Terrible narration

Good story ruined by the narrator. Sounded unconvincing and flat a good deal of the time

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Good story, terrible narrator.

I bought this as I liked the sound of the book, however the narrator is absolutely awful! Her voice is utterly monotone, and each character sounds completely the same which can make it difficult to follow whose who at times. Her narration was so bad in fact that I gave up on the audio book and bought the Kindle version instead.
Real shame as the actual story is good, just badly let down by the choice of narrator.

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Amazing!!!

This is the first audio book O have listened too and have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this. Having read the book numerous times didn't think this book would get any better. Keeley Beresford does an amazing job of narrating this book.

Simply amazing

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Vampire shift

This was a very good narrated story , which gave a whole new twist on the normal vampire books , easy listening and entertaining

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Keep going, it gets better

Would you listen to Vampire Shift again? Why?

No, because the next book in the series is better and the narrator is much more into the story

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The end was no surprise as the author keep dropping clues throughout the story , but there is enough of a cliff hanger to make you want to read the next book.

What aspect of Keely Beresford’s performance might you have changed?

She needs to enjoy herself more . At times her performance is slightly monotone

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

When Keira uses her gift to see situations , I enjoyed the way the author explain how she worked them out

Any additional comments?

It is very slow at the beginning , but keep going as it does get exciting

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Pretty good story!

Would you consider the audio edition of Vampire Shift to be better than the print version?

I haven't read the print version.

Would you recommend Vampire Shift to your friends? Why or why not?

Yeah, I would recommend it to people who like vampires. It was quite scary in places, and I think vampire fans would enjoy the instensity of it.

What does Keely Beresford bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Life! I loved the narration, and the use of different voices for some of the characters. Keely Beresford is very talented. :)

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

Yes, but I can't tell without ruining the plot!

Any additional comments?

Overall, I thought it was a good story, with moments that were super gripping. I would like to hear what happens next!

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Great introduction to Kiera's world

Would you listen to Vampire Shift again? Why?

I probably would listen to this again, Keely Beresford has a rather nice voice which makes it easy to just sit back and enjoy. But i always find I don't fully absorb everything when someone reads to me (and even when reading myself) I will pick up on something new on a re-read.

Any additional comments?

This is the first time in a long time I have read a book where we have met traditional vampires... aversion to sunlight, crucifixes and holy water and have a predilection for human blood. Add in to the mix a Sherlock-esque main character (Kiera has an amazing ability to pick up on all the little things that most people would not notice) and you have yourself a nifty little mystery story begging to be read. Or in my case listened to as i had the audio version.

My only reason for not giving this the full 5 stars was the narrator irked me. There was no discernible difference in the tone of her voice between hushed or shouted speech which made certain scenes difficult to understand immediately... and im not sure if it was again the narrators tone of voice or the way O'Rourke has written the character but Kiera at times seemed incredibly whiny and that irked me because it seemed the complete opposite of everything else about her.

O'Rourke does a marvellous job of weaving his tale of mystery and builds the atmosphere without it ever feeling like a spoof of a Hammer Horror. There are some truly awful (for Kiera) scenes and it is something that the vampire/paranormal genre has been lacking most recently. The actual mystery of the story is slowly unveiled and i can guarantee that fairly early on you will have a good idea as to what/who is responsible for what. I can also guarantee that you will be wrong. And you will be wrong with your next idea. There are a few twists and turns in this book that will leave you guessing right to the very last page.

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Narration is awful, but book instead

This book and series was recommended to me by a friend, sadly I struggled to get through this due to the awful narrator.
The tempo and tone are terrible, to counteract how slow the book is read I had to speed up the tempo on the recording but then on occasion it would result in the words being lost.
Also, when the narrator tries to portray that the characters are shouting she further slows her narration and changes her voice to be a exaggerated whisper. All round the performance is dire and takes away from what is actually a compelling story I have since read and enjoyed much more.
Do not purchase audio version, read this instead.

I couldn’t help but notice/think

This phrase is so over used it is irritating. Editors should have worked harder.
Am baling out of this book after 14 chapters. To make matters worse the narrator sounds as bored as I am.

exceptional

the whole series is amazing in all aspects highly highly recommend go on treat your minds and 👂 you'll not be disappointed in way