April 2019 ~ Pick-for-Me Challenge

[Layne]

Just finished The Fall Up & really enjoyed it! I give it 4 ⭐️. Thanks for the recommendation, Júlia!

[Nay]

**4 stars** for What the Wind Knows! Thanks, Jean!

For someone who doesn't ordinarily go for HR or time travel romance (except for Outlander), I think that's pretty great!

It's hard to tell for sure, but I may have rated it a tad higher if I hadn't listened to it. Don't get me wrong--it was an excellent production and both narrators were great. They acted their parts and you could tell they knew what they were doing. However, I'm just so picky about male voices, and to my ear, this narrator wasn't suited for a romance lead. He sounded a bit nasally, loud, and unsexy to me, so it was hard for me to fall into their romance when he was narrating. Actually, I enjoyed the female narrator doing the male voice much more, which is NOT my norm. I usually LOVE male Irish, Scottish, and British romance narration and hate when female narrators do male voices. Go figure!

He was so good that I'd actually seek him out for a mystery or something like a police procedural, but in my mind, his voice just wasn't the best for this.

Anyway, I still highly recommend the book, and looking at Audible, only about 3 other people out of over 1,000 had a problem with the male voice, so it's probably best to find out for yourself!

[Leslie]

Renee ❤️My heroes are ordinary wrote: "**4 stars** for What the Wind Knows! Thanks, Jean!

For someone who doesn't ordinarily go for HR or time travel romance (except for Outlander), I think tha..."

I sooooooo love that you are hooked on audios now. Even my son is starting to like them.

[Nay]

Leslie wrote: "Renee ❤️My heroes are ordinary wrote: "**4 stars** for What the Wind Knows! Thanks, Jean!

For someone who doesn't ordinarily go for HR or time travel roma..."

It's weird--I go in cycles. Back in 2014-2016, I spent a ton of money on a membership with Audible, and I listened to 2-3 per week, but then I started with the medical stuff and had less and less time, so I canceled my membership and started reading pretty much exclusively. Now I'm happy to be doing both! I get what I can from the library, and I really enjoy listening when I'm hobbling 🤣 around doing household things.

[Leslie]

Listening to audibooks def makes chores and cooking more tolerable for me. I also listen in car if I'm driving alone.

[Nay]

Me too, Leslie! Makes me look forward to long drives!