Last week I did a post detailing how I got into audiobooks. This week, I want to share with you some of my favorite audiobooks I have ever listened to. I hope you are as excited as I am.
The Century Trilogy – – Ken Follett
It is no secret that I adore Historical Fiction; and I especially love what I have read from Ken Follett so far. If you have some time to put into an audiobook, I would highly recommend you listen to The Century Trilogy, starting with Fall of Giants. These books are lengthy, running around 35-40 hours on audio, but they are so good. The narrator does such a fantastic job at voicing all the characters. In this series, we are following families from many different countries so you are introduced to many different accents and the narrator does a wonderful job at them. There is no confusion when it comes to figuring out who the characters are. This is definitely a series you want to read in order because you are following the same cast of families throughout. If you enjoy Historical Fiction, and haven’t read this series, I highly recommend you pick it up.
Caraval Series – – Stephanie Garber
Keeping with series, I really enjoyed the Caraval series, starting with Caraval. I picked up the first book on a whim and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Admittedly, I am not the biggest reader of YA and Fantasy but I blew through all three books. The were super fast paced and fun. I will say, the first book was my favorite of the series, but as we are talking about audiobook quality, I think they were fantastically done.
Anything by Karin Slaughter
I have listened to Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, most of the Will Trent Series and all but one of the Grant County Series and I absolutely freaking love all of these, especially on audio. They are done so well and they keep you engaged and you blow through them so quickly because you don’t want to stop listening. I am such a fan girl for anything Karin Slaughter writes, but if I have the chance to listen to the audiobook version, I do. I think it just gives you a whole different experience than reading them in print.
The Bill Hodges Trilogy – – Stephen King
I really love my series on audiobooks and this is no exception. Mr. Mercedes is the first book in this series. I am pretty sure I started this in print and switched over to audio, and finished out the series in audio; it was so good. I just really loved the narrator for these and was completely engaged the whole time. Stephen King is hit or miss for me, and I find if I choose to read his books via audiobook, I tend to enjoy them more. I also listened to The Outsider and that was great too. I believe it is the same narrator for both the series and the stand alone book.
What are your favorite audiobooks? Drop your recommendations below!
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