and fantastic writing all mix together to create a book I didn’t want to stop reading for a second. I figured out the twist early on, but the book was so good I didn’t really care that much.
-- Stefani
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Does Cinder sound like something you'd like to read? Find it in the CMRLS catalog in both audiobook and physical formats, and check it out!

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Audiobook Review: Jackaby by William Ritter

Author: William Ritter
Narrators: Nicola Barber
Audiobook length: 7.5 hours
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction
Publisher: HighBridge Audio (Audiobook); Algonquin Young Readers (book)
The book:
Jackaby is described in its summary as “Doctor Who meets Sherlock”. I think this is a pretty apt description – Jackaby is similar to both the Conan Doyle Sherlock and the Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock with a little bit of Matt Smith thrown in for good measure. Usually I hate when books are compared to other books, TV shows, or movies, but in this case, it wasn’t off the mark. Thankfully, Ritter’s characters are so unique and solidly-done that I was able to completely separate them while reading (er..listening to) the story. The world that Ritter has created is full of seriously cool fantastical creatures and I absolutely loved learning about everyone and everything in it.
My only complaint is probably going to surprise most of you. There is practically no romance in the book, which is actually quite nice to have, but the lengths Ritter went through to emphasize the lack of romance between Abigail and Jackaby is a little ridiculous. Instead of allowing the two leads who would actually make a really great couple because of how well they balance each other, we end up having two secondary characters written in for Abigail and Jackaby and it really just muddles the story. In fact, the romance between Abigail and her police officer often feels forced. Here’s hoping the romance that actually should be happens in Beastly Bones (the sequel to Jackaby).
The audiobook/narrator:
Nicola Barber is a fantastic narrator. She has an amazing ability to do different voices distinctly and with incredible believability. I was able to become fully immersed in the story because each of the characters’ voices were all so unique and easily identified. I’m so glad she narrated this story because it made for a wonderful listening experience. I would highly recommend checking out some of the other books she’s narrated (I also listened to Wild Born by Brandon Mull narrated by her).
The bottom line: Jackaby is a fun, enjoyable novel. Ritter mixes an amazing fantasy world with historical details that make reading Jackaby like being in the world of Sherlock Holmes if it were on a different planet. Nicola Barber’s narration is absolute perfection, and if you are a fan of audiobooks, I’d highly recommend checking this one out in that format.

Want to check out Jackaby? Find it here (in audiobook and physical format) on the CMRLS catalog!
[This review was originally posted on Stefani's blog, Caught Read Handed]