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The Girl with Glass Feet by Ali Shaw
Reader: Heather O’Neill
Short Review: An enchanting mythic fantasy about a woman searching for a cure or explanation for the mysterious ailment that is causing her feet to turn to glass, read beautifully by one of my favorite readers.
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Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold
Reader: Grover Gardner
Short Review: A new Vorkosigan adventure, same fabulous reader. A fun romp with lots of old friends, and a few new ones.
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Streams of Babel by Carol Plum-Ucci
Readers: Julia Whelan
, Paul Michael Garcia
Available from Audible.com
Short Review: Welcome a the post-9/11 world in which terrorists wield bioweapons and our best intelligence is gathered online by teenagers. Kept me listening and then made me hunt for the sequel.
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Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
Reader: Roy Dotrice
Short Review: Martin’s Locus-Award winning novel, expertly read by Roy Dotrice, proves an engrossing opening to a long, unfinished series.
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Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Reader: Emma Galvin
Short Review: A stark, beautifully written and expertly read novel about an overburdened girl in dire straits. -
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Reader: Elizabeth Gilbert
Short Review: Stunning memoir of a year in the life of a woman finding her way back to a life she wants to live. Beautifully read by the author. This one will stick with me for a long long time.
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Wild Decembers by Edna O’Brien
Reader: Suzanne Bertish
Short Review: A beautiful book, poorly served by bad audio quality and frequent mispronunciations.
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Nice to Come Home To by Rebecca Flowers
Reader: Carrington MacDuffie
Short Review: A sweet first novel brought to life by an excellent reader. We meet Prudence Whistler as her life starts to fall apart – but it is easy to find joy in her self-discovery. Romantic and charming, a lovely ‘comfort’ book for a rainy day.
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Fool Moon (Dresden Files, Book 2) by Jim Butcher
Reader: James Marsters
Short Review: Harry Dresden, Wizard of Chicago, gets pulled into a murder investigation riddled with werewolves and betrayal. Marsters remains the perfect reader to bring the Dresden Files to life.
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The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Reader: Simon Vance
Short Review: An intriguing, unusual gothic novel set in post-war England, read beautifully by Simon Vance. It’s intriguing and gorgeously written, and it asks more questions than it answers.
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Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson
Reader: Jeannie Stith
Short Review: A disappointing audiobook that’s hard to listen to. -
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (Leviathan Trilogy)
Reader: Alan Cumming
Bonus: Endnote read by the author detailing what is fact and what is fictionShort Review: In this stunning follow up to Leviathan, Alek and Deryn continue on their intricate path through the steampunk inspired alternate World War I created by Westerfeld. In this rollicking adventure we weave through the back streets of Istanbul, eggs are hatched, some secrets are revealed while others stay safely hidden.