My latest listen was "Kiss Me While I Sleep" by Linda Howard, read by Joyce Bean and Dick Hill...
This was another book I rented from JiggerBug. JiggerBug has an interesting concept. They offer audio books for rent - both on CD like the NetFlix model, and as time-limited downloads using Microsoft DRM.
The book was enjoyable. The description of the book made it obvious that it was a suspense novel, but JiggerBug had it classified as a romance. At first, I couldn't understand the classification, but as the story unfolded, I came to see why. The first hint was the attraction of what would turn out to be the two main characters. The second was the graphic sex! What more could one ask for - a plot with interesting twists and turns, and hot sex. Now I understand the attraction of these romance novels!
I liked the story. I thought the characters were well developed, and the plot was interesting. There were definitely a couple of twists I didn't expect, and I really did find myself holding my breath at the end.
The performance was top notch. Both of the readers did a great job with the accents of the various American and European characters, and deftly balanced the amount of "acting" they injected into the narration.
This is the first Linda Howard book I've listened to, and though I'll probably have to be careful to steer clear of the pure romance novels, I'll definitely sign up for another one of her cross-over books.
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Posted by David at February 19, 2006 05:08 PM