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Hate complaining about narrators

Revisado: 01-02-25

…but if you’ve decided to switch to a new one in the middle of a series (odd choice), at the very least try to have some continuity in the characters voice. All of Joyce’s chapters are done in a strange stage whisper. While that choice would have been fine, if it started out that way, doing it in the 3rd book seems like a lack of quality control. Plus, whomever did the audio levels didn’t bother to increase the sound for the whispering - so you have to turn it up for the whisper, then back down when the whispers end.

The story is great. Love the way the characters interact. They are my mother’s age and I love to imagine she is solving crime with her neighbors instead of watching too much tv. These books have a funny, witty mystery, but are also just so sweet. They leave you feeling good about the world. Something we can all use right now.

I hope they figure out how to fix the narration issue - but the story is worth it either way. Just a joy to listen to.

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Too much SA

Revisado: 09-28-24

We get it. He is a horrible person. You don’t have to write 10000 scenes of SA to prove it. It’s too much. This book would be so much better without it.

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This book is outstanding!!

Revisado: 09-23-24

You will not regret it. Especially if you love your grandma. Which I do. <3

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A hard listen

Revisado: 08-04-24

Beautiful narrator. No happy ending. A rough story of a marriage. Sad. Angry. Real. Made me grateful for my own relationship. Excellent writing.

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Outstanding!

Revisado: 06-15-24

So much more than a biography,, more than a manifesto about feminism. Astory of friendship. A story of loving yourself. A story of motherhood. I sent a copy to my best friend half way through. Just a wonderful book. <3

PS Lyz has a substack. It’s also phenomenal!

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Hearing the opposite side is fun!

Revisado: 05-08-24

I honestly don’t get the reviews saying it’s just the same content over again. It’s fun hearing the other side. Though I still want to stab Cass right along with Poppy. Even more than she does sometimes. And hearing his side does tell us things we didn’t know in the first book. Plus, the new stuff (that is REALLY new) is so good! Can’t wait till the next book. Yay!

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Is she smart, or is she stupid?

Revisado: 01-05-24

The first book was pretty good. A bit trope-y, a bit too many "his beautiful smile, his gorgeous lips". You can just kiss each other, you know. Everything doesn't have to be a world ending tongue battle.

One of my favorite things about the first was that Vi was constantly underestimated and overcame many things by outthinking others. As a disabled person I really identified with the idea that when you are in pain all the time, you can often take more pain than others. You learn how to partition it off, so it doesn't make you stop functioning, like it would for a person who doesn't really have pain all the time. I loved how she conquered the gauntlet by thinking up another way to get to the top - using her brain!

Why then is she constantly an idiot in this book? At a most basic level, why on earth would you consider eating or drinking anything from others when she has been poisoned once recently? That's just one example - she does it all the time! Why would she stand in the courtyard with an important book in the wrong color bag? These are not believable mistakes if you think of the girl from the first book. Either she is smart - in which case you have to come up with other ways for her to have conflict - or she is an idiot - and you have to quit crowing about how smart she is.

I, for one, hope she will manage to come back to having a brain in the next book. If not, I will not be able to keep reading. A smart woman who can get past most pain and think through most complex problems - THAT is interesting. Another pretty, dumb girl who gets benefits because she is the generals daughter? I've read too many books about that already.

I beg the author - please bring back smart Vi again?

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Wonderful

Revisado: 03-06-23

Excellent book, wonderful narrator. Excellent book, wonderful narrator. Excellent book, wonderful narrator. Excellent book, wonderful narrator. (Why a certain number of words? Do you want reviews or….?)

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Even better than Fever Dreams!

Revisado: 03-05-23

Wonderful book, great explanations of Q and how it effects lives. Just as good as the podcast. Though I did miss Kelli. Really recommend.

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Wonderful!

Revisado: 07-03-22

Such a wonderful book. So much love and adventure. A book I will listen to many times. Highly recommend.

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