Narrated by Candace Joice, Amber Gambler by Hailey Edwards is the second audiobook in the Body Shop series featuring Frankie and her siblings Josie and Matty. The family is still dealing with the fallout from events in Fair Market Value, and things are about to get serious. Ghosts, gods, necromancy, magic and danger await you in this chaotic tale.
by Hailey Edwards
Series: The Body Shop #2
Narrator: Candace Joice
Length: 10 hours and 3 minutes
Genres: Urban Fantasy
Source: Publisher
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Narration: 5 cups Speed: 1.45x
The other family business at The Body Shop is slow after word gets out that Frankie had clients die—cease to exist?—on her watch. Considering they were dead to begin with, she understands why the news shook the spirit community's faith in her, but it's a hard hit to her bottom line.
When a spirit appears in her office, ready to sign a contract, she's eager to please. Until she learns why he wants to hire her. He heard about her clients' deaths, yes, but he also learned Frankie was instrumental in bringing their killer to justice.
The spirit's human granddaughter has gone missing, and he wants Frankie to find her before it's too late. Frankie's no detective, but her schedule is wide open. The job is to save the girl, but with so many gods and monsters prowling the streets of Thunderbolt these days, she'll be lucky if she can save herself.
While each audiobook in this series brings a brand new mystery, I recommend listening to them in order. From the quirky characters, relationships and overall series arc, you won’t want to miss a thing.
Business is not booming. Potential customers have learned of the deaths involving their previous clients. Eep. When a dead grandfather concerned for his missing granddaughter makes a request, Frankie jumps on the case. Diving in head first is never a good idea, as Frankie is about to learn.
In the meantime, Harrow still blames Kierce for his uncle’s death and Kierce is off healing. Josie is upset that her boyfriend was using her and it’s only going to get worse. As Frankie searches for the missing granddaughter, the bodies of dead girls are popping up all along the river.
Together Carter and Harrow investigate, along with Frankie. I am not at all pleased with Harrow and I am even more unsure of Frankie’s feelings. She claims to be over her ex Harrow, has feelings for Kierce, but she is so busy protecting her family and taking care of a certain crow, that I am not sure what will happen.
The mystery was suspenseful and the pacing on this one was neck-breaking. There was a lot going on as Frankie dealt with angst from all sides. I love Edwards worlds and characters, so of course I cannot wait for the next audio.
Candace Joice narrates and brings these characters to life, be they alive, dead or immortal. The storyline is well suited for audio and listening enhanced my enjoyment.
About Hailey Edwards
Hailey Edwards writes about questionable applications of otherwise perfectly good magic, the transformative power of love, the family you choose for yourself, and blowing stuff up. Not necessarily all at once. That could get messy. She lives in Alabama with her husband, their daughter, and a herd of dachshunds.
About Candace Joice
Candace Joice has been devoted to storytelling since she was a child—first as an avid reader, next as a movie watcher, and finally in her first stage role as a duckling. Today, whether on a stage, in front of a camera, or behind a microphone, she relishes the singular experience of collaborating with a writer's words. With a master's degree in theater and ten years of regional theater credits as an actor and director, Candace draws from a wealth of experience to immerse listeners in compelling storytelling. Onstage, she has played characters as diverse as Elizabeth Bennett and Eddie Van Halen. She's just as versatile in her booth, jumping smoothly from the depth and vulnerability of literary fiction to the many character voices of genre novels, to the focus and authority of nonfiction. And when she's not in her booth or on stage? You'll probably find her playing with her dog or baking bread, macarons, pies, and cakes!
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Anne- Books of My Heart
I had to write my review before I could come back and read this. I was sort of shipping Harrow but he was not fun in this one. I’m uncomfortable with Kierce but it seems Frankie is changing and probably won’t be human enough to have anything close to normal life and probably wasn’t going to anyway. It will be interesting to see what will happen next with the changes here.
Jen Twimom
Nice review. I struggled with this one a bit. The whole Harrow stuff is annoying and frustrating. I don’t see how Frankie can even talk to him, and I sure hope there are repercussions for his actions in this one! I would be happy if Harrow just went away. LOL!
Nadene
Neck breaking and suspenseful, I would definitely want to read this one.
Rachel @Waves of Fiction
I listened to the first book and enjoyed it! Sounds like the second one is an exciting ride!