5 STARS
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OMG! This is by far one of the best series I have read. The writing and the story were gripping with action and suspense. At times I found myself holding my breath, gripping the kindle as I read quickly read the pages.

The main character, Chloe, losses her mother, gains a grandfather, and finds out she is a vampire hunter all in the first few scenes. Talk about intense! She doesn't even have enough time to process it all before she is being whipped into shape and trained to kill. (Now you see why I was gripping kindle and holding my breath.) The cherry on top is that her father is one bad vampire hell bent on taking her for his own devious plans.
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Full of twists and mouth gaping open moments, Jennifer Malone Wright's The Vampire Hunter's Daughter, has made me a huge fan of this series, as well as the Arcadia Falls series. I cannot wait to see what other kick ass moves Chloe has.

Jennifer Malone Wright is best known for her novella series, The Vampire Hunter's Daughter. Other works include the follow up to The Vampire Hunter's Daughter series called The Arcadia Falls Chronicles, The Graveyard Guardians series, and her vampire novel called Savior.

She resides in the beautiful mountains of northern Idaho with her husband and five children where she practices preparing for the zombie apocalypse. Just kidding!

But seriously, between the craziness of taking care of her children, Jennifer has little time left for herself. The time she does have left, usually leading far into the night, is spent working on her beloved fiction or chatting with her equally crazy friends.

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Author: Susan Sloate
Narrator: Mapuana Makia
Length: 11 hours 53 minutes
Publisher: Covfefe Press⎮2020
Genre: Romance
Release date: Sep. 23, 2020

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 In glittery 1980s Los Angeles, once-celebrated Broadway lyricist Beau Kellogg is disillusioned, unhappily married and yearning for one last musical hit, while he writes advertising jingles for quick money. Meanwhile, in New York, idealistic young singer, Amanda Harary, works a demanding day job at a charming West Side hotel. From their first fiery phone conversation, sparks fly, and when they begin to talk late at night, miracles begin to happen. 
They weren't looking for each other but what they find together is a once-in-a-lifetime understanding, impossible joy, and piercing heartache...until they learn that some connections, however improbable, are meant to last forever. 
Stealing Fire is a story for romantics everywhere, who believe in the transformative power of love.​

How did you decide how each character should sound in this title?
Susan and I spoke beforehand on how Amanda and Beau should sound. I decide on the characters based on what the author describes the person as, a little bit of intuition and just playing around and having fun with it. We didn’t always agree on the character choices, so we came to a middle ground with some of them.

If you had the power to time travel, would you use it?
If yes, when and where would you go? Of course! I’d use time travel to bet on games, haha. I’d go to concerts of the deceased, Woodstock, Ancient Rome. I’d go to famous assassinations and take investigators with me and see if we could solve them.

How does audiobook narration differ from other types of voiceover work you've done?
I get to lean into my storytelling skills more with the Audiobook Narration. I am an actor by trade, so doing Audiobooks let’s me help craft the storytelling with the author, and try to augment the storytelling they’ve already provided.

If you could narrate one book from your youth what would it be and why? Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day. It was the first honest children’s book about how some days are gonna be crappy, and that’s okay.

​What do you say to those who view listening to audiobooks as “cheating” or as inferior to “real reading”?
People are entitled to their opinion. I’d say that ingesting a story in whatever form a person chooses is up to them. Whether it is a Tv show, Movie, Audiobook, how wonderful it is to get to pick how someone interacts with a story. I like reading because it feels intimate and a personal play with imagination, I like audiobooks when I want to create the imagery in my head with the narrator, or driving or walking.

What bits of advice would you give to aspiring audiobook narrators?
Don’t let anyone tell you what you can and can’t do. Start now, work hard. It’s all make believe anyway. 

I'm sad to see October leave. I already miss all the scary movies and haunting books.  Until next year, here's a recap of my Spooktacular Reads.

You can't talk about Spooktacular Reads without having Kelly Martin at the top of your list. Whether you open the door to What Rachel Did or stroll through Trinity Row you are sure to have a frightful good time. 

Lost Souls from Daniele Lanzarotta is a collection of intertwining short stories revolving around a Murder House. If you are in to audiobooks this is a great one to snag.

Also available in audio, The House by Jo Michaels. I am currently finishing up this one. It is a collection of short stories revolving around a house and its tenants. It is told from the POV of the house. It is seriously twisted and not for the faint of heart. 

I hope you find a few spooky reads to soothe your inner beast. Until next year my ghouls and goblins keep stalking! ~ Lynn