Stephanie

Boring…Oh So Boring

Revisado: 10-16-24

I really wanted to like this book. I love a small town, cozy romance. Add in “pumpkin spice” to the mix along with a cafe as a major setting and I was really looking forward to the story. Unfortunately, the plot just plodded along and the characters weren’t horrid, but they never really hooked me. The best part was the “mini mystery” about some ongoing sabotage. And that just fizzled, too. I did like it enough to at least finish the book, though I won’t be reaching for the next books in the series.

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So Enjoyable!

Revisado: 03-07-24

I’m absolutely adoring this author with her down-to-earth, highly likable characters set within the ambiance of charming English villages. I was a little surprised and initially unhappy with the change in narrator for this series on this book, but I did come to enjoy his narration. And I guess it does make sense to have a male narrator for a book who has a male character as the main or co-main character. I’m hoping the 4th book in the series will be available on Audible soon. In the meantime, I’ve enjoyed The Hope Cove and Single Dads Club series so much, I’m going to start the Loch Lannick series next.

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Lovely Characters

Revisado: 02-19-24

I am thoroughly enjoying this series. I’m off to download the next book right now or I’d write more! I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a series this much!

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Such an Enjoyable Listen!

Revisado: 02-03-24

Likable characters, moving storyline, and charming setting. I want to read more from this author!

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Thoroughly Enjoyable!

Revisado: 02-03-24

Likable characters, moving storyline, and charming setting. I want to read more from this author!

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Charming and Engaging

Revisado: 12-28-23

What a fun romp of a story. Likeable (and some fun-to-dislike) characters with a delightful RomCom feel to the story. I suspect I’ll be adding this to my re-listen list at Christmas time along with Skipping Christmas.

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Something Wrong with Audio

Revisado: 02-05-20

The story was okay. Enjoyable but not one of NR’s best. The narrator was decent but the sound was very choppy. As though it were speeded up and slowed down with a weird choppy sound at times.

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Great book!

Revisado: 01-17-20

I really enjoyed the two entwined stories in The Burning Room. Connelly was on his game with this Bosch novel. I really enjoyed the introduction of Lucky Lucy as Harry’s most recent partner. I hope we see more of her. I saw several people were dismissive of Titus Welliver’s performance but I suspect that’s due to getting used to one style of narration and then having someone new take over. I thought Welliver had an easy listening style and his voices were believable. Much better than a couple of the early Bosch book narrators!

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Predictable and Dull

Revisado: 04-27-19

The dialogue and writing were so stilted that even a skilled narrator would have had difficulty making this book engaging. And this was just an “okay” narrator. The plot was rather dull though there was enough to it that I listened to the end. But I had absolutely no desire to read/listen to the next book in the series. I tend to dislike books where the plot is carried by a combination of misunderstandings and the main character making stupid choices and there was a lot of both in this story.

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Excellent! New Favorite!

Revisado: 02-21-16

I never know when starting a series of books whether it will start strong but go downhill. I'm always hopeful since a good series will stretch my pleasure in getting to know a cast of characters in much more depth than a single book. This series held up to the very last page. The characters have become friends. So much so, that I'm seriously contemplating starting back with the first book as my next listen. I've already bought the print versions so I have them in my library, too, but the narration is top notch with great differentiation between the characters and wonderful pacing. If you've enjoyed Katniss, Ender, or Tris, you will love getting to know Darrow, Virginia, and Sevro.

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