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Enjoyable read with a satisfying ending

Revisado: 06-04-24

As with most of Gothic-setting thrillers, some suspension of disbelief is required, but from there on this is a thoroughly enjoyable read with a satisfying ending. I listened to the whole book in a day, and I will be getting more from this author

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Love the book, not the narration

Revisado: 02-24-24

Of the 9 books in the Green Gables series this is one of my favourites. I have never been able to get it on kindle or on audible in the region where I live, and when I found it was at last available I instantly got it. As much as I enjoy the story, the narrator really spoils it for me. She's not entirely horrible, but delivers the performance in a steady rhythm that often does not reflect the content. Since I love the content and know it almost by heart it is quite disappointing to hear emphasis in the wrong place

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Good

Revisado: 09-14-22

I really got invested in the story. It was heartbreaking in places, but a good finish

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Heartwarming

Revisado: 02-01-22

I finished this in one day, even though my preference is for mysteries. Likeable characters and heartwarming story that draws you in quickly

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Good story, interesting and likeable characters

Revisado: 01-20-22

I found the writing good, the story complex and intriguing, and the characters well developed. I will be reading more from this author

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My son loves this series

Revisado: 10-06-20

My son (15) made me get the entire series. He just discovered that this, the 5th installment came out. He made me get it and listened again to the whole series from the beginning.

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Didn't live up to its potential

Revisado: 10-06-20

The narration was great, but the story, which was intriguing to start with, did not live up to its potential, and became increasingly mundane. It also became less and less believable, with the ending so far stretched that, even though I saw it coming, I could not believe it was happening. It made me angry, and I feel that I have wasted 20 hours, only to have my intelligence insulted.

Spoiler:
A pandemic has wiped out most of humanity, with estimated 350 people surviving in North America. 30 of these people have found each other and have to move to a location with the best prospects for long-term survival, and ... they decide to go to Hawaii. They are able to do so because one of the survivors happens to be a pilot, but once they make this unlikely journey they ware doomed to be stuck, with no possibility of ever getting back or of any further survivors joining them. An island, especially one as distant as Hawaii, just isn't the best long-term bet. Why not stay on the mainland and try to restart some of those abandoned solar or wind farms? or an oil refinery (did I mention that one of the survivors is a bona fide genius? What are the odds?).

I really expected this book to go in a different direction. I didn't mind the lack of action or conflict (although I found it a bit unrealistic as the group of survivors grew), but I thought it would be ingenious like "The Martian". Unfortunately not. With libraries full of knowledge and country full of abandoned resources, this group chooses a course that will see them doomed to extinction through inbreeding. And that is if a volcano or a tsunami doesn't wipe them out first.

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Unconvincing

Revisado: 10-30-19

Although I found the writing style pretty good and engrossing, the storyline left me unconvinced. I found the main character, Darcy, difficult to believe in. She initially seems like a strong character, but then she confronts her mother, and becomes a quivering mess. The 8-year old nephew is also full of contradictions, and not like any 8-year old I've ever come across. The mother starts off bitter and unrelenting, and she is kind of interesting at this stage, but then suddenly becomes quite kindly, and no, it's not character development. It's like a different character altogether. The big family secret, which is supposed to be at the heart of it all, is really no secret at all, since you can see it coming a mile off, but keep thinking that there must be something more to it. All in all, this was not a bad book but I cannot understand how it got so many good reviews

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Endless repetition

Revisado: 06-11-19

Repetition, as a rhetorical device, is effective when used sparingly. Unfortunately this is not the case here. It is used so often that it is irritating and distracting. It makes the story feel padded and meandering

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Good story, horrible narration

Revisado: 06-05-19

The story was engrossing, the characters were easy to relate to. Overall I would have rated it at 5 stars, but the twist at the end was just too contrived for me. But what hurt this book more than anything else for me was the poor narration. The narrator seemed to cope with dialogs and character's voices fairly well, but the narrative parts of a book are read with uniform inflections at end of each sentence which are very irritating and distracting. I would have considered getting more books in this series, but they are all read by the same narrator, so I'll give them a miss

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