Day: November 8, 2017

Review: Undying by Corina Bishop

8 November 2017 / Reviews / , , ,

My Reviewsgood world and character building

Undying is a Sci-Fi Drama by Corina Bishop.

Read by Laura Jennings

Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins

HEA (Not to me)
Cliffhanger (I would be upset if this is where it ends)

This is not currently listed as a series, however, the ending leaves it set-up to be such. Some reviewers expressed their feelings to the ending as being able to count it as good enough to be a standalone, but I am not one of those people.

If you have a tender heart like me, you may want to skip this one.

Ebook Sample from Kindle 

♥ Story ♥

If you like Dystopian series like The Blaze Runner and Hunger Games then this is the book for you. This has good world and character building but it is not for me. It’s the reason why I can’t watch Walking Dead with my husband. I hate getting attached to characters only to have them ripped away.

I myself try to avoid having my heart rip out through my gut. That being said, it takes good writing and narration to be able to evoke those feelings in a reader. I had so much tension inside me listening to this that I wanted to vomit in the midst of my tears. Call me a baby and say I’m too soft, I know that I am!

Audio Sample from Audible

♥ Author ♥

This is my 1st read/listen by Corina Bishop. This is her only audio title. She writes memorable characters that I don’t feel like I got a good enough chance to enjoy. I would be hesitant to listen to any other works as this author likes to make me cry.
Corina Bishop has 01 title listed on Audible.

♥ Narrator(s) ♥

This is my 1st listen by Laura Jennings and she did such a good job that she made me cry. She really got the emotions of the scene across to me. I want to listen to more by her. She has voiced lots of titles, so I will have lots of opportunities!
Laura has 126 titles listed on Audible.

Undying

Written by Corina Bishop

Read by Laura Jennings

Ebook obtained through Kindle Unlimited

Audiobook obtained for free at my request and I am voluntarily leaving this unbiased review

Non-Fiction Read: How I Sold 80,000 Books by Alinka Rutkowska

8 November 2017 / Non-Fiction Reads 📓 / , , , / 1 Comment

My ReviewsLots of good information, you will want to get the ebook too!

This is a Non-Fiction title by Alinka Rutkowska.

Read by Nikki Delgado

Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins

Ebook currently free on Amazon


♥ Story ♥

I actually had already purchased this title in ebook format through the kindle store. It was and currently still is free. I was happy to see this come up through the AudiobookBoom program. I can now how the audio to go with my kindle edition! It’s nice to have someone read to you, but you are going to want to pick up the ebook version too for all the references, links, as well as a convenient place to make and store notes.

How I Sold 80,000 Books is full of information that I will definitely be putting to use when I get the courage to publish my own stories! The meat and potatoes of this book focus on what the author refers to as ‘the four Ps’, Product, Place, Price and Promotion. Each ‘P’ is covered in detail as well as speaking of how they can and often do overlap.

There is sound advice and incites to be learned from this title for sure. I don’t know how many books you will sale after you listen or read this title, but you will have a better understanding of what more you could be doing to help with your bottom line.

Audio Sample from Audible

♥ Author ♥

This is my 1st read/listen by Alinka Rutkowska. This is her only audio title, but what a good one. She writes this non-fiction title in a somewhat informal manner as if she is speaking directly to you. It makes you feel as if she is giving you advice as opposed to teaching a class.
Alinka has 01 titles listed on Audible.

♥ Narrator(s) ♥

This is my 1st listen by Nikki Delgado. She has an accent, which I like, but can be a turn-off to others. She completly captures the author’s informal style. The production speed seemed a bit too fast to me, but an edit to 0.90 in Audible’s handy narration speed tool fixed it right up.
Nikki has 03 titles listed on Audible.

How I Sold 80,000 Books
Book Marketing for Authors – Self Publishing through Amazon and Other Retailers

Written by Alinka Rutkowska

Read by Nikki Delgado

Ebook obtained through the Kindle store

Audiobook obtained for free at my request and I am voluntarily leaving this unbiased review