Slammed by Colleen Hoover Narrator: Heidi Baker
Series: Slammed #1
on 30 August 2012
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Length: 7hrs, 36min
Format: Audiobook
Source: Audible Purchase
Layken Cohen isn't your typical 18-year-old. After the recent death of her father, she is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she's slowly losing hope.
Enter Will Cooper: The 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for performing "Slams". Will and Layken immediately form an intense and emotional connection neither of them knew they needed until it was found. However, the two of them are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their relationship to a halt.
Once again, Layken must put on a brave face and accept that which she cannot control, but when a family secret comes into play, it becomes the ultimate test of her resolve. Unable to accept the harsh reality of her future, Layken puts everything at risk and turns to Will for solace.
Both Layken and Will struggle as they attempt to find a balance between that which keeps them apart and the feelings that pull them together.
I fell in love with Ms. Hoover’s writing when I read Slammed a while back, and after that, I continued reading all of her stories, and I am always somewhat mesmerized by the writing, the characters and the way the story draws me in completely. So when I discovered Audible, I decided I wanted to listen to some books that I thought would be even better when narrated in a good way.
As I have already reviewed the written copy of Slammed, I will concentrate on the narration in this review, and it might be quite a bit shorter – this is my first ever audiobook review, and I can only say I was completely thrilled! Listening to a story is quite a different experience from reading it myself, and I could do that while simultaneously doing something I abhor – ironing! – and it also helped making my chore a lot easier to deal with.
Heidi Baker narrated Slammed beautifully, and this story, that made me cry when I read it was even more emotional thanks to her voice, the way she lived the words she was narrating, and also because she was excellent at changing her tone of voice, whispering, speaking loudly, and slamming the poems.
I can only recommend Slammed in audiobook version, it is very well done, and the story became more intense to me, and I fell in love with Layken and Will all over again. And I will definitely be doing more audiobook reviews in the future!
About Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms
Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.
If I ever start really going for audiobooks, I’ll be sure to get this one. I read Slammed years ago–long enough ago, that I’m suddenly wanting to reread it 😉 One more (of many) shared book loves, Lexxie!
YAY for yet another shared book love 🙂 Slammed is definitely worth the listen, Jessica, I loved it even more this way.
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I love audiobooks for this very reason! They are a great way to experience some of your favourite reads in a different way. I’ll add it to my wishlist for when I get my next influx of Audible credits. Thanks!
I’m very happy my first listen was so awesome! You should definitely add Slammed to your wish-list, Carmel. I loved reading it, and listening to it was even better. I have gotten several more audiobooks now just because this one was so good.
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Oh geez, Lexxie. Is this the book I should venture into audio with? Audio books make me nervous…I listened to bits of one on Berls’ blog and even though I loved the book (I’d read it) the audio completely turned me off. I wouldn’t continue that series if I was listening to it. So I’m scared. But if this version of Slammed made for an even more emotional experience for you, well then maybe I should start with it.
I’m glad you enjoyed your first foray into audio. 🙂 Happy Monday, my friend. I hope you all continue to recover from your jetlag. And let’s chat soon!!! **BIG HUGS**
I think it really, really depends on the narrator, Brandee. And Slammed really is well narrated. I loved it. So yes, you should definitely try it! I thin you can sign up for a trial membership at audible, you’ll get two credits (with which you can buy two books) and then you can cancel the membership until you have listened to them 🙂 Also, there are two more audiobook reviews scheduled for this week 😉
Happy Monday to you, too! We are doing better today, and I think we’ll all be able to go to bed very early tonight:D *BIG HUGS*
Yay for awesome emotion and narration. I haven’t read this one yet, but really want to. I read Hopeless by her and loved
I love everything that woman writes!!
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I gave audiobooks a second try at the start of this year and really enjoy them. With the right narrator they can truly bring a book to life. I’m going to have to add this one to my TBListen 🙂
I agree 100%, Traci, the right narrator is a must, and with it, the whole story becomes even more vivid.
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Wonderful audiobook review Lexxie, I haven’t read slammed yet but I absolutely LOVE Ms Hoover’s writing so will be picking it up sometime, hopefully soon! I hope you get the chance to listen to more audiobooks.
I hope so too, I’ve really enjoyed the CoHo books I’ve gotten in audio, and now, I feel ready to try something else, too.
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I agree, listening to a story is quiet different. I have yet to find one that I can enjoy thought. I think it’s been a big miss with me and audiobooks. But glad you loved it!
Yeah, it isn’t all that easy to find a narrator who makes me connect with a story like that – I hope I’ll continue to be lucky, though!
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