Would-Be Witch Audiobook

By: Kimberly Frost

Narrated by: Mandy Siegfried

Published by: Penguin Audio 08/02/2010

Warm

Southern Witch series # 1

7 hrs and 44 mins

Sample of Would-Be Witch audiobook

Reviewed by ML Simmons

I thought this would be a light-hearted and funny story.  I did not find it as such.  I found that most of the characters a little on the stupid side.

I thought that this book made everyone in the southern Texas town out to be morons.  I thought Tammy Jo was weak for allowing her ex-husband to continue to control her life even after a divorce.  Very much the Southern, small-minded stereotype at work throughout the entire story.  The only characters that seemed to have any sense to them were Bryn and Lenox Lyons, who were from out-of-town.   This heroine is probably one of the most ignorant characters I’ve ever read.

There is a difference between a heroine who seems to constantly get herself into trouble, but is still strong and smart.  Rachel Morgan in the Hollows series is a great example.  She constantly makes some decisions that are not always the best, and forced to choose between a bad decision and a worse decision.

In this book, Tammy Jo, just seems like a dumb character who can’t seem to get out of her way and has to turn to her cat to make decisions.  You know, I talk to my animals, but I truly believe that this character expected the cat to make decisions for her.

Narration of Would-Be Witch

C +

The narration for this book was okay and felt like it went well with the book.  The narrator did make the character sound a little on the dumb side, but to me that fit really well with this character.  I would be willing to try a different series with this narrator, but I really have no intention of continuing with this series.

The Author

Kimberly Frost

Voices behind the books

Mandy Siegfried

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