MissSweet

Not good

Revisado: 02-19-23

I kept telling myself that if the main character was smart, there would not be a story, but she was SO stupid. I almost couldn’t stand it.

I still have not given up on this author yet. The Family Game was much better. This book was terrible.

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Revisado: 01-11-23

This is one of the best books I have listened to in a very long time. She is not an author I am familiar with, but I thought I’d give it a try. I didn’t have high hopes. I’ve listened to a lot of mediocre books lately, but this book was great.

I usually listen on the way to and from work, but this book had me listening while making dinner and before bed… whenever I had an opportunity.

I only have two sort of negative things to say. The story starts out a bit slow. The beginning of the book is important, but it wasn’t until the “games” that things really started to get interesting.

My second minor criticism is not text related. The book is read by the author. I would have liked it read by someone else. She is from London. I like the British accent, but she had some difficulty with an American accent and the majority of the other characters were American… and male. It would have been nice if they had a woman that can do the different accents more convincingly and maybe even a male performer for the male parts.

Over all, an excellent listen.
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Give it a chance

Revisado: 12-08-22

At first I was very turned off by the reader’s long… pauses… between words… that… didn’t seem to be… natural places… to… pause, but if you give it a chance it will put you right to sleep! I still don’t know how Beauty and the Beast ends.

This podcast works like magic. Good night.

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Not a casual listen

Revisado: 12-06-22

This was an interesting book. I think I need to listen to it again. It’s a complex story, that you can’t let your mind wander from. it helps if you have a little bit of knowledge of timetime travel theory,

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Mixed Feelings

Revisado: 11-21-22

Unlike most books of this type, I found the ending to be very satisfying. The concept of this book was interesting. I liked hearing the story from the point of view of all the people involved such as the social workers, foster parents, law informant, etc. My only criticism is that the different points of view didn’t really bring together the full picture. I would have liked each person to bring a specific piece of the puzzle and then in the end the final person could bring the whole story together… like he did. It felt like all the chapters before the final few didn’t really need to be there. Maybe I need to listen again more carefully. Maybe the hints were subtle and I didn’t pick up on them.

Overall, I’d say it was an entertaining listen. I liked it enough to recommend giving it a try. Oh and the performers/readers were very good.

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Not too bad

Revisado: 10-08-22

First… the performer reads this to fast and her voice gets annoying. It is better if you set the speed to .9x

As for the story. It is basically The Hunger Games and Divergent mushed together. unlike the Hunger Games, the characters in The Testing are less interesting and not as complex.

However, the story kept me interested and I have enjoyed speculating about who the mysterious grey haired man is and what “The Testing” is really all about.

I’m not sure this book series will be one of my all time favorites, but it has been an enjoyable enough way to pass the time.

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Great Reader!

Revisado: 06-10-22

What stands out to me with this book was the reader. Loved her accent. You don't hear a true New York (City) accent very often.
The story was twisty and the end was satisfying.

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Took a long time to get where it was going...

Revisado: 06-10-22

This book was fine. Not a favorite, but not the worst book I've "read". It was predictable, but interesting enough for me to finish it.

I'd recommend skipping this one and starting with "Haunted," the second book. Crazy I know, but the second book was written so that a person could read it without having read this one... so do that. Haunted is more of a performance style. I haven't finished it yet, but so far it is a more interesting story, with sound effects and a female reader for the female parts.

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Not bad at all!

Revisado: 12-04-21

I really enjoyed this book. Often with these types of stories, I find the endings a bit disappointing but the ending of this book was actually really good. I love that the aliens in this book were not the stereotypical little green men. There is so much to talk about but I don’t want to give anything way…

I plan to “read” all of this author’s book.

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Creepy and clever!

Revisado: 11-12-21

This book was a pleasant surprise!

I don’t remember what made me choose this book. I didn’t have super high hopes because I had just listened to several duds and I kind of assumed this would be too… but it was much better than I expected! It was creepy and clever. I’m looking forward to listening to other books by this author. I guess it pays to kiss a few frogs if it means I find a new author I enjoy!

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