Not quite as good as book one in the series

Best Kept Secret by Jeffrey Archer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This installment of the Clifton family saga was not as good as book one or book two. May have been better read rather than listened to?  Still an excellent series





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James Patterson does it again!

The Lake House by James Patterson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Lake House is the follow up to When the Wind Blows, a truly magical tale. The story opens with the inevitable court/custody battle between Kit and Franny and the parents of the winged children. Of course in true Patterson style, there are several layers of subplot and evil doers lurking around every corner. There was one flaw - a confrontation in the story was a little too neatly resolved.

Narrators can make or break an audiobook. I've abandoned them in the past just because the narrator wasn't good. This audiobook has two narrators - the female narrator, Hope Davis, does most of the audio book, while a male, Stephen Lang, does the mad scientist in the story. Both are great to listen to, bringing the talk alive.

I enjoyed this audiobook so much that I would arrive at my destination (work or home) and steal just a few minutes to listen to more. Definitely highly recommended for audiobook listeners.



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Book two of the Clifton Chronicles cliffhanger - can't wait for book three

The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I listened to this unabridged audio book on my commute back and forth to work and home. I had one problem: by the time I reached my destination each time, I was so sorry I didn't have more time to listen. This is truly an edge of your seat story and an excellent sequel to the first Cliftgon Chronicles book.

A narrator can make or break an audio book experience. Sins of the Father utilized two narrators - a male for the male dominated sections and a female for the female dominated sections. Just like the first book in the series, this one is broken up in to spans of years of one person's point of view. So using two narrators really worked well here.

Sins of the Father is the second book in the Clifton Chronicles series. Just like the first book, it ended with a cliff hanger. Now I can't wait to read (or listen to) book three!



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