Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Audio Review: Enchanted - Alethea Kontis

It isn’t easy being the rather overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week. Sunday’s only comfort is writing stories, although what she writes has a terrible tendency to come true.

When Sunday meets an enchanted frog who asks about her stories, the two become friends. Soon that friendship deepens into something magical. One night Sunday kisses her frog goodbye and leaves, not realizing that her love has transformed him back into Rumbold, the crown prince of Arilland—and a man Sunday’s family despises.

The prince returns to his castle, intent on making Sunday fall in love with him as the man he is, not the frog he was. But Sunday is not so easy to woo. How can she feel such a strange, strong attraction for this prince she barely knows? And what twisted secrets lie hidden in his past—and hers?

My thoughts:
I think I have to give it a 4 for just being so dang cute. It was a shaky start, I was not happy about the narrator, she was too weird and cute. But then it changed, the whole story is weird and cute so she fitted perfectly and it was enchanting listening to her. She made the book a 4.

As for the story that was all cute and fun too. There was Princess and the Frog, Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, oh I loved how she had mixed all these things together.

Sunday was doomed to happiness. Rumbold (maybe the one voice I did not love as it was shaky) was searching for himself. I kept waiting for them to truly fall in love and get that fairytale ever after.

There is also some drama and of course lots of fun stories that made me want more about her sisters.

Conclusion:
All in all cute...yes I can say it time and time again cos it was cute.

Cover
Cute too

Audiobook, Unabridged , 8 hours
Published May 8th 2012 by Brilliance Audio (first published January 1st 2012)
Woodcutter Sisters #1
YA / Fantasy
Own

33 comments:

  1. one day I'll have to try an audiobook!

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  2. Way to stick it out! I don't give narrators very long...

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    1. Well I had nothing else to do at the time ;)

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  3. I considered using my Audible credit for this last month, it's good to know I wouldn't have made a mistake.
    Great review.

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    1. It was really cute :) Totally worth it...when you get used to it

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  4. I haven't really delved into the audible world much. I think I'm too much of a control freak to listen without reading along.

    But this sounds too cute to pass up =) I'll have to add it to my tbr!

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    1. I can only do it during a certain time during the day, cos it never work at other times. So I am not the perfect audio gal

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  5. She was so perfect :D But yes I had to get used to it

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  6. Such a sweet story...its making me all mushy now. But I'll probably stick with the book and not the audiobook.

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    1. I am sure the audio for this one is better than the book ;)

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  7. Yes, I think the narrator worked and yep it was too cute

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  8. I'm not one for audio books, but this one does sound cute....putting it on my wishlish.

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  9. I saw that, and I want to listen to that one too

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  10. This sounds like a very cute story. :)

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  11. I'm not into Audiobooks, but a friend of mine really enjoyed this one and I'm glad to hear it was cute for you, too!

    P.S.: I'm a new follower through GFC :)

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  12. I love audiobooks and will look for this - it does sound cute :)

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  13. Oh yes! I haven't listened to it yet but now I can't wait. Good to know about that narration. Glad you enjoyed it. You know this was YA, right? ;)

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    1. LOL! I can read YA as long as there are no stupid teen angst or triangles

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  14. I'm glad to hear the narrator turned around and ended up being perfectly suited for the story. This sounds really adorable, glad you enjoyed it!

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    1. It was really good and yes have to love that she grw on me

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  15. Sounds cute. I like when a narrator fits the story.

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  16. Cute review :) I don't really like fairytale retellings, but this one sounds like fun.

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  17. Awwww this sounds cute and one that would be good on audio for sure. I like the cover too.

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