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A review by abeckstrom
I Was a Teenage Weredeer by Michael Suttkus, C.T. Phipps
4.0
This review is for the audiobook version of I Was a Teenage Weredeer read by Ariel DeLisle.
Phipps does YA? Yup, and it's above average. It's not as gritty and dark as many of his other tales, but his trademark sense of humor shines through in abundance (as long as you can stomach deer puns).
Jane Doe is the titular Weredeer in the second foray (in my knowledge) into the PLU (Phipps Literary Universe), Straight Outta Fangton, being the first. None of the characters from the latter appear in Weredeer, but events from it and that precede both of these books are referred to throughout. I felt the shared universe concept was thoughtfully used. There's no requirement to have read both books series, but if you do, you'll definitely get more out of it.
Jane is surrounded by a growing cast of shapeshifters, wizards, elementals, vampires, etc. The cast really seems to round out especially towards the end. Fans of Jim Butcher's Dresden or Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid series should find plenty to enjoy here.
Ariel DeLisle grew on me as a narrator. At first, I thought she sounded too whiny for my taste, but then I realized that was the character. Ariel's narration matured a bit as Jane did as well. A solid performance overall.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Phipps does YA? Yup, and it's above average. It's not as gritty and dark as many of his other tales, but his trademark sense of humor shines through in abundance (as long as you can stomach deer puns).
Jane Doe is the titular Weredeer in the second foray (in my knowledge) into the PLU (Phipps Literary Universe), Straight Outta Fangton, being the first. None of the characters from the latter appear in Weredeer, but events from it and that precede both of these books are referred to throughout. I felt the shared universe concept was thoughtfully used. There's no requirement to have read both books series, but if you do, you'll definitely get more out of it.
Jane is surrounded by a growing cast of shapeshifters, wizards, elementals, vampires, etc. The cast really seems to round out especially towards the end. Fans of Jim Butcher's Dresden or Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid series should find plenty to enjoy here.
Ariel DeLisle grew on me as a narrator. At first, I thought she sounded too whiny for my taste, but then I realized that was the character. Ariel's narration matured a bit as Jane did as well. A solid performance overall.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.