Obsession of the Heart was narrated and written by Denise Kahn. Denise narrated both male and female characters. The story was character driven and written in the third person point of view. Denise uses her personal interest in music to create Davina’s character as a singer. Denise worked as an interpreter and translator and is a linguist who speaks five fluent languages. She has incorporated this aspect into her characters. It’s evident Denise enjoys translating foreign languages, she transitions magnificently from one language to another well. I was impressed with Denise’s narration of her male characters. Her ability to switch the feminine and masculine characters with the foreign language was impressive. Although the story itself had more of a telling the a feeling style.
The audio had an echo in the background. It sounded like Denise spoke in a hallow tunnel. The music inserts indicated a chapter change. If I read this myself I would have had a different experience than the one I listened to. While I appreciate her fluency with the foreign languages used, I became too distracted by the amount of languages used. There are some books that sound great as an audio and others that don’t translate well into audio. In my opinion, this story with all its content didn’t translate well into audio form. The travel compilations of Davina’s life as an international singer are confusing in audio form.
I appreciate the creative mind of Denise, I felt the variety of characters being introduced and the many locations was cumbersome to follow along with in audio format. I needed the ebook to follow along.
Davina Walters’ character is an international singer with a flare for foreign languages.
This story follows the life of Davina Walters and the danger that follows her when she becomes friends with Jean. Denise waited until chapter thirteen before introducing Jean whom became fast friends with Davina. Davina was on tour traveling the world performing her music and along the way she encountered many people and problems. Very little suspense was to be had until the end. Many relationships were formed. Much traveling encountered. Some singing was performed.
Overall the narration by Denise was okay. An echo could be heard when she spoke into the microphone. I would have preferred dual narrators to help separate the male and female characters with as many characters this story had.
Performance by Denise was good with her flare for foreign languages. Music played an intricate part in this book.
Story was long and cumbersome. If I read this I would have skimmed the chapters. Too much was going on to follow by audio. I was determined to finish.