T Beck

Great to have Bunny back in the UK and Ireland

Revisado: 04-14-25

Great to have Bunny back in the UK and Ireland. More of that please! (less of the US) Wonderful writing and narration, as always.

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Sorry I usually love you JD Kirk and David Tennant, but this is absurd

Revisado: 03-22-25

The main character and her voice actor is so whiny and unlikeable, I struggled to finish it, speeding up to 1.5x speed from halfway to get through the unnecessary repetitiveness, ridiculously clueless woman (in 2024/5!!) and exaggerated overthinking. Got to the end and was going to return this for a refund but then realised I got it for free. Yes David Tennant is spectacular but features only briefly, and he cannot rescue this book on his own. Not a fan of his (supposedly AI) character either, so that didn’t help. Addressing the problem of loneliness with AI is however a valid social issue to consider. Wish it looked at that more earnestly than the inane human squabbling and emotion that dragged ON AND ON, and technology fear mongering. Also, final note to JD Kirk: you are not winning us over with your female main characters, not here and not Heather Filson. Stick with men please, and Berta.

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Perfect narration

Revisado: 02-17-25

Beautiful story made even better by J.K. Simmons’ narration 👏 He’s fantastic actor and narrator. I tried to listen years ago after a family tragedy and could not get into it. Tried again this time after seeing the movie and truly enjoyed it. Not without tears this time either but I finished it and smiled at the closing paragraphs.

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A great except for that Australian accent!

Revisado: 01-20-25

Five stars overall. The book and the narration are great and I’m keen to keep listening. But omg that Australian accent is unrecognisable! 😱

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Shallow and plain silly

Revisado: 01-09-25

Ridiculously non-credible and over the top cutesy, stereotypical, simplistic and unimaginative. While I love Christie and other clever but homely British murder mysteries, this is overly homely and cutesy — and not clever. I scoffed or shook my head too often; and will not continue the book series or watch the tv adaptation. You are doing English towns and women a disservice. Narration was ok except for the microphone “pops” (vocal plosives), poor editing leaving in a narrator error and restart, and the Anglicised mispronunciation of the Hindi name Shanti supposedly by her own Hindi mother Tanika.

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Didn’t love it

Revisado: 12-18-24

I like the narrator, which led me to this book. It’s an interesting premise but it was too melodramatic. The narrator was still good but not great. Not continuing on with this series.

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Struggling to finish - too cutesy

Revisado: 11-18-24

I am struggling to finish this. The story and characters are far too “cute”. And the narration is becoming so slow and deliberate that I had to speed it up. I’ve listened to all previous DC Smith books and enjoyed the low stress, picturesque, but informative storytelling. This is overdoing it completely, far too picturesque and “lovely”. The narration makes it worse.

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Not a fan of this narrator

Revisado: 10-24-24

Good book. Really enjoy Peter Grainger’s writing, here too but especially in the DC Smith series. Not a fan of the narrator, so not continuing with this series.

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Good but not as good as the others

Revisado: 10-05-24

This was just a tad overly dramatic. The whole “I murdered someone” felt like a distraction throughout, even when it was first presented. Oh come on, your conscience has been bugging you ever since and now you’re going to die by this sword? Nope. Unconvincing. Not to mention the demented daughter of a former foe, who turned out to be not quite as evil. Nup. Not convinced. Too creative, not relatable. Made me wonder if the author had run out of ideas for this series. Love this series and this narrator but this one was a miss for me.

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It’s time Bunny finds Simone and returns to Ireland

Revisado: 06-16-24

It’s gone on too long. I’ve now read (listened to) ALL the books. This is my first non-5-star review.

I felt this story was story for the sake of it. New characters introduced, again. Diversification to keep us entertained. And while I love the writing, I admit I became impatient and want the sisters found, Simone found, a happy reunion, and a return to Ireland. There was too much talking and filler detail here, at least in my view.

Bunny can return from the dead in Ireland (what a story!), and resume his story alongside Paul, Brigit and the likeable Jimmy Stewart. And the sisters too, of course.

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