Gypsy Blood

All the Pretty Monsters Series, Book 1

By: Kristy Cunning

Narrated by: Shaun Grindell, Melissa Moran

I'm not all that special, really. I'm sure there are a lot of girls with old gypsy blood who see the dead, have killer cults hunting their family, and turn into something that gets scary when they panic. Yep. I'm just an ordinary girl. I wish people would believe that.

I've been labeled as one thing or another for most of my life: Death Girl. Crazy Gypsy Girl. Gothic Chick. Monster.

It took my mother's death for me to finally start getting answers about what's really been going on. Unfortunately, most of the answers come from men . . . who aren't just men. Somehow, I've gone and landed myself in a world truly filled with monsters, and I'm starting to think this is where I should have been all along.

Only . . . I don't understand what's going on. I'm walking into the middle of a story that's thousands of years old, and I'm the new girl on the block who doesn't have a clue how this world even works. My only guides happen to be the most lethal of the bunch.

I've gone and drawn attention to myself, and the ones paying attention are the ones everyone else seems to fear. How do these things always happen to me?

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Kristy Cunning (P)2019 Tantor

Phenomenal

I absolutely LOVED this audio book. The performance was extremely well done and was very pleasantly surprised as this is the first audiobook that I am aware of by Kristy Cunning. I was amazed at how the narrators captured the tone of what the characters were feeling. I am extremely excited about being able to listen to the other books that this author has come out with as I will probably end up getting them all!

Fun, even if it lacks polish

I agree with a previous reviewer who said some of the flaws in this self-published book become more obvious when read aloud. However, I still enjoyed the audiobook.

The woman narrator's voice reminds me of Mandy Moore. The male narrator sounds, at times, like Orlando Bloom mixed with Crawley from Supernatural. I think they both had interesting performances.

The male narrator has some really good spots but can be inconsistent in delivery. To me, this seems like a directing issue, as someone overseeing the recording session should have. Definitely. Noticed. The. Pauses. I don't know, production just seems really rushed, I guess.

I must have binged the first two of these books when I read them because I don't remember the ending being so abrupt. Also, I expected more information and back story than Cunning actually gives in this book.

I would recommend bundling the series as 2-in-1s to really hook the audience because I'm not sure if I'd get book 2 if I hadn't already read most of the series.

I do recommend people continue if they're on the fence. You will find out what Violet's power is and how the immortals all got cursed. And Anna's fate. And more on Violet's family. There are some seriously twisted bombs that get dropped.

Weird accents but GREAT STORY!

The female narrator couldn’t quite get the right accent for some of the men and it just came off weird and like they were little kids or something. But I loved the story and the plot is great I’m definitely listening to the rest!!

The banter is top notch!

I enjoyed every moment of this book. Can’t wait to hear the rest of them!

One of my favorite series

I absolutely love this book series. Her ghost friend Anna cracks me up. I easily binged the whole series and wanted more.