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Delightful story and performance!

Revisado: 04-11-25

I experienced pure joy every morning while I was listening to this trilogy realizing that more of this wonderful story would be revealed during the day! The story is very imaginative with fun situations, quirky and delightful characters, drama, comedy and adventure. It also deals with prejudices and the slow process of righting that wrong. Though make no mistake, it is presented with the spirit of optimism and joy. Kat is a lovable and worthy heroine. I was a little put off with the narrator at first, but no more than 5 pages in decided he was the absolutely perfect narrator for this story. This is not my normal fare, but the cover was so intriguing and beautiful that I gave it a try and I am so very happy I did.

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New narrator ruined my audible experience

Revisado: 07-16-24

I listened to the first four books in this series and really enjoyed them. The narrator was very good and the stories are cute. I've just muddled through the 5th book. I can't tell you much about the story due to the change in narrator. I just wanted it to stop! It's always jarring when a series changes narrators, but this change has ruined my Audible experience with this series. The narrator makes everyone sound either like a child or like someone with a mouth full of cotton trying to talk. The previous books were charming and the accent, while not sounding like a Georgia accent necessarily, was pleasing. I won't be listening to any more of these books unless the narrator changes.

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AWFUL NARRATION!!!

Revisado: 09-08-23

I was so excited to find this series after reading “An Affair to Dismember”. So funny and narrator was very good. I have just started on “Citizen Pain” and am not sure I’ll be able to finish the book. The new narrator must think this is a children’s book. Everyone sounds like a child! Even the male voices. In the opening scene, I thought the main character was having a flashback to her childhood. She also makes everything sound like it’s meant to be an inside joke. I am so disappointed in this change of narrators and just hope to get through the book. In addition, this narrator, Angie Hickman, is narrating the next 2 books as well. Argh!

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Delightful!!!

Revisado: 10-08-20

I’ve listened to Cleo Coyle’s coffeehouse books and really enjoyed them. I hesitated starting this series, but am so glad I decided to listen. They’re charming! The characters are quirky and fun and the narrators are spot on. The voices are very easily distinguished from each other and so well done. The integration of current day and 1940’s New York City is seamless and well done with just the right amount of “film noir” gumshoe and believable ghost story. I highly recommend these books.

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Good story-narration is irritating and monotonous.

Revisado: 06-28-20

These stories are wonderful. I love the series. Unfortunately Heather Wilds is the narrator. She is monotone and has an annoying habit of ending each sentence on a high note. Most of the time I get used to her cadence and she gets a bit better as the story goes on. However, in this book, it never got better. Her narration is great to fall asleep to. The book is still well worth listening to, but suffers from the narration.

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Perfect read during a pandemic. The human spirit is an amazing entity.

Revisado: 05-30-20

This book is incredibly sad and incredibly happy-it is life. The story follows Marcia Garcia and Farouk Karam through about 20 years of their lives. They are both good, but flawed people. Marcia is incredibly strong and carries some dark secrets with her. I liked the way the author revealed the story little by little. This book is well worth your time. It reminds one how difficult life can be, especially in other countries, and how the human spirit can still thrive in terrible circumstances. It’s a good read during a global pandemic.

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Oh what a difference a narrator makes!

Revisado: 12-20-18

First, understand that I love this series of books. The family, especially Aunt Tillie, Clove, Bay and Thistle are hysterical. Throw in a cheeky older lady and stories are generally winners. The Wicked Witches of the Midwest series sparkles-largely because of Aunt Tillie. She keeps the family embroiled in mischief like Lucy did with Ethel! But beginning with book 8, this series entire focus changes, highlighting the "antics" and silliness of the narrator. Other people have commented That Hollis McCarthy is a good narrator for other series, but not this one. She takes three 20 somethings who have been business owners and career women with pretty good heads on their shoulders, especially Bay who is quite clever, and turns them into cartoon characters who doubt their every movement. With Hollis McCarthy's narration, Thistle sounds like Yogi Bear calling Boo Boo! Clove is just whiny and Bay is indecisive. They all sound like children, not semi put-together young women-who have a lot of talent and knowledge as witches. Some characters benefit from Hollis McCarthy's narration, especially the men. Aunt Tillie is different, but I got used to her voice and like it just as well as Aris's Aunt Tillie. Also, the whole bacon thing and "You're on my list" have become a little too much. As Thistle tells Aunt Tillie in one of the later books, its a bit like crying wolf, it becomes so overdone.
All in all, these are still great books. I'm not going to stop reading them, but it's not quite as much fun listening to Yogi Bear and two Boo Boos navigate murder and mayhem as it was to listen to Thistle, Clove and Bay. I'm not sure how much input the authors have in who narrates their books, but I can't imagine that Ms. Lee would prefer the girls to come off as so inept and whiny.

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What a fun ride!

Revisado: 05-17-18

This is such a a fresh take on the vampire and paranormal world. Fred the vampire is without friends or a life, dead or undead, until fate steps in and reunites him with Krystal, an old high school friend. Along the way they develop friendships with other paranormals; zombies, mages, shape shifters and more. Mayhem ensues and Fred finds that his undead life is much more fun than his "life" ever was.
This book is touching, tender, action packed and above all, funny! Kirby Heyborne is absolutely perfect as the voice of Fred and all of his other voices are spot on. If you like slightly quirky, heartwarming and funny stories, you will not regret starting this series at all!

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Really love this series.

Revisado: 04-17-15

Neuhaus has a way of making his characters interesting from the beginning. You are almost immediately drawn in to the story. Just when you think the story is about to end, you realize the book is only halfway over and there are more mysteries to resolve. The police are drawn as real people with real problems and foibles providing a wealth of characters with which to identify. The narrator has one of those voices that might be monotonous were it not for the fact that he does a really good job of making each voice discernible as a different person. His women's voices are just as believable as the men's. I would recommend these books to anyone who loves a good mystery.

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Really good espionage thriller

Revisado: 01-13-15

The story was great. A new threat, (to me at least,) to kill millions of people is at the heart of the story. The are plenty of twists and turns to keep one's interest and a rich background in world history to boot. The climax came as a surprise as well. The only reason I gave it four stars was that the slow start was made slower by the narrator. While I enjoyed a lot of his narration, it was definitely better when he was relating conversations between people than just reading what was going on. His voice could be monotonous and I found my interest waning during those blocks of text. I had to go back and listen to several pieces of the book to catch the action during those parts due to my mind wandering. All in all, I would listen to more of the books in this series, even with the same narrator.

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