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A dark rom com with depth

Revisado: 12-19-24

I loved this. It was funny and cozy enough to fit in to my end-of-year comfort reading Holiday Bookstravaganza, but had a lot more depth than the usual rom-com cozy read (I hope we see more of that -- I'm for it). I enjoyed the exploration of grief and the turmoil of living in interesting times against the backdrop of the holidays, both Hanukkah and Christmas. The complicated involvement with the golem was really interesting and a little uncomfortable and I think it should be -- I felt like it was a more realistic and mature exploration than you usually get with a mythical-creature-comes-to-life storyline. It gives me the ick when that character is so innocent that they're sweet and childlike -- this wasn't that at all and I appreciated it. I hope there's a movie (and maybe a sequal)? I listened to this via audiobook and the narration was great, but there's a depth to the writing that I know would make it a really good non-audio read as well.

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Atmospheric and Engaging

Revisado: 09-10-19

I’m not sure why there’s so much hate. This had a slow pace but I enjoyed the twists and turns as well as the feel of the summer resort vs the lonely winter place the protagonist calls home. Also, the narrator does sound young, but it suits the character — she is young. YMMV, but I enjoyed it.

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So good!

Revisado: 11-26-18

This isn’t a traditional audiobook in the sense that it’s a little nonlinear, sometimes abstract, and the narrators are familiar voices but not professional narrators — but if you’re a fan of the Beastie Boys and their style, it’s all perfect!

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Lovely variety of holiday stories.

Revisado: 11-21-18

I really enjoyed this. It was nice to hear about all of the holiday traditions and memories, especially the ones that were so different from my own. Thanks to Audible and the narrators for sharing!

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Great Heroine

Revisado: 09-17-16

I loved Veronica Speedwell! She was rather Holmes-ian, and I thought it was lovely to have that personality type in female form and as the main character. The story was fun and often funny, and the narration was great. I'm looking forward to the next one!

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Fluffy but Fun!

Revisado: 04-23-14

I love this series -- it's a lot of fun, and while it's very fluffy, there is a lot of information in there about the lifestyle and class structure of 1930's England. Also, Katherine Kellgren's narration is fantastic!

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Cheesy and Way Too Long

Revisado: 03-31-14

I feel like my tolerance for cheesy romance in urban paranormal fiction is pretty high, but this was way too much for me. I felt like the same scenes were just being repeated over and over and the book was just way too long.

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If you're a Veronica Mars fan, a must-listen!

Revisado: 03-31-14

Fantastic! I was so excited that there was going to be a book series to continue on with the Veronica Mars story, but also apprehensive that it would be terrible. I needn't have worried, because The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line definitely exceeded my expectations. Plus, the narration by Kristin Bell adds so much to the story. She even picks up the inflections from the actors who play the other characters in the TV series and movie. If you're a Veronica Mars fan I think you'll love it, but even if you never watched the show, I think this would stand on it's own as a modern noir-influenced detective series.

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Worth the Heartbreak

Revisado: 02-27-14

Although I went in prepared for sad, I wasn't prepared enough. At times I felt like John Green was pulling my heart out and stomping around on it, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Overall, I felt it was a life-affirming and beautiful story despite its focus on (and very realistic treatment of) illness and death. Definitely the best Young Adult novel I've read in a long time, and Kate Rudd's narration was great.

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Great Writing, Fantastic Worldbuilding

Revisado: 02-02-14

I thought this book was well-written with some fantastic world-building, and I liked it (I'd give it a half star more if I could), but I didn't love it. The main character felt a little underdeveloped and I didn't completely connect with her, but I thought the personalities of the Enefadeh were really well done. If you like your Fantasy a little heavier on the philosophical overtones and political intrigue, you'll probably enjoy this. There is also an overarching romantic theme, but the romance (and the sexy times) are fairly abstract. It was a little bit hard to follow on audiobook, but it was very well done.

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