The Lake People

Anna is a orphan never knowing who her parents are, but there's a voice in her head communicating with her. She feels drawn to this whistling man and she has visions of a beautiful lake with black water.

Whilst hitchhiking she gets a lift with a truck driver who turns out to be a serial killer. Her whistling man rescues her and takes her home to his family and community which set on the same lake which she has dreamed about for most of her life.

The lake people have the ability to communicate by thoughts alone, like all towns some of the people are good and some are bad, very bad

Anna searches for the truth in the salt mines and finds a hidden secret, worse then the serial killer............

At first I wasn't sure about the narrator of this book as she has such a strong deep south accent, but I got to the stage where I could still hear the book echo in my mind when I wasn't reading it, so I think it drew me back to the book for more.

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A good start to the series.

The Lake People are a clan of pseudo-Cajun/Creole living around a black lake in North Louisiana.
Anna was brought up in Texas, an orphan, but has been "dreaming" of the lake, and hearing a whistling man. She has always had a sense about people but it hasn't been working so well lately.
She decides to take a trip to see her friend and when things go very pear-shaped her abilities save her.
From the dramatic beginning the story was engaging and page-turning and I was keen to know what would happen next.
The lead characters were likeable, the psychic abilities were credible within the context of the story and although there are a couple of areas that were a bit out-there and too stretched overall the story was really good.
At first I found the narration a bit off-putting but as I got more into the book I found it fit the story and enjoyed it although there were some inconsistencies with the accents.
The production had a few errors and could have been more polished- repeated lines, etc.
I will be reading the next in the series.
Overall 4 stars
Performance 4 stars
Story 4 stars

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A gripping unusual fantasy story

Review Of " Vieled Eyes" (Audible)
written by C.L.Beville narrated by Melanie Crawley 

Before I start my review I would like to thank Anne & Melanie form The Book Club For Audible Listeners and of course C.L, Beville for giving me tho opportunity to listen to and review this book.

This book is very different from the usual type of fantasy fiction I listen to as it was about telepathic communication rather than the usual vampires, werewolves and fay.  The story was captivating and at times I was gripping the edge of my seat hoping Anna would be ok. 
To start off I did find the narrators strong Southern American accent quite hard to listen to, and it took me right back to the Sookie Stackhouse series, even more so when some of the same places were mentioned in the story.  I set the book to play at a slightly faster speed and this made a world of difference.
Anna the main character of the story is not only a orphan but she also has the worst luck ever, nothing goes right for her, which is such a shame as she really is a nice girl. Down on her luck she hitch hikes and accepts a lift from a truck driver whom seems quite nice, unfortunately for Anna he is a serial killer, and this is where the story really kicks off and I was gripped, will she be saved or wont she, well she was, but it was very intense and was my favourite part of the story.

The story does not end there, poor Anna, she still has more trials ahead of her, will she find peace, her family, happiness and love, I am not going to spoil it for you !!! You will have to listen / read the book if you want to find out. 

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Narration distracts but storyline is intriguing

Title: Veiled Eyes
Author: C.L. Bevill
Narration: Melanie Crawley
Length: 11 hours 26 minutes

The first book in the Lake People series by C.L. Bevill is an interesting premise. The main character is resolute in situations most would find completely terrifying and in quick succession.

The narrator is clearly talented however I think narrating the storyline (not character) in the thick accent was not a good choice. It distracts completely from the storyline and doesn't allow a proper depth into what is actually a very intriguing story. Especially when the narrator has moments where she loses the accent.

I have read a review if you speed up the narration it makes it better, this didnt work for me, however if the narrator is the only reason you don't give this a listen, it's worth a try as it is a pretty good starter to what I'm sure will be an excellent series.

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