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probably better to read with your eyes than ears

Revisado: 04-01-25

the primary narrator fully ruined this book. she had no volume control and went from inaudible to overly loud with no consistency. she also read so slowly, I had it up to 1.6x speed to make her sound closer to normal talking pace, which made everyone else sound insanely fast.

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meh

Revisado: 02-07-25

I'm not sure why everyone is losing their minds over this decidedly average book. It's like a cringey 90s romcom without the com and a note of 2024 with a suicidal character. Moderately interesting, but nothing to write home about. the narrator put an odd emphasis on her Ps and Ks to the point of distraction, but overall, her performance was good.

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meh

Revisado: 12-19-24

I was interested enough in the story to slog through the tediously detailed writing and the narrator's voice that got increasingly annoying, but had to put it at 1.6x speed so as to shorten the amount of my life that went into this.

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baffling...

Revisado: 09-17-24

...how many good reviews this has. plodding and boring to start and then suddenly about halfway through all the characters are church going Scripture quoters who talk about God's glory.

I am Christian, so Christianity in books is fine, but not like this. I feel like this a typical attempt to "hook" readers in so they won't abandon ship when the proselytizing starts. super obnoxious and the story wasn't even remotely compelling anyway.

I had it at 1.7x speed just to have the resolution, but couldn't care less about any of the characters.

there's more I could say, but it's hardly worth my time.

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Stellar

Revisado: 09-17-24

Mhairi McFarlane is one of my favorite authors and she really hit it out of the park with this one. Compelling characters and an interesting storyline. I especially like the way she addressed bullying and atonement. This is one I'll read again for sure.

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could've been better

Revisado: 09-06-24

I loved the Last Bookshop in London but thoroughly disliked this one, which is a shame. Zofia was not a likeable character for me so right off the bat I was less interested despite being interested in the true story on which this is based. It drips with pretension and Saskia Maarleveld's performance is overdramatic, which makes it all the more unenjoyable. Martin is a good author and Maarleveld is a good narrator (most of the time), but this one really missed the mark for me.

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Great!

Revisado: 09-03-24

This was super easy to follow and a vey thorough explanation of the Aeneid, which was helpful for someone who doesn't absorb ancient literature particularly well. The instructor was very knowledgeable, but had a speech impediment that was a little annoying, but not so distracting as to take away from the material.

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exemplary...

Revisado: 09-02-24

... of why authors should never read their own books.

I had expected a book about octopuses, but this is all about the author. She's pretty awful at reading, her tone drips with pretension and privilege in the most obnoxious way. I managed to get through two chapters before I just couldn't even pretend to care. My brother said it's a slog to finish and therefore not worth it so I quit.

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didn't finish

Revisado: 08-22-24

sure wish audible was better about tagging lgbt books as lgbt. I googled the author when the lgbt aspects were coming to the surface and she claims this book is decidedly not a romance, but it 100% is.

audible won't let me return it because I didn't get it with a credit. so glad to be out money for something I won't read that audible didn't properly tag.

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I just love Mhairi McFarlane

Revisado: 08-17-24

another great story that pulls at your heartstrings and eases your mind, leaving you feeling light.

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