Sophie And The Odd Ones by Gwen Demarco
Book 1 in the Sophie Feegle series
Narrated by Janine Granda
Genre: urban fantasy
Format: ebook & audiobook
Book 1 in the Sophie Feegle series
Narrated by Janine Granda
Genre: urban fantasy
Format: ebook & audiobook
About Sophie And The Odd Ones:
Sophie Feegle needs a break. Rent is due on her crappy apartment and she's halfway through her last loaf of bread.
Sophie doesn't have big ambitions. She only wants a job that will keep her landlord off her back, enough extra cash for whiskey at the neighborhood bar and a bit of free time to hang out with the naughty old lady next door.
When a chance encounter with a quiet stranger leads to a job offer at the San Francisco City Morgue, Sophie jumps at the opportunity. She never expected to find her calling on the graveyard shift surrounded by dead bodies and the strange characters that make up the morgue's staff. Finding out that your friends and co-workers are shifters, ogres and other non-human creatures is a shock, but Sophie quickly realizes that these are her people, and she has finally found her perfect gig.
And then things get odd. Well… odder.
Unusual murders keep ending up on Sophie’s autopsy table, hinting at strange powers working within the city. Something nefarious is building in San Francisco, and it is up to Sophie and her friends to thwart the evil powers on the rise.
Source: Info in the "About Sophie And The Odd Ones" was taken from amazon on 14/04/2024.
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My Thoughts:
The first half of the book was pure drudgery. But once you got way past the half-way mark it does pick up. And, it is worth trudging through the first half to get to the meat of the story and the end. The ending while closing the dilemma in the book also pointed to the story of the next book to entice readers to buy the second book in the series and of course it works on me and bought Portents And Oddities. Fingers crossed that it wouldn't be like this book where the first half needs will power to get though.
The cover art could sure use some upgrade! Sprucing up...
This is my first Janine Granda listen and I like the way she reads.
Quantitative Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 4
Character development = 4.5
Story itself = 4
Writing Style = 4
Ending = 4.5
World building = 5
Cover art = 3
Pace = (9 hrs and 7 mins listening time)
Plot = 3
Narration = 4.5
Character development = 4.5
Story itself = 4
Writing Style = 4
Ending = 4.5
World building = 5
Cover art = 3
Pace = (9 hrs and 7 mins listening time)
Plot = 3
Narration = 4.5
Books In The Sophie Feegle Series:
Meet The Author
About Gwen Demarco:
Gwen DeMarco is an avid reader, wine & coffee drinker, gardener and a lover of all things nerdy. Gwen loves to write paranormal romance novels with a focus on the weird and wonderful. She loves to write a good snarky heroine and a grumpy male lead. Sophie and the Odd Ones is her first foray into the world of shifters, fae, ogres and vampires.
Gwen is happily married to her high school sweetheart and has two teenage children. She can often be found with her nose in a book and a glass of wine or mug of coffee in her hand.
The Narrator
About Janine Granda:
My voice can range from sweet, young, and fun to warm, friendly, soothing, and professional. Conversational and natural in tone, I strive to engage the listener. So, whether you're looking for the geek, the girl-next-door, the helpful assistant, or the sultry woman - I will work with you to bring your copy to life.
With my degree of a BFA in Theatre, I take my acting skills, positivity, professionalism, and team-player attitude to each project I work on.
FTC Disclosure:
The ebook and audiobook were bought with private funds.
No money received for this review.
The ebook and audiobook were bought with private funds.
No money received for this review.
