"All the way round the house it had been the same. Just see it in your mind's eye. Just imagine what could be done. All the way round I kept thinking of the old man, Ernie Myers, that had lived here on his own for years. He'd been dead nearly a week before they found him under the table in the kitchen. That's what I saw when Stone told us about seeing with the mind's eye." 
 It is harder for me to come up with a quote from an audio book. I feel that I have read my audiobooks more thoroughly than I read with my eyes because the reading is slower. So often I live for awhile with the readers' voices in my head long after I finish listening. However, I can't go back to the page where there was a quote I really liked. However, there is always the Internet. 
 After I put this quotation up as a placeholder for my review, I realized that all I want to say 27 and 53 - nectar of the gods. Not an exact quote, but something that Skellig says in the book and Almond's voice is still saying it in my brain. 
 I can't tell you why this was the YA book I choose to listen to last month. Something about it caught my eye, but I don't remember what. I will say that living with Skellig, Michael and Mina for awhile was a delight. Almond has written a good story and he is an excellent narrator. To enjoy this tale requires suspending your disbelief, but I found that easy to do. The world that you enter is familiar, but not entirely so. And it is a wonderful place to dwell while you learn more about Mina and Michael. 
 I am not sure that many young adults would pick this up. It is not fast paced, there are no vampires, werewolves or evil governments. I think this would appeal more to adults who are willing to slowly enter a new world. It could be an excellent family listen on vacation if everyone in the car has a bit of patience. 
 I think meeting the people who live on Falconer Street is well worth doing.