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Too Juvenile DNF

Total
2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-29-24

This series had such good reviews that I snapped up the first 2 in a sale. These are obviously YA, but I have nothing against YA. I like a lot of YA titles and series. The distinction may be that there is YA that is easily enjoyed by all age groups, and some that is clearly meant for a targeted young audience. This completely falls into the latter category. There is nothing wrong with that, kids of that age group will probably enjoy this. But for the adults, this is too juvenile and, though, I tried, I couldn’t finish it.

The performances are good, although the way the story is told rubbed me the wrong way. The narrator of the written story tells much of it rather than characters speaking. So, instead of listening to a scene of characters interacting, instead the scene is explained to you by the narration. Not my cup of tea.

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Good, But Not Quite My Firefly

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-04-24

I can’t say this is bad and I think the narration was fine, too. But it’s really hard when you listen to a new iteration of something you love and you know it could be better, even though it’s not bad. I would recommend it to Firefly fans but it definitely lacks a bit of what made Firefly great. It really stands out for not having by the original actors—it definitely lack their panache. I’ll say that I never once laughed even though Firefly should be almost as funny as it is dramatic. Overall, 3.5 stars

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Good Snippet

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-19-24

I’m already a big fan of Royce and Hadrian. This story was a fun, short romp of a tale between stories. If you are also already a fan, you’ll probably listen anyway, but I recommend it either way.

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Boring and Anti-Christian

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-10-24

I bought on a whim due to the good reviews and my love of fantasy, fables, and fairy tales. However, I almost didn’t continue since halfway through the story hadn’t really gone anywhere. I made myself press on but the story became increasingly devoted to making the “house demons” good little imps that would protect one (for an offering) and showed the man of God to be a conniving and, ultimately, impotent wimp. All in all, I’m sorry I wasted my time.

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Not as Expected and Anti-White

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-19-23

I wanted to like this. It sounded fun for Halloween and I'm a fan of Lamorne Morris. Upfront, this is not horror/scary. It's suspenseful for about a minute (easy to predict, though) and then takes it to an over-the-top social commentary. The cast and the production are very good, but the writing is not. It's apparent that being anti-racism doesn't mean equality, but reverse racism. In the first episode, there is a comment about "white-@$$" neighbors, and how the couple wants to have a BBQ to meet the neighbors but never become friends with them (the horror!). If you a judging your neighbors by their skin color and already don't like them, why do you feel the need to move to said neighborhood and impress them? And, of course, the white neighbors are all gossips and holier-than-thou's. Both the commentary and the lack of scares let me down. Would not recommend.

SPOILERS:
Not a ghost story at all. After meeting Manny, I guessed he was living in the house. Also, it was ridiculous that the cops would expect homeowners with paperwork to leave without even seeing the paperwork. There is an interview with the authors at the end where they explain how the audience would be torn, not knowing who to feel sorry for. You think I'm going to feel sorry for Manny!? Manny is a con, a manipulator, and a thief who tried to cheat good people out of a home they paid for. Clearly, Brandon and Justine deserve the house they saved for and want to raise a family in. Your view of the world is skewed if you think Manny deserves sympathy.

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Just Enjoyable

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-16-22

I’ve seen this title come up in a few sales but was on the fence about it. Some of the reviews put me off, and I don’t think I’ve read/listened to any Sanderson novels. Then this came up as a free listen so I dove in…and enjoyed it. I enjoyed it so much I’m now planning on buying the rest of the books. I don’t know that there is much more I need to say to endorse this title.

Based on other reviews, it may be a bit more simplistic than Sanderson’s other works, but I was immersed immediately. There is an AI character who I thought might get annoying but it never did. It is YA, but I don’t consider that a problem. Also, the narrator is top-rate. She sounds like a young woman and even did male voices well, which isn’t always the case. I’m looking forward to the rest of the series, and if it matches this one, I won’t be disappointed.

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Boring Mid-Life Depression

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1 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 11-04-21

This is considered horror, but not scary in the least. I barely tolerated the first in the series but trudged on with this for Halloween. Somehow this managed to be slower than Summer of Night. Bit of a spoiler, I guess: This novel is literally about a depressed, middle-aged man who lost everything due to the fact that he walked out on his family. Yet, he is more upset that he lost his student lover than his wife and children. He misses his mistress so much he walked the edge of stalker.

Oh, and there’s some stuff that’s supposed to be scary that eventually leads to a major blowout at the end, but you couldn’t care less by the time you make it there, if you even made it to the end, that is.

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Good, not great

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-09-21

This book had a lot of good reviews and, personally, I like time travel stories. However, about halfway into the book I realized not much had happened. Joe spends the majority of the book figuring out how exactly to use his time travel ability and convincing others he is a time traveler. The actual application of his purpose for traveling arrives late in the game and the book ends much how you’ll expect—no surprises here. The characters and the story are fine and kept me interested enough but I’m not jumping to listen to the sequel, not even sure I will listen.

Now Ray Porter is always a solid performer so no complaints on this except one caveat: as I listened, I started to notice everyone had British accents, except Joe. At first, I thought that maybe Joe lived in England but was American. Then his parents had accents as well. He is supposed to be British! Why didn’t they get a British reader? Again, Ray Porter is great, but I just don’t understand this decision.

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Politically Correct

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-15-20

After listening the the Unwind series, I immediately looked for more titles by Neal Shusterman. He comes up with world scenarios that are equal parts foreign but also understandable. He raises questions about how people would react when they start questioning parts of society that were considered acceptable when they were born. What if you realized that “acceptable truths” weren’t good for individuals or society as a whole?

I enjoyed this series overall but I became annoyed about mid-way through this last of the series when it became too PC for my taste. What was even worse than just the subject matter, in my option, is that it is treated as existing in this world the whole time. However, the first two in the series make no mention of it in any way. Then, the end of the novel contains something I find morally questionable. I will detail more below marked Spoiler. As I said, I like how the author raises questions to prompt conversations but this book went too far.

ENDING SPOILER: The book ends with a likable, mentor character performing assisted suicide.

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Unremarkable (mild spoilers)

Total
2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-17-20

I actually feel bad for not liking this book because I do appreciate what the author was trying to say about life and faith. And, since I found the premise of Sam’s red eyes to be a mild outward difference, it's incredibly sad that the author based it on a real case of a Catholic school’s prejudice of a child in Australia.

However, I was expecting an extraordinary book and I received something much less. Sam’s life is ordinary if not mundane. Yes, I believe the author wanted to make a point, but dull does not make for good reading. Likewise, even though Sam is bullied by a horrible kid, and adults to boot, he has a wonderful family, two devoted best friends, and talent. While he constantly talks about money being an issue, it never truly seems to be. He has to defer college for one year, but still goes to a great school and becomes a doctor. That’s the crux of my discontent: everything always seems to fall into place for him. He gets everything he wants...but he’s also a whiner. Sam is portrayed as the practically flawless nice guy and charitable, so, shouldn’t he get a pass for anything bad ever happening in his life since he wasn’t born “perfect”? Ugh.

Plus, I’m happy to never again listen to one more passage of how his best friend Mickey (Michaela) is so beautiful (without trying, of course) and has a perfect, hard body--no matter her age.

The author does his own narration, which is often cause for concern, but he did a fine job. I don’t know if this sounds like a compliment, but he is believable as a teenage boy.

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