Double Dog Dare by C.S. McDonald Audiobook Review and Giveaway! {Ends 11/4/22}
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Book Details:
Book Title: DOUBLE DOG DARE (The Owl’s Nest Mysteries)
Author: C.S. McDonald
Category: Adult Fiction, 274 pages
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Publisher: McWriter Books
Release date: May 2022
Tour dates: Oct 3 to Oct 28
Content Rating: G. C.S. McDonald’s books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults–no bad language or sexual content.
Book Description:
That ornery, but oh, so handsome, charming, and somewhat, wayward angel, Detective Bobby Starr, has returned. This time, he’s back to fulfill his third and, hopefully, his final requirement to get into Saint Peter’s prestigious Guardian Angel Squad. This time, the usually reluctant time traveler, Alexa Owl, is ready to go back to the 1960’s to assist in solving one more long-ago murder. Why? Because if all goes well, she’ll be rid of the menacing angel once and for all. Except, an emergency jerks Alexa back to her own time, and to complicate matters, she’s got a tag-along. Can Bobby solve this last case without Alexa’s help? After all, she’s got her hands full with a life-or-death mystery in the twenty-first century!
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LAWonder Review:
Once again Alexa Owl is drawn into the past to help solve a mystery there which is seemingly impossible to solve. The detective swears this will be the last time…but we will see. In this sequel, Alexa is drawn to an equally difficult situation at present time. Will they be able to succeed or will they lose loved ones forever and will history be changed?
The characters are all very realistic. The reader/listener is easily drawn into the story. The Title is clever but I don’t feel is a great fit. The Cover image is very eye-catching and well done.
The narrator, Maren Swenson Waxenberg, did an excellent job in performance, but her “voices” of Alexa and of Francis drove me absolutely nuts! Alexa voice sounded like a feeble old woman and Francis sounded like a mousy young child, not a mousy man so I offer a 4-star rating for the narrator and a 5-star rating for the book content.
This audiobook was gifted to me with no pressure for a positive review. This is my honest review.
Meet the Author:
For twenty-six years C.S. McDonald’s life whirled around a song and a dance. Classically trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, The Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, and many others, she became a professional dancer and choreographer. During that time, she choreographed many musicals and an opera for the Pittsburgh Savoyards. In 2011 she retired from her dance career to write. Under her real name, Cindy McDonald, she writes murder-suspense and romantic suspense novels. In 2014 she added the pen name, C.S. McDonald, to write children’s books for her grandchildren. In 2016 she added the Fiona Quinn Mysteries to that expansion. She decided to write the cozy mystery series that everyone, including teens and tweens, can read and enjoy. Presently, the Fiona Quinn Mysteries includes nine books with a tenth slated for 2021. The books are also available on audio, narrated by Maren Swenson Waxenberg.
Cindy’s newest venture is The Owl’s Nest Mysteries. Once again, she has set her cozy mystery in Pittsburgh and the female protagonist, Alexa Owl, is much different from Fiona Quinn. The Owl’s Nest Mysteries has a little grit, a little time travel, a little romance, and a whole lot of cozy!
Ms. McDonald resides on her Thoroughbred farm known as Fly by Night Stables near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bill, and her poorly behaved Cocker Spaniel, Allister.
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About the Narrator:
Ms. Waxenberg is a voice over artist and presentation coach. She serves as a consultant to the Professional Development Company, Inc. teaching presentation and interview skills seminars to a variety of clients, Columbia MBA, and SIPA graduate students. Maren has a 30-year background in special events, performing arts production, and the entertainment industry. In 1996, she founded Maren Productions which produces audiobooks, radio and television voice-overs, and podcasts. Maren Productions also offers special event production and consultancy services.
Ms. Waxenberg has worked in Special event production with George Trescher Associates, theater production and management at the TheatreVirginia in Richmond, the Guthrie Theatre, in Minneapolis, and The New Dramatists in New York. She edited and formatted feature films for ABC Motion Picture Post Production. Maren served as the concert manager of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall for four years, produced events for the promotion department of The New York Daily News, and has produced chamber music recitals at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Ms, Waxenberg has produced, directed, and performed in numerous Off-Broadway theatre productions. She trained with the CoActive Training Institute.
Tour Schedule:
Oct 3 –Mystery Review Crew – book spotlight of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 3 –Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of BACK TO THE BURGH / giveaway
Oct 4 –Duckfacekim09 – audiobook review of BACK TO THE BURGH / giveaway
Oct 4 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of BACK TO THE BURGH / giveaway
Oct 5 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 6 – Literary Flits – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 6 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 7 – Books for Books – audiobook review of BACK TO THE BURGH
Oct 11 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of MAXED OUT / giveaway
Oct 12 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 12 – Duckfacekim09 – audiobook review of MAXED OUT / giveaway
Oct 13 – Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of BACK TO THE BURGH / giveaway
Oct 13 – Bigreadersite – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 13 – She Just Loves Books – audiobook review of DOUBLE DOG DARE
Oct 14 – Blooming with Books – audiobook review of MAXED OUT / giveaway
Oct 17 – Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of BACK TO THE BURGH / giveaway
Oct 17 – Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of MAXED OUT / giveaway
Oct 18 – Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of MAXED OUT / giveaway
Oct 18 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 19 – Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 19 – Duckfacekim09 – audiobook review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 20 – Blooming with Books – audiobook review of DOUBLE DOG DARE – giveaway
Oct 20 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 21 – Books for Books – audiobook review of MAXED OUT
Oct 24 – Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 24 – Paws.Read.Repeat – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 25 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 25 – Cheryl’s Book Nook – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 26 –Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 27 – StoreyBook Reviews – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway
Oct 28 – Books for Books – audiobook review of DOUBLE DOG DARE
Giveaway Details:
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