#344 ~ Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming Published by: Penguin Published on: April 2003 (reprint) Page Count: 240 Genre: Mystery/Thriller My Reading Format: Audiobook copy sent to me by Blackstone Audio for review Audiobook Published by: Blackstone Audio Narrator: Simon Vance Audiobook Length: 6.8 hours Available Formats: Paperback, audiobook, eBook Shaken, Not Stirred: I am [...]

#340 ~ Ever By My Side

Ever By My Side: A Memoir in Eight [Acts] Pets by Dr. Nick Trout Published by: Broadway Published on: February 2011 Page Count: 320 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased using a monthly Audible credit Audiobook Published by: Tantor Audio Narrator: Simon Vance Audiobook Length: 9 hours Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook My Review [...]

#338 ~ Casino Royale

Casino Royale by Ian Fleming Published by: Penguin Published on: August 2002 (Reprint) Page Count: 192 Genre: Mystery/Thriller My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased with Audible credits Audiobook Published by: Blackstone Audio Narrator: Simon Vance Audiobook Length: 4.5 hours Available Formats: eBook, paperback, audiobook My Review James Bond is an agent in the British Secret Service. [...]

#337 ~ The King’s Speech

The King’s Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi Published by: Sterling Publishing Published on: November 2010 Page Count: 256 Genre: Non-Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased from Audible.com outside of my monthly credits Audiobook Published by: Tantor Audio Narrator: Simon Vance Audiobook Length: 7 hours Available Formats: paperback, eBook, audiobook Background It has been [...]

Announcing Shaken, Not Stirred: A James Bond /Simon Vance Audiobook Reading Challenge

Sit down, please. I am a huge Simon Vance fan. Keep Seated! I get so much enjoyment out of his narration that I want to get everyone else to listen. Aren’t you glad I ensured you were sitting down for that? Terribly shocking, I know. I normally keep my thoughts about audiobooks and especially those [...]

#310 ~ Paul Is Undead

Paul Is Undead by Alan Goldsher Published by: Simon & Schuster Published on: June 2010 Page Count: 310 Genre: Fiction/Mashup My Reading Format: Audiobook won as part of a promotion Audiobook Published by: Blackstone Audio Narrator: Simon Vance Audiobook Length: 7 hours 50 minutes Available Formats: Paperback, eBook, and audiobook Cautionary Note If memory serves, [...]

When Books Brighten Your Day

Today began feeling like one of those days when you oversleep and never catch up.  Allison had a bad dream around 5am, so when the time came,  I didn’t really want to get out from under the covers.  It’s my own fault mainly because I stayed up later than I should have. You know, the [...]