By: TA Moore
Narrated by: Derrick McClain
Bone to Pick
Narrated by: Michael Fell
Cloister Witte is a man with a dark past and a cute dog. He's happy to talk about the dog all day, but after growing up in the shadow of a missing brother, a deadbeat dad, and a criminal stepfather, he'd rather leave the past back in Montana. These days, he's a K-9 officer in the San Diego County Sheriff's Department and pays a tithe to his ghosts by doing what no one was able to do for his brother - find the missing and bring them home.
The characters are just so damn unlikable
By Mercedes Hightower on 04-23-18
Narrator is terrible.
By Eric on 07-10-19
Night Shift, Book One
All Officer Kit Marlow wanted was a cup of coffee and some downtime before his next night shift. Instead, he got a naked man in the elevator and an unaccounted-for dead girl in the morgue. He's going to need to deal with both before he can head for his bed. Or anyone else's. Although not much chance of that.
I didn't care for the narrator
By Diane on 10-12-21
Another Excellent Burns
By Cris P Cruz on 05-10-21
incredible as always.
By Rebecca Azizov on 12-23-20
The Alpha's Warlock
Mismatched Mates Series, Book 1
By: Eliot Grayson
Narrated by: Chris Chambers
Warlock Nate Hawthorne just wants a cup of coffee. Is that too much to ask? Apparently. Because instead of precious caffeine, all he gets is cursed by a pack of werewolves who want to use him for his magic. Now the only way to fix the damage is a mate bond to a grumpy and oh-so-sexy alpha in the rival pack, who happens to hate him. This is so not how he wanted to start his day.
Good Listen
By (Mimi) Johnson on 10-23-20
The Demon's in the Details
MM Paranormal Fairytale
By: Meghan Maslow
Poe Dupin, raven shifter and thief extraordinaire, is in trouble with a capital 'T.' Not only did he get his wing caught in the cookie jar during his latest heist, but his loser stepdad, the alpha, seems determined to run their roost into the ground. And Baltimore is many things, but forgiving is not on the list. When his stepdad puts the roost in peril, Poe sees no choice but to bargain with Charm City's only demon, Tommy Tittoti. Rumors are that Tommy eats the souls of those foolish enough to try.
Best voice actor in the biz
By Deborah Weisner on 08-11-21
Wolf Moon Rising, Book 1
By: Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes
Linden Grove has always known that he's not destined to be the next pack alpha. That position belonged to his brother Aspen - but then Aspen left the pack to join the military. When the unthinkable happens and the pack is left rudderless, someone has to step up and take care of it. Can a doctor go from "do no harm" to defending his own with his teeth and claws?
5 stars for a great series starter
By April Reads and Listens on 10-24-21
By: Sam Burns, and others
By Fairy Means or Foul
A Starfig Investigations Novel
The last thing half-dragon, half-fairy private investigator Twig Starfig wants to do is retrieve a stolen enchanted horn from a treacherous fae, but there's no denying the dazzlingly gorgeous unicorn who asks Twig to do just that. Literally, no denying, because compelling the reluctant detective is all part of a unicorn's seductive magic.
That was...weird. Fun, but weird.
By Clara on 11-25-17
Muscle and Bone
By: Mary Calmes
You belong to me and I know it down deep, in muscle and bone, where my wolf lives. Avery Rhine isn't an average homicide detective with the Chicago PD. In fact, Avery isn't an average anything. Sure, as an omega he knows he's at the bottom of the food chain, but that's never slowed him down. He's got a great life, complete with a loving family and a best friend who'd take a bullet for him, so what more could he possibly want or need? Except, maybe, for the world to change.
What a Calmes-ing breath of fresh air!
By MayBae on 05-25-21
By Texan2 on 12-02-21
Nudging Fate
Enchanted Occasions, Book 1
By: E.J. Russell
Narrated by: Kirt Graves
Half-norn event planner Anders Skuldsson is under strict orders from Asgard not to meddle with Fate. But with Enchanted Occasions' latest booking - the competition for the hand of Faerie's one true prince - crashing around his ears, it's really, really, really difficult to toe that particular line. So...if Andy just happens to pose as a contender for the prince? It's an emergency, damn it. Besides, it's only temporary, so Odin can hardly blame him. Right?
Great story but...
By R. Grey on 08-31-21
By: Lucy Lennox, and others
Real Vampires Don't Sparkle
By: Amy Fecteau
Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
Matheus Taylor didn't ask to be murdered. To be fair, the percentage of people actually asking to be murdered is probably small enough to be safely ignored, but he felt it was worth stating regardless. His life might have been ordinary, but it was his life and he wasn't done with it yet. Quin didn't care. A 1,700-year-old Roman, Quintus Livius Saturnius had a different view of morality than most people. Killing Matheus and hijacking his undead existence seemed perfectly acceptable to him.
Surprisingly good!
By ALLIE on 03-01-15
By: Patricia Briggs
Narrated by: Holter Graham
Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attack...and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she'd learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. But Anna is that rarest kind of werewolf: an Omega. And one of the most powerful werewolves in the country will recognize her value as a pack member - and as his mate.
By Teleasa on 03-09-09
The world ends not with a bang, but with a downpour. Tornadoes spin through the heart of London, New York cooks in a heat wave that melts tarmac, and Russia freezes under an ever-thickening layer of permafrost. People rally at first - organizing aid drops and evacuating populations - but the weather is only getting worse.
In Durham, mild-mannered academic Danny Fennick has battened down to sit out the storm. He grew up in the Scottish Highlands, so he's seen harsh winters before. Besides, he has an advantage. He's a werewolf. Or, to be precise, a were-dog. Less impressive, but still useful.
Except the other werewolves don't believe this is any ordinary winter, and they're coming down over the Wall to mark their new territory. Including Danny's ex, Jack - the Crown Prince Pup of the Numitor's pack - and the prince's brother, who wants to kill him.
A wolf winter isn't white. It's red as blood.
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What listeners say about Dog Days
SassiKassi
This is a gem!
First off, let me just say there is a mild cliff hanger ending. And I hate cliff hangers. But this one didn't leave me feeling angry.
I loved Danny, and though I had some reservations about Jack, I feel I will like him better as the series goes on. As for their relationship, there's a happy for now, but I didn't feel it was all settled by any means. I didn't see much written by TA Moore so I have no idea what the plans are for this as a series. It does have some differences from other shifter books that make it interesting. I'd like to also get to know the characters more in-depth. I'll be watching for the next one. This better not be all!
I've loved Derrick McClain's narration for quite awhile, but this is something different than what I'm used to. I think this is the first time I've heard him do anything other than American accents and he did a great job. Even in the background dialogue, he kept the Scottish accent going. It was very easy to distinguish all the different voices and you could hear the emotions being expressed. Personally, I'd probably listen to Derrick reading an encyclopedia and still be enthralled.
MisMissyC
Post apocolypse with shapeshifters
I usually love shapeshifters, Post apocalyptic stories and author TA Moore.
I struggled with this one. I never felt I understood any of the world building at all, the frozen setting never clearly described, the characters roles unclear and confusing. Danny is a dog shifter, Jack is a wolf shifter and there are monsters? werewolves? rogue shapeshifters on the loose in the midst of a new ice age? I am still not sure. I never felt I got to know Danny or Jack. This book certainly never felt like a romance, not even a hint of one.
And the character of Jenny felt redundant. Was this supposed to be romance?
Descriptions were vivid, but the storyline was vague.
Derrick McClains narration was amazing. A real bright spot in this audio. I feel that if I had been reading this book, it might have been a DNF, but I listened to all because of Mr McClains wonderful voice and lovely accents.
Ho hum
I'm trying to get used to being caught unawares by the bay sex and can overlook (for me) it if the plot is at least interesing, but it there's no plot.....
Jedi DK
Eh ..... couldn't get into the story
I'm really not sure why I don't like this book. The story sounded good but it never caught my attention. It was slow and meandering and I honestly lost all interest. I finally had to call it quits and gave up with almost 5 hours left
Serene Night
Alpha Jerk love interest
I thought Jack the love interest of the hero was a brute, who just threw his weight around, and treated his boyfriend Danny like he was a commodity there to please him. Although I found the world building interesting, I couldn't overcome the fact that I grew to detest Jack and his thuggish family. I couldn't finish this one.
Great start to a new series
I really enjoyed the book & liked both Danny & Jack. I couldn't stand Jenny & thought she had way too much page time. Obviously something is happening in the world but most people don't seem to notice or really care. With the way the weather patterns are, you would think there would have been more a "its the end of the world" mentality. But it's more, oh yea it's snowing in September. The story did end on a cliffhanger & I have to run off to read the next book as I need to know what happens.
Well, this was a very easy read. The narration was wonderful. You don't find out much about the MCs past but definitely a nice listen.
Angela S Goodrich
Derrick McClain's narration is freaking awesome!!!
I received a free copy of this audiobook to listen to and review for Wicked Reads.
Dog Days is a fascinating story, but I believe I would have been better served to have read it or at least read along with it. I say that because I think this is an audiobook that I'll need to listen to several times before I hear everything I'm supposed to (I'm at two listens now). Fortunately for me, Derrick McClain does a superb job in narrating the book – love the Scottish accents – and I'm looking forward to listening to it again… and again… and again. Truth be told, I got three chapters in and had to go back to the beginning to make sure I knew how the main players fit together. This is not on the author, nor the narrator, this is all on me. Despite my love of m/m audiobooks, I'm a visual learner at heart and there were just a few too many moving pieces in the beginning for me to grasp them all on the first listen. But that's what the restart command is for – Alexa, restart my book. Did I already mention how much I enjoyed listening to McClain's narration? Moving on…
One of the things I enjoy about male/male shifter romances is that you never know how a pack is going to react to a m/m pairing until you actually read or listen to the book. The genre provides a range of completely accepting packs to those that will kill or exile the "abomination." In Moore's Dog Days, it's not quite so clear cut because Jack's exile isn't strictly because he prefers men, but more because he's exclusive to men, refusing to procreate with a female AND because he has a twin brother, Gregor, who is willing to mate to produce an heir. In fact, I got the feeling (and this is where I think I would have benefited from reading the book) that the twins' father had to name an heir and then exile the other son, and Jack's not-quite-so-fluid sexuality made him the obvious choice for exile. Perhaps making Jack's male-only preference worse is that his attention – at least for a while – belonged to a dog shifter rather than a full-blooded wolf shifter.
While the opening chapter seems to focus on Jack, Dog Days is actually Danny's story. Unlike most wolf and dog shifters, Danny doesn't want to be part of pack, preferring to live among humans, attending school and working as a human. But Mother Nature has turned everyone's world upside down – both the humans and shifters – and Danny finds himself pulled back into a pack when Jack shows up to warn him of the Wolf Winter and the Numitor's plans. To make matters worse, victims of fatal animal attacks begin to show up within days of Jack's arrival… and so does Gregor. When Danny and Jack discover that Gregor isn't the one framing Jack, things go from bad to worse to deadly as they must fight an unknown enemy who seems to be as determined to kill them as Mother Nature does.
Although I referred to shifter romances earlier, Dog Days is more focused on the conflict and action than it is on the romance. It's actually a bit on the grittier side as Danny gets caught in the middle of Jack's fight with his brother, as well as another entity who seeks to rule over the shifters, all while trying to survive apocalyptic weather conditions. I can't say there weren't feelings between Danny and Jack in the beginning of the book – after all, you generally have to have some degree of love for a person for them to be able to exasperate you much as they did one another – but I'd be hard pressed to say that they were in love. And while there was some definite relationship development over the course of the book, the most obvious being towards the end, I'm still not sure that they were in love by the end of the book – at least not in the traditional romance novel manner. To me, it felt more like a relationship that forms when a mating bond occurs between two close friends (with benefits). There's a definite shared history there and strong feelings for one another; and while there may be love between them, they're not to the point of being in love with each other – if that makes sense. I actually found Jack and Danny's relationship to be refreshing and felt it went well with the overall feel of the book. While I loved how the author left the ending open in such a way that a sequel could be written but isn't necessarily required, I WANT A SEQUEL!!! I want more of Jack and Danny and yes, even Gregor… especially if Derrick McClain is narrating.
Aaron DeVore
I just couldn't get in to this book
Nothing was wrong but not sure if it was the story or narrator but I couldn't not connect with the story.
Mardee
Dog Days is a different kind of shifter story. It is creative but not exactly what you might expect.
There is very little romance or love in it and the characters are not endearing to the reader. Nevertheless, it is a story that holds the reader's attention as all kinds of weather phenomenon pass through the plot. Centered on old tales and ancient history, it is quite properly read in the audiobook version by a narrator who has a Scottish accent. Sometimes his accent is so think it can be a little bit hard to understand, so I was glad I had both the pdf and the audio versions to follow along with at the same time.
There is a difference between werewolves and weredogs, as is brought up in the story. I really didn't understand if there was or was not an attraction between Jack and Danny, but it didn't seem to matter much. Also the weather didn't really make a large difference to the story. The plot is a little bit slow and the ending was unexpected and not particularly satisfying. The book is well written and well researched, though. I recommend it for those who love historical fiction.