My Blood Approves

My Blood Approves, Book 1

By: Amanda Hocking

Narrated by: Hannah Friedman

Seventeen-year-old Alice Bonham's life feels out of control after she meets Jack. With his fondness for pink Chuck Taylors and New Wave hits aside, Jack's unlike anyone she's ever met. Then she meets his brother, Peter. His eyes pierce through her, and she can barely breathe when he's around. Even though he can't stand the sight of her, she's drawn to him. But falling for two very different guys isn't even the worst of her problems. Jack and Peter are vampires, and Alice finds herself caught between love and her own blood....

©2010 Amanda Hocking (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

GOOD BOOK

I JUST FINISHED THE AVAILIBLE BOOKS IN THS SERIES AND I HAVE TO SAY I WAS A BIT ANNOYED WITH I STARTED LISTENING TO THIS BOOK. I NEVER REALLY EXPECT THE FIRST BOOK IN A SERIES TO BE THE BEST BUT I WAS ALMOST REALLY DISAPOINTED BECAUSE I JUST REMINDED ME OF THE TWILIGHT BOOK. IT WAS PROBABLY THE AUTHORS BIGGEST INFLUENCE AND IT REALLY SHOWS. BUT... THE STORY IS REALLY GOOD AND THE AUTHORS DID DO A GREAT JOB ON THE SERIES SO IT IS WORTH LISTENING TO AND GETTING T NEXT BOOK.

Phenomenonal

Phenomenonal....."

I absolutely loved this book. I enjoyed the characters their story and interaction with each other. The narrator was great. 5 stars! I am a huge fan of the shade of a vampire by belladonna forrest however she has been a HUGE LETDOWN since not returning the rest of her books on audible and caring only for specific people aimed at books like the girl who dared to think which is really upsetting and then just throws a half junk book together after waiting for ever for more release's of her shade series . So her newest series is so terrible compared to her shade series it's called hoot bloods and I am so disappointed in her and the l ack of caring in her true fans that made her . However, this book series doesn't disappoint! !! Try it today . It seems like the book twilight at first really but it turns out that it's so much better and better ###

Twilight knock off in all the worst ways

Can we stop normalizing abusive relationships to young girls please? Also, there's no original content in this book.

frustrating

Would you try another book from Amanda Hocking and/or Hannah Friedman?

Book was ok. Narrator does not match emotions of characters. Audio book has TONS of differences from written book which makes it extremely frustrating to use Whispersync.

What didn’t you like about Hannah Friedman’s performance?

Her emotions don't match that of the chAracters.

Story is okay, narrator needs work

What made the experience of listening to My Blood Approves the most enjoyable?

The character was interesting.

If you’ve listened to books by Amanda Hocking before, how does this one compare?

I've read books by Amanda Hocking, but this is the first book I've listened to.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator seemed a bit awkward and she was almost monotone, but not quite. The flow was a little off and she didn't really enhance the experience by providing different voices for different characters. The British accents were just ok.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No

okay once it gets going

This book ends up being okay, but the character and story-line development takes a good half of the book, leaving only the last third of the book to actually be good. The book takes place in only a couple of weeks, but a lot and yet very little occur in that time frame. The main female character is not a strong character, and it takes very little to get her attention. You end up understanding that her strong attraction to the male character is something entirely different than you initially think, but it doesn't improve her weakness. The narrator is pretty horrible, very choppy and slow, but oddly enough she has a rhythm that you can eventually get in with and not annoy so much. And thankfully, my MP3 player has a fast playback feature for audiobooks. So overall, this is an okay listen, just okay enough that I will give the second book a try.

Love

I loved this book! never a dull moment! had me smiling and crying. awesome story

This is an excellent series

Any additional comments?

This is another story of young adults in a love triangle, but this is not Twilight. This series gives a new twist to the genre and is well written, heart breaking and sweet.

What Is Up With The Unnecessary Slowness???

Would you try another book from Amanda Hocking and/or Hannah Friedman?

I have read Amanda Hocking's books before on my Kindle(This series included) and really enjoyed them. With a deal of $2 an audio book for the first three in this series, I figured, why not.But I would not choose to get more books read by Hannah Friedman. She read so so slow and added unnecessary pauses. Also, she couldn't decide if she wanted Ezra to have an accent or not. He would have one and then all of the sudden he wouldn't.

What other book might you compare My Blood Approves to and why?

I would definitely compare it to Twilight. It is different, but there are parts where you are thinking, "I've heard this somewhere before."I guess there are only so many teenage vampire scenarios that you can have.I just wish that if an author wanted to write a vampire story that they would get creative with it.

Would you be willing to try another one of Hannah Friedman’s performances?

No, would not. I do have two more books in the series that I have purchased and I think she narrates them all. I will not be purchasing any more because of her narration.I think I will just stick to reading the Kindle or physical copy of this series.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

I enjoyed the story okay enough. I haven't read the last book in the series because I read she wasn't going to write it.Now I see that she did. So I was hoping to re read all of the books and finally find out what happened. If the story seems like it will be something you would enjoy. Please read the book. Don't let my review make you not read/listen to it. Just be prepared for a very... slow... listen... I would recommend getting it on the Kindle or a physical copy and reading it yourself. Your own narration is usually better anyway. :)

A vampire novel with an interesting story

Would you consider the audio edition of My Blood Approves to be better than the print version?

No. The voices of different characters sounded similar or mocking at times which occasionally pulled me out of the experience.

What other book might you compare My Blood Approves to and why?

The Twilight series. There is the same idea of falling for a vampire and the ensuing chaos that follows, although instead of being clear cut and knowing who will be with who, the reader will be surprised at how things turn out.

What aspect of Hannah Friedman’s performance would you have changed?

I think it would add to the audiobook if the voices were a bit different to make each character more unique.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

*Spoiler*
In one of the final scenes, my favourite character who was beginning to seem more like a best friend of brother character steps up and takes care of the main character making him seem more like the possible love interest I was hoping he would be from the start.

Any additional comments?

A bit of the story is lost by voices but the book itself is interesting and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series.