Audio Book of the Month Winners June 2020
Welcome to the June 2020 Audio Book of the Month Winners!
The top two will go through to the Audio of the Year Poll!
Mastering the Flames (The Beacon Hill Sorcerer #4) by SJ Himes (Author) & Joel Leslie (Narrator)
Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: Mastering the Flames
SERIES: The Beacon Hill Sorcerer #4
AUTHOR: SJ Himes
NARRATOR: Joel Leslie
PUBLISHER: Tantor Audio
LENGTH: 14 hours, 53 minutes
RELEASE DATE: June 16, 2020
BLURB:
Guilt-ridden after the massacre of his family, Isaac Salvatore turned to binge drinking to escape the pain. Now 24 years old, Isaac is a recovering alcoholic woefully out of practice in the magical arts, leaving his fire affinity hanging on the edge of disaster. After a month of rehab, he returns to Beacon Hill and his family, determined to remain sober, learn to control his magic, and figure out a plan for his life that doesn’t involve drinking.
Constantine Batiste is the oldest, most powerful vampire in the city. Born in ancient Gaul, the bastard son of a Celtic king, his long life has been shrouded in tragedy and horrors. Recent mistakes have left him wary and determined to guard his clan from all foes. When two of his clan members fall victim to an ancient evil, he summons the Necromancer of Boston for aid. Accompanying his older brother to the Tower is the handsome young fire mage once wounded by Constantine’s arrogance, and their encounter reignites an attraction that burns within both Constantine and Isaac.
Rocket Science (Love Logic # 1) by K.M. Neuhold (Author) & Zachary Zaba (Narrator)
Reviewed by Anna Lynn
SERIES: Love Logic # 1
AUTHOR: K.M. Neuhold
NARRATOR: Zachary Zaba
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
RELEASE DATE: November 29, 2019
LENGTH: 6 hours 17 minutes
BLURB:
Relationships aren’t rocket science. If they were, I might stand a chance of figuring one out.
Elijah
Saying I’ve had a crush on my best friend’s older brother, Pax, most of my life is like saying the big bang was just an explosion. It’s true, but I’m not sure that quite captures the essence of its true enormity.
I know he’s only hanging out with me because I’m new in town and getting my PhD doesn’t leave me with much time to make friends. And even if it did, my strength is mathematics, not friend-making. What I don’t understand is why he kissed me…why he seems to want to keep kissing me. I don’t think my advanced physics knowledge is going to help me figure this one out. But I think for once I’m okay with not knowing, as long as Pax and I don’t know together.
Pax
He’s still the awkward Nerdlet I remember…he’s also probably the cutest, most tempting man I’ve laid eyes on. I know I should keep my hands off him, but this thing between us is like a force of nature. I want to be his first everything. He says we’re nothing more than atoms crashing into each other. I’m no scientist but I don’t think either of us are braced for the explosion.