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Fun, and intelligently romantic

Revisado: 08-23-24

Loved the writing and narration. Character development was good, and each was interesting.
Favorite part? It was romantic in a modern and adult way- without being graphic.
This was great company during hours of yard work. Definitely recommend .

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Great book !

Revisado: 04-16-24

Really enjoyed this book, and thought the voices were appropriate.
A beautiful take on the Groundhog Day type of story line.
Highly recommend

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Scalzi + Wheaton = perfection

Revisado: 03-13-24

Just get this book. It’s funny , smart, light hearted and entertaining.
A new Scalzi always gets my attention, and Wil Wheaton is a fantastic narrator.
I don’t know this lingered on my wish list for so long. I even got it on sale! It’s definitely worth a full credit though. My only criticism is that I wish it were longer because I didn’t want it to end.

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Fun mix of murder, mystery and romance

Revisado: 03-05-24

Really liked this story. It manages to be a bit different from other Austen-inspired works, in a good way. The author has some untapped talent, and would like to look for subsequent works . She inserts some surprisingly insightful and actually helpful internal dialogue by the main characters.
I look forward to seeing what else she comes up with.

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Nothing new- except excuses. Not worth the time.

Revisado: 02-23-24

This is an unapologetic apologia for infidelity, and the accompanying behavior. It throws jn a few nuggets of reasonably neutral analysis- but only a very very few. And each of these was immediately countered by defense and justification. There is no new information here.

*Sometimes even free isn’t worth it. *

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All the good dogs

Revisado: 01-27-24

This book gives you more time in the Tara/Simon universe. What could be better?
This book also develops side characters, like Pete Stanton. Another credit well spent

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Predictable, big names all gave meh performances- sometimes free is still too much

Revisado: 11-07-23

I am surprised this recording got the big names it did. This story was instantly predictable, and poorly written. It took what are some currently popular themes and story lines from other much more talented authors. A high school student could have written better. It wasn’t immediately disastrous- but don’t let the first chapter fool you- the initial promise is a mirage. The only “twists” in this story are the ones you see clearly coming.
I listened to the whole thing, mostly because I was doing a project all day and didn’t have the chance to look for another listen. The other reason I kept listening was a conscious attempt to see if I could enjoy (and sometimes find!!) the story around the social agenda writ large.
Politically I’m a middle of the road kinda girl- but this was soooo cringe. The only people this story didn’t take pot shots at were religious luddites who ironically will never hear it.
Even the trans character, clearly written in as window dressing, got exactly zero character development - except that they were trans, Every aspect of this story was written as a social ideological checklist .
I didn’t just regret wasting my time on this, I regret I used brain power to process it at all.
I gave this an extra star only because there was some *very* basic research into *some* of the underlying science, and the performances weren’t actually abrasive. Don’t take that as a recommendation- find something better.

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Loved this! We’ll done

Revisado: 08-04-23

A mix of Agatha Christie, history, and true crime, all well presented. A fun and interesting dive into a crime I didn’t know much about .
Definitely recommend

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Fun book!! Definitely recommend

Revisado: 05-25-23

I don’t understand the negative reviews! Seriously. Sure it’s not quite as good as the Bob books. It’s a little “fluffier” maybe? But the humor is still true DET style.
Come on- DET and Ray Porter?? You can’t go wrong.
I put this on my wish list a while ago, but never bought it because of some of the negative reviews. Finally used this month’s credit on it and I’m so very glad I did.

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A perfectly good free short story

Revisado: 04-26-23

I listen to most of the free shorter selections as I do chores and errands, and this worked well as a background diversion.
The critical reviews aren’t exactly *wrong*- but I can’t help wondering what they went in expecting.
It’s fine- really.

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