Daniel

Sharp narrative and a devastating blow

Revisado: 02-26-23

The prose is crisp and the story has compelling tension driving it forward. The structure is clear and you'll be pulled in. But as for the content of the story, it's absolutely maddening. Really, that's how the system works!? This book is so important as we all need to get this critical conversation normalized and our myths into a spotlight.

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Adore this series. This one is not super audio-format friendly

Revisado: 09-07-22

I count this series as my all-time favorite, and JKR/RG never disappoints as a master storyteller. That said, this story takes some getting used to if your preferred format is audiobook, and some complexities were very much lost on me. But I suppose that just means I’ll have to re-listen again soon.

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Where’s the conflict?

Revisado: 08-30-22

I get it, it’s a romance. But… no real character conflict, or drama to drive the story. Add to that weird gaps in the timeline, a strange allusion to the duke’s mother during the first sex scene (far into the novella), and jarring out-of-character moments like sudden pet names. You could argue there’s a little character development, but not enough to make a plot irrelevant. It’s also not steamy enough to overlook it.
Narrator’s American accent sounds as bad as my British, with some odd inflections for male or older characters. It was free, so I won’t ask for a refund but I’m not interested in more of this series.

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Nothing but fluff

Revisado: 02-14-21

If you need a pep talk that’s essentially, “you can do it,” “seize the day” or other such general can-do attitude cheerleading, go ahead and listen. If you’re looking for concrete methods to set goals and implement plans, skip this one. You won’t miss much.

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Kind of a recap of what I already knew, but

Revisado: 11-07-19

Despite that (or maybe because of it?) I found this piece to be important in my own life. What I’m left with after the fact is a mix of hopelessness — things won’t ever significantly change when there’s so much to be gained by some in maintaining the status quo — and a burning light in the fog — you’re not crazy for feeling this way.

It’s worth the read, and I’ll recommend this to others, but I’m left wanting something more. Maybe that’s the point?

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AWFUL accents

Revisado: 12-18-18

I get that this is an AYA title, and maybe it's different for kids, but this narrator's terrible British accents are so distracting. Story is fairly compelling, dialogue and themes typically youth-oriented.

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Overwhelmingly Melodramatic

Revisado: 07-11-18

Every conversation tried to be more intense than the last. But the story remained interesting despite the heavy-handed melodrama.

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Disjointed and disheartened

Revisado: 06-16-18

The characters that you got to sporadically love in the first book are largely abandoned in a staccato flip flop where extra after extra is introduced and killed in order to progress a souless space battle. I think it's fine to buck the normal hero's story arch but that doesn't mean you can't still invest in a personality. I'm not in it for R.C. Bray, I want the heroes he's given life and there are none here.

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Entertaining for awhile, then interpersonal relationship drama

Revisado: 12-16-17

The first half of this book was great, and the writing is intelligent and skillful. I was looking forward to unraveling mystery and history, and loved the academic bent to the story arc. After awhile it turned into a relationship drama, though, and I just don’t have the patience to finish it.

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Clever, fun but a little lame

Revisado: 12-03-17

The attempts at casual narration induces cringes and groans. But his science and story-telling is still on point so I highly recommend.

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