tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920400924345184646.post4673900070875337758..comments2022-06-28T04:42:37.692-07:00Comments on The Heart's Spring: Contemplating Audio...Amber Holcombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15100265646497152198noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920400924345184646.post-62454253151456803092014-02-10T12:52:22.786-08:002014-02-10T12:52:22.786-08:00kam110476,
That's a great point: "I like...<b>kam110476</b>,<br /><br />That's a great point: "I like books b/c I love to read - not to be read to." It is a very different experience to have someone read to you vs. reading something yourself! And while I do enjoy being read to on occasion (and I grew up having my mom read to me :)), there's just something more exciting and personal about reading something to yourself. <br /><br />I have the basic Kindle, so I don't have the text to speech option either... I'm surprised the Kindle Fire doesn't have that! Interesting. And that's another great point - if you get distracted, you can't just reread some lines, you have to rewind and try to find the spot you got lost. <br /><br />Thank you very much for your helpful feedback! And I'm so thrilled you're eager to read <i>Forget Me Not</i> and <i>Bleeding Heart</i>. :) The third book (<i>Morning Glory</i>) probably won't be out until July or August... But the most closely interconnected stories are FMN and BH (unless something pops up when I'm writing MG that surprises me, LOL). MG will continue with one secondary character's storyline, but each book has its own "happy ending," so there aren't any real cliffhangers or anything like that. :) Jeannie over at "The Character Therapist" posted about the differences between trilogies and three-deckers today:<br /><br /><a href="http://charactertherapist.blogspot.com/2014/02/trilogies-v-three-deckers-let-us-know.html" rel="nofollow">Trilogies vs. Three-Deckers</a><br /><br />"The Heart's Spring" is definitely a trilogy, where each book focuses on different characters and has its own satisfactory ending. So if you want to read FMN and BH now (I'd recommend starting with FMN, as it's the first book in the series chronologically), I don't think the wait will for Book 3 will be overly frustrating! ;) <br /><br />Thanks again for your interest, and I apologize for the really long response!<br /><br />~AmberAmber Holcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100265646497152198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920400924345184646.post-71849892720589062582014-02-10T12:42:45.583-08:002014-02-10T12:42:45.583-08:00I understand, Jamie! I really loved the audio vers...I understand, Jamie! I really loved the audio version of <i>Legend</i> by Marie Lu, so after my experience with that I wanted to find another to equally enthrall me. But <i>Insurgent</i> on audio never fully captured my interest, and I tried starting <i>Unearthly</i>, which had an interesting beginning, but I jut haven't gotten around to finishing it. :\ Then there was <i>The Heist Society</i> that I bought on CD for a road trip - enjoyed what I heard, but again, haven't finished. I even bought the sequel to <i>Legend</i> (<i>Prodigy</i>) - started it, and haven't finished... <br /><br />On the one hand, I'm glad to have these around for those times that they can come in handy (like road trips and such), but yeah, it's hard in "everyday" life to make time for them!<br /><br />Thanks so much for your feedback. :)<br /><br />~AmberAmber Holcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100265646497152198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920400924345184646.post-43838476352552670492014-02-10T08:47:22.140-08:002014-02-10T08:47:22.140-08:00I've never tried audio books, it has never &qu...I've never tried audio books, it has never "sounded" tempting to me! I like books b/c I love to read--not to be read to. I know people who like the kindles that have text to speech option so they can iron, do the dishes, etc. I have a Kindle Fire so again, I have no experience with this option. Plus, if I'm not reading along, in part, I don't listen very well and then I have to stop & rewind, stop & rewind - like with my preacher's sermons! Hope that helps some. <br />I haven't read Bleeding Heart or Forget Me Not b/c I hate reading a series before all of the books are out, but I'm not sure I can wait anymore! Especially after the Forget Me Not blog tour! kam110476https://www.blogger.com/profile/01693696612437738986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920400924345184646.post-13183573437034393722014-02-10T07:51:49.921-08:002014-02-10T07:51:49.921-08:00I've tried a couple of times with audio books,...I've tried a couple of times with audio books, but just never really connected. I know a lot of people who love it, because they can multi task (or have a long commute), but even my favorite books I find it hard to listen on audio! Hope that helps! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463977985232229217noreply@blogger.com